Benefits of gentle stretching for fibromyalgia
Benefits of gentle stretching for fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is the disorder that is the most confusing for researchers because the condition is characterized by pain in many parts of the body and the disease also creates certain sensitive points in the body which become painful at the least pressure. The pain in body is mainly located in the muscles and joints and bone as well. The pain persists and the sufferer also experiences fatigue which leaves him exhausted. The sleep disturbances again makes the muscles weak and the body cannot recover from the fatigue. The nervous system in the body relaxes the muscles during the deep sleep stage and the sufferer of FMS is half awake and half in sleep in this most crucial condition of the sleep as a result the nervous system cannot do its resetting job of the muscles and the pain increases. The person is under constant anxiety and has to take refuge of the anti depressant drugs for relief. The conventional treatment for FMS focuses on pain relief of the muscles and various gentle exercises are prescribed for the relaxation of the muscles.
Patient:
The patient of fibromyalgia has pain in his muscles so when the exercises are prescribed for him he has to go about it in a very gentle and moderate manner lest he hurt his/her muscles again. The individuals who suffer from FMS are mostly adults and the bones in their body are already weak by age and that is the reason they are advised to do the aerobic or stretching exercises in a gentle and easy manner. The patient of FMS is always exhausted even after he wakes up from sleep and the very thought of doing any exercises makes him/her feel like an impossible task. But the best way to go about it is to do the exercises in a very careful and easy way so that one can tolerate the pain and stress of the exercises easily.
The patient should start his/her schedule slowly and he should not jump directly into doing exercises, increasing the exercise step by step is the best way to release your muscles and joints. Research has shown that FM sufferers who exercise experience a decrease in their symptoms. It is most helpful if one starts his/her exercises under the supervision of an experienced fibromyalgia physician. The gentle stretching exercise helps to strengthen the weak muscles. Thus the importance of gentle stretching exercise can help to decrease the symptoms of the FMS.
