Chronic pain, fatigue, moodiness, and sleep problems could mean you are having a bad day. But these conditions are also symptoms of a disorder known as fibromyalgia. Although fibromyalgia has no cure, the Chiropractic and Acupuncture Center of Sarasota offers a number of pain management techniques and treatments that can make it easier to live with the disorder. Our Sarasota chiropractic center can also provide lifestyle advice that can help alleviate the anguish.

Treatments Include Massage Therapy, Lifestyle Advice and Strategies from Our Chiropractor

Symptoms of fibromyalgia can include neck pain, tension headaches, temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ), and mental issues such as anxiety and depression. The disorder causes overall physical agony because it intensifies painful sensations and changes the way your brain processes signals that send out pain. The mental agony is due to living with constant pain. One of the treatments for the pain is massage therapy.

Massage can alleviate stress and tension in the muscles, which allows them to relax. Such relaxation often leads to pain relief for your body as well as anxiety relief for your mind. Massage also enhances your mobility and prompts your body’s production of natural pain killers. Our massage therapist uses various techniques designed to effectively manipulate your muscles, ligaments, and skin with rubbing, kneading, and various stroking movements.

Acupuncture, which involves the insertion of needles in key points along the body, is another pain relief method we use. The needles unblock the flow of energy, which can release pent up tension and pain, as well as target specific areas that can benefit from increased circulation.

Our chiropractor can also offer lifestyle advice which includes ways to alleviate the pain of living with fibromyalgia. Important strategies include reducing stress, getting adequate sleep, keeping your activity evenly spread out throughout the day, eating a healthy diet, and exercising regularly. We can provide a specific wellness program designed to incorporate all these strategies in way that fits your lifestyle.

Have you or anyone you know ever suffered from fibromyalgia?