Though Fibromyalgia (FM) affects roughly 5 million Americans, mostly women age 18 and older (according to National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases [NIAMS]) it’s still a largely misunderstood and often undiagnosed disease. For those with fibro, some of the most effective treatments can be a focus […]
help for fibromyalgia
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As massage therapists we’re acutely aware of the increasing number of people being diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in the last 20 years. In fact, it affects approximately 10 million people in the U.S. .
Though the symptoms of fibromyalgia have been plaguing people for years, this condition has only, fairly recently, been given a name. That’s because the people complaining were mostly women and those in the male dominated medical establishment often believed these women to be exaggerating or “making up” their complaints. What […]