Need For A Holistic Approach

It is difficult to analyze and differentiate between the cause and the effects of Fibromyalgia, because there are many contributing factors that are co-related.



There may be overall poor performance and pain because of the contribution of each of the factors, in an additive manner. When tests show that all the individual parameters are within the normal range, the additive relationship may not be noticed.



This effect can be visualized as a spiral staircase with each step leading either up or down. They can be classified into “vicious cycles” or “precious cycle” depending on whether the factor is improving or degrading.

Foods

The response to the food that we eat differs from person to person.



Some fair better with a high protein diet and some with carbohydrate diet. It is important to differentiate the protein, carbohydrate and fat ratios of our diet. This is beneficial because it is easy to find out which food ratio is best suited for us. It also keeps us away from the currently popular trend of unhealthy eating. And for people who wish to acquire some guidance on proper food ratios that suits them best, a self-scored question format is made available.

Supplements

For Fibromyalgia sufferers, supplementation is a little critical as compared to many of us.

Exercise

For improving flexibility and strength, detailed exercise program are also available.

Stress Management

A syndrome in some patients, where the psychological processes play an important role in the illness is called a psychosomatic syndrome. The psychological and biological contributions differ a lot among these syndrome, as well as among individuals with the same syndrome.



A group of psychosomatic syndromes or their incomplete or different manifestations and low sensation cause somatoform disorders.

But the data was insufficient to differentiate majorly between rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia, and was incapable of supporting the psychopathology model and explaining the symptoms of Primary Fibromyalgia syndrome. Among fibromyalgia patients, only in a few psychological factors were deleted. In structured pain, instruction-copying strategies have been found beneficial in the treatment of Fibromyalgia. To combat pain and depression daily, Fibromyalgia sufferers need their family support, which will prove a great advantage. On the other hand sexual abuse and other traumatic events are not specific factors in causing FM. But they are associated with number and severity of the symptoms, and are co-related.