Approximately five million Americans and millions of others around the world suffer from a variety of fibromyalgia symptoms. The pain typically is caused by invisible causes such as migraines. Tension headaches and migraine headaches occur in nearly 70 percent of fibromyalgia patients and can hit with little or no warning.
DEALING WITH MIGRAINE HEADACHES
One advantage of telling the doctor about migraines is that available treatment for that problem might deliver relief for other fibromyalgia symptoms. Patients should discuss care, concerns, and treatment with their primary physician so they better understand why their body suffers pain in various areas for no apparent reason.
DON’T GIVE UP
Instead of giving up, learning about new and/or alternative methods of treatment offers a guide for being part of the fight against this debilitating diagnosis.
TREATING MIGRAINES AGGRESSIVELY
There are ways to aggressively treat migraines while achieving beneficial side effects for fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Professional massage of knots in the shoulder and neck muscles is directed at myofascial trigger points that lead to miserable headaches. FMS pain is related to eighteen trigger points, causing pain to occur throughout the body.
YOU CAN GET SIGNIFICANT RESULTS
An additional benefit is the significant relief of other fibromyalgia symptoms. Deep massage does not help everyone, but it is an avenue for relief that a doctor or physical therapist might suggest as a possible treatment.
MIGRAINE PAIN REDUCTION
FMS patients have reported pain reduction from fibromyalgia symptoms when other chronic pain disorders are treated. Like migraines, FMS is thought to be caused by disturbances in the brain’s pain center. It’s a hard to prove theory, but is based on the variety of FMS symptoms from that area, including depression and anxiety.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF HEADACHE MEDICATIONS
Headache medications may be prescribed as well as forms of therapy. Shifting body position while reading or working at the computer adjusts posture and relieves stress on the neck. The result is reduced pain from or prevention of migraines.
CAUSES, SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENTS
Doctors have found that causes, symptoms, and treatments of fibromyalgia and migraines are not only similar, but successful in treating both painful disorders. Medication and physical therapy lead to relief from pain and improvement in the conditions. The two conditions are more apt to occur in women between 30 and 50. Environmental factors and genetics are known to trigger migraines, as well as imbalances in brain chemicals, such as serotonin.
MAGNESIUM HELPS REDUCE PAIN
Low magnesium levels add to the risk of migraines and increase fibromyalgia symptoms. Taking a magnesium supplement to relieve the headache usually results in a decrease of other symptoms included in a fibromyalgia diagnosis.
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