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Finding Relief: How To Use Sleep For Fibromyalgia Pain

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Living with fibromyalgia can feel like an uphill battle, can’t it? The constant pain, the overwhelming fatigue – it’s enough to make anyone feel defeated. But what if I told you that there is already something in your house that can make a huge difference?

The Overlooked Solution: Sleep

Here’s the thing: research shows that poor sleep quality is closely linked to increased pain and may even cause fibromyalgia symptoms. That means if you’re not getting the restorative sleep your body needs, you could be setting yourself up for even more pain and fatigue. We also know that treatments are less likely to help if you have night after night of poor sleep. 

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Fibromyalgia pain is real – everything you need to know

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Fibromyalgia is not just a label; it’s a clinical syndrome characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain. But it’s more than just pain. Fibro comes with a host of other symptoms like fatigue, sleep disturbances, mood disorders, and brain fog. 

For years, Fibromyalgia was shrouded in skepticism, with some dismissing it as a “trash can diagnosis.” Although some folks thought it was a made-up thing for many years, Fibromyalgia is as real as it gets.

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Fibromyalgia Treatment: the basics

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Getting a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia can be relieving, yet terrifying, all at the same time. For those dealing with unexplained symptoms, just to know it has a name can be reassuring. However that relief can replaced by overwhelm as we enter into the world of fibromyalgia treatment. There are currently only 3 FDA approved medications for fibromyalgia, all of which focus on the nervous system. For many, these types of medications are new and can come with scary sounding side effects. Why are these the medications approved and what do they do? What do they not do?

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I love Physical Therapy

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The lessons we can learn from Physical Therapy about our own body and our movement, can, literally, be life changing. Having persistent joint pain or body pain can be frustrating and demoralizing. It can have a profound impact on ALL aspects of our lives, as we may find we can no longer do the things that brought us joy or stress relief. At first, this may seem like a small annoyance, but with time the tension can build and our mental health can suffer. Naturally, we think that this deserves a trip to the doctor, and of course it does. But all too often I have seen the looks of disappointment when I suggest the treatment is physical therapy. What? No shot?? No medication?

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