Those who suffer from it, on many occasions lose motivation to develop their daily lives and enter delicate states of mind. For this reason, there are several techniques among which Fibrovalientes promotes, an initiative that seeks to inform and treat the disease with support groups. of various patients who have received the diagnosis.
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- Exercising regularly even if it hurts to move can reduce discomfort. “The communication between the brain and the body is abnormal, but regular exercise helps the brain get used to the movements of the body,” says Crofford, M.D., an NIH Fellow.
- As with other chronic problems, andThe patient must take an active role in managing symptoms by making lifestyle changes, because treating only the medical condition is not accurate.
- Access cognitive behavioral therapy to cope with stress and depression. This includes avoiding negative self-talk, learning to relax, prioritizing tasks to conserve energy, and coping with pain when it flares up.
- get enough sleep because the neurotransmitters that control pain also regulate sleep, mood, and memory And if you don’t get the rest you need, the fatigue and pain of fibromyalgia aggravate each other.
This, in order to give information, help people to receive care from specialists and mainly, so that, despite the pain, people see a different side of the diagnosis, which includes a community in which each patient can see themselves reflected and share their daily lives.
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