| Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition affecting mainly | | | | again, start off slowly. |
| females yet men and children can also be | | | | 2. A good fibromyalgia diet is a low carbohydrate, |
| affected by this illness. Fibromyalgia symptoms | | | | high protein diet. Many people with fibromyalgia |
| are characterized by widespread pain affecting all | | | | say they have a lessening of symptoms when |
| four quadrants of the body. | | | | they eat a healthier low carbohydrate diet. |
| Fibromyalgia pain has been described as sharp | | | | Eliminating sugar from their diet also helps. |
| shooting pain, burning, stabbing and even a deep | | | | 3. Heating pads. Nothing feels better than a warm |
| dull ache. Patients with fibro feel like their joints | | | | pad on aching joints. Many types are available |
| are being affected by the disease but it is the | | | | today, some you just pop in the microwave for |
| muscles not the joints that are affected. | | | | instant warmth that soothes away fibromyalgia |
| Other fibromyalgia symptoms are extreme | | | | pain. |
| fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome, Reynaud's | | | | 4. Topical medications. There are dozens of |
| Syndrome, Restless Leg syndrome, memory | | | | creams available that help give instant relief for |
| problems stemming from 'fibro fog,' eye | | | | fibro pain. Some are now specially geared to |
| prescription changes and many more. | | | | fibromyalgia. |
| Each fibro sufferer has differing symptoms and | | | | 5. Meditation really helps lower stress levels that |
| different levels of pain. What helps one fibro | | | | often trigger fibromyalgia pain. It may not be a |
| patient may not help another; also, the pain and | | | | cure-all but with soothing relaxing music, and the |
| fatigue changes on a day to day basis so it is | | | | ability to totally relax, reduced stress does have a |
| difficult to prescribe a 'one cure fits all' approach. | | | | beneficial impact on fibro symptoms. |
| Here are 7 tips to reducing fibromyalgia | | | | 6. Massage stimulates blood flow in aching joints |
| symptoms; | | | | and muscles and the increased blood flow helps |
| 1. Exercise - this is the dreaded word for | | | | reduce fibromyalgia symptoms. This works similar |
| fibromyalgia sufferers as it takes all the energy | | | | to heating pads but with a deeper relief. |
| they have just to get through each day! But, it | | | | 7. Acupuncture. Chinese or Korean acupuncture |
| has been proven that easy gentle exercises do | | | | treats the body as a whole and helps greatly with |
| help with the pain and stiffness associated with | | | | blood flow. It restores balance to the body as a |
| fibromyalgia pain. | | | | whole and reduces fibromyalgia symptoms. |
| It is important to start off slowly and build up to | | | | Fibromyalgia patients really need to keep a diary |
| a good routine. Start off walking and increase the | | | | or log of their symptoms and to seek out a |
| time until you can do 30 minutes a day. Swimming | | | | medical practitioner that is helpful and |
| is excellent as it takes all the weight off your | | | | compassionate. |
| joints and makes it a good all round work out, but | | | | |