Fibromyalgia

What is Fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia is a musculoskeletal pain disorder often triggered by a physically or psychologically stressful event or trauma. As a long-term condition that causes pain all over the body, fibromyalgia symptoms tend to linger, even though the individual may have healed properly from the prior stressor or event. In other cases, the disorder may arise without a known cause or trigger.

Treatments

Symptoms of Fibromyalgia

Long-term pain, normally over three months
Fatigue
Cognitive impairments
Muscle stiffness
Difficulty sleeping
sensory processing challenges (tactile, auditory, visual)
Headaches
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Problems with mental processing

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Fibromyalgia

Types of Fibromyalgia:

Hyperalgesia
Joint Pain
Allodynia
Neuropathic Pain
Headaches
Abdominal and Pelvic Pain
Widespread muscle pain

What Causes Fibromyalgia?

Abnormal pain messages due to changes in the central nervous system
Low levels of certain hormones such as serotonin, dopamine, or norepinephrine
Sleep problems
Genetics
Infection
Injury
Labor

How we can help?

Biofeedback helps you learn to decrease the pain caused by Fibromyalgia and to reduce the hyperarousal of the body’s nervous system. Neurofeedback reduces the emotional charge associated with fibromyalgia. Functional Medicine and Nutrition Counselling to help eliminate any nutritional deficiencies as the cause. Psychotherapy (Clinical Hypnosis and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) helps with any psychological issues that might be feeding your fibromyalgia.