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Alternative Fibromyalgia Treatment |
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| Breathing: In proper breathing, the diaphragm and stomach expand, and the chest stays more or less still. While most people can get away with shallow chest breathing, if you have fibromyalgia it may be creating muscle tension and depriving you of oxygen. It feels odd at first, but setting aside a few minutes a day when you can concentrate on breathing from the stomach is a good start. Eventually, you will retrain yourself into a healthier breathing pattern. With digestive trouble, such as irritable bowel syndrome, abdominal breathing is very helpful if you stay with it. It provides similar benefits to aerobic exercise in promoting strong, healthy intestines. The constant, gentle motion of breathing gradually strengthens the whole abdominal area. Exercise: For fibromyalgics, extensive body-building regimens and boot-camp style fitness programs can create complete exhaustion where there was once only fatigue. Most fibromyalgia patients first notice their illness when they discover with regret that they can't be as active as they once were, gradually becoming less able to exert themselves. Nonetheless, symptoms will progress rapidly without exercise, leaving the need to establish a balance. Without a moderate amount of activity, sleep and digestive cycles may slow down, leading to insomnia and intestinal sluggishness. The important thing is being active every day. A good way to start is with low-impact aerobics or brisk walking, swimming or biking. Exercises like these are easier to handle than others that "jar" the body. If you're just starting out, remember not to over do it. Begin with as little as five minutes a day and gradually build up to 30 minutes three to four times weekly. Swimming, particularly in a heated pool, is an excellent way to combat the pain of FM. And although this type of treatment, which allows for greater mobility with less effort, is most commonly used for lower extremity FM pain, it is possible to treat the upper body by doing something as simple as placing a chair in the water, setting down, and allowing the warm waters to work their magic. Keep a daily stretching regimen to maintain flexibility and reduce muscle cramps. Learn some calisthenics or floor exercises that you can do at home if you don't feel up to going out. | |
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| Fibromyalgia Resources: |  Alternative Fibromyalgia Treatment by nfra.net Fibromyalgia Diet by fibromyalgia-syndrome.com Cure Fibromyalgia by fibromyalgia-treatment.org |
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National Fibromyalgia
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PO Box 500, Salem, OR 97308
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