Massage Therapy Helps Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia. Many patients with this perplexing diagnosis have seen doctor after doctor in search of an explanation for the widespread pain, fatigue, and disordered sleep that has disrupted their lives—sometimes severely. Depression, anxiety, and “brain fog” also commonly affect people with fibromyalgia. Despite decades of research, seemingly everything about fibromyalgia remains mysterious. But, encouragingly, researchers are finally making progress toward understanding this long-unexplained syndrome. Those who study fibromyalgia hope this will legitimize a condition that physicians have long doubted, and bring much-needed relief to patients.

A Difficult Diagnosis
Not everyone with all-over pain receives the diagnosis of fibromyalgia. The label usually comes from a rheumatologist—a doctor who specializes in musculoskeletal and autoimmune disorders—only after other ailments are ruled out. But other chronic pain diagnoses, including temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD), chronic pelvic pain conditions such as interstitial cystitis (IC), and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) often mimic the symptoms of fibromyalgia, also often with no discernible physical cause. The diagnosis that a patient receives might depend on the specialist they see, experts say and regular massage therapy of the affected muscular areas are a great way to improve blood circulation and decrease pain.
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