Fibromyalgia Relief

Fibromyalgia is often misdiagnosed and can be left mistreated for several years.  The most common symptoms of Fibromyalgia are pain in various joints of the body, headaches, and fatigue.  Most of these chronic re-occurring symptoms leave a person feeling frustrated and irritable as it affects their daily life and relationships.

As a Chiropractor in Livermore, we often see patients with Fibromyalgia who have suffered with mindless aches and pains and the variety of pain killers have done minimal if anything in terms of relief.  The good news is that under gentle chiropractic care many of these patients find relief.

As such, a  patient who came in for her routine monthly spinal adjustment reminded me the other day of her symptoms arising from her condition years ago (before she became a patient).  Her main complaints were migraine headaches, rib pain, fatigue, difficulty breathing, jaw pain and back pain.  I asked her how much pain medications she used to take before she began her care in my office and she told me that she would be taking pills daily.  Now, she replied that it was rare if she took one ibuprofen or Advil once per week.

Hearing this brought a sense of joy to my day and purpose of my life’s work.  The reason for the positive response with Chiropractic adjustments in those suffering from Fibromyalgia lies in the nervous system.  Since the nervous system controls all the functions in our bodies and also contain pain receptors, a chiropractic adjustment removes misaligned vertebral segments off the nerves allowing for the impulses and messages to travel more effectively to the organs of the body and relieves pain.