Chiropractic Therapies for Fibromyalgia

What are the therapies for chronic fibromyalgia? What IS chronic fibromyalgia? Evexia Chiropractic is here to answer it all. Chronic fibromyalgia is a disorder that involves terrible sensitivity and pain in one’s musculoskeletal system. For those who are diagnosed with fibromyalgia, the patient typically possesses over a dozen very specific tender areas (or more) on their body. Additionally, patients struggle with issues including fatigue, weakness, mood swings, and sleep disorders. Furthermore, patients may also complain of jaw pain (TMJ), irritable bowels and a variety of other psychological conditions.

Fibromyalgia is estimated to be suffered by two percent of the population, just in the United States alone. Women are ten times more susceptible to suffer from the condition than men. Since there are so many varied symptoms related to the disorder it is a very difficult problem to find therapies for chronic fibromyalgia.

Fibromyalgia: What causes it?

Medical research hasn’t yet discovered the exact cause (or causes) for fibromyalgia. For every symptom, there are just as many ideas for what causes it. Patients with fibromyalgia present with altered mood experiences, such as depression. Consequently, certain research focuses on the psychologi­cal components of the disorder. Other research suggests that it has more of a physiological element, and can be traced to posture alterations or physical trauma. Still, other research links fibromyalgia to the central nervous system, with chemical imbalances to various hypersensitive stimuli. Medical research suggests it is a combination of both physical and psycho­logical triggers that can cause the onset of fibromyalgia symptoms.

Chiropractors are able to offer sufferers of fibromyalgia relief and hope. Chiropractic care is one of the best therapies for chronic fibromyalgia. Research-based evidence now suggests that consulting with a chiropractic professional on a regular basis can bring significant results for those suffering from fibromyalgia. In fact, one national study conducted at the Mayo Clinic found that 37 percent of fibromyalgia patients are now visiting a chiropractor for dealing with their pain and discomfort.

Chiropractic Care and Fibromyalgia

So what does chiropractic care do for these patients? Is chiropractic care one of the best therapies for fibromyalgia? Studies are finding that regular adjustments and other chiropractic therapy are giving relief to a good section of the population affected. Preliminary results suggest that nearly 60% of those treated noticed significant improvement in their symptomatic issues. Most noticeably, their pain was drastically reduced, their sleep was improved and their fatigue had diminished.

As chiropractors, we are trained in neuromus­culoskeletal therapy. The main focus of our work is centered on the wonderful results we get when treating the nervous system. All stimuli are collected and analyzed by our nervous system, so it makes sense that someone suffering from fibromyalgia is hypersensitive to stimuli that others may not be. In essence, perhaps chiropractic care is helping with whatever is misfiring in the patient’s central nervous system.

Spinal pain is an area of focus due to restriction and malposition. This kind of pain not only results in nerve irritation but also feeds back to a part of the brain. This part of the brain is typically known for its importance to balance, coordination and body awareness. Some studies are suggesting that the cerebellum is significantly involved with cognitive function and emotional stability. As a result, joint irritation in the spine might just be linked to the symptoms commonly associated with fibromyalgia.

Chiropractic care, along with the other, more traditional therapies for fibromyalgia, are essential to getting better. Exercise, massage and behavior therapy will likely give a fibromyalgia patient a greater chance to recover.

As chiropractors, we suggest four different fibromyalgia treatment options. Chiropractic care focuses on wellness for the entire body and, as mentioned, can be a very effective treatment for the condition.

Therapies for Fibromyalgia

Chiropractic Adjustments

Chiropractic techniques help to keep your body in alignment and strengthen the connection between the nervous system and all of the nerves throughout your body. It “resets” so that your brain can deal with the pain more productively. Fibromyalgia pain, located in the central nervous system, is linked to faulty pain signals. Chiropractic care can help to bring the nervous system back into healthy functioning. 

Physical Therapy

An important part of getting better is physical therapy, and as chiropractors, we highly recommend it. As a result of fibromyalgia, muscular pain can develop and make your debilitation even worse. Avoiding the pain, in a chain-reaction-like fashion, then begins to shut down the movement and normal range of motion to various parts of your body. Pain is serious, and you shouldn’t have to endure it. Chiropractic care provides successful therapies for fibromyalgia.  

Lifestyle Adjustment Recommendations

It is also not uncommon for a chiropractor to recommend various changes to your normal, everyday lifestyle. Included are some of the most ordinary things in your daily routine, like the way in which you sit at a desk, the position in which you sleep, times of the day you take prescribed medication, walking regimens, and a host of other activities. Simple, but part of Evexia’s fibromyalgia treatment options. 

Nutritional Recommendations

Nutrition is an important part of everyone’s health. Eating properly can help actually cure many health issues and alleviate all sorts of symptoms, including pain. Your chiropractor will most likely make recommendations regarding your diet and any supplements you take. It can help psychological issues linked to your condition as well as psychological issues. Nutritional treatment should be in conjunction with the treatment we give you here in the chiropractor’s office.

As discussed, chiropractic treatments and therapies for fibromyalgia are successful, particularly in alleviating chronic pain. Patients have said they notice a decrease in back, neck, and leg pain very soon after being adjusted by a chiropractor. Alignment can provide near-immediate relief without resorting to medication. When properly aligned, our bodies function much more effectively.

Don’t leave your pain to chance. Don’t think you have to suffer from chronic pain due to symptoms resulting from fibromyalgia. A benefit of chiropractic care is that it can treat pain, rotation and mobility issues without drugs. In a world where fibromyalgia is still a bit of a mystery, chiropractic care is a viable treatment option. It works. Try it out and visit Evexia Family Chiropractic!