Fibromyalgia

Our user asked: "I am a student doing a project trying to come up with as many exercises as I can for the condition of fibromyalgia. This project is not for a grade. I am getting input from different clinics etc. would appreciate any input thanks"

Ask a PT Response: "Physical therapy treatment of fibromyalgia includes: education, stress management, lifestyle training, manual therapy, modalities, aquatic therapy and conditioning and aerobic exercise. The types and forms of exercises prescribed to the patient will vary and will be dependent of the patient. The most important thing to remember when working with patients with fibromyalgia is that these patients may fatigue quickly and may have a low tolerance for exertion. Therefore, it will be important to start off with short exercise sessions and progress as tolerated. I hope this helps."

Does exercise help reduce the symptoms associated with Fibromyalgia?  I have a daughter and her Doctor informed her that he believes she suffers from this condition.  We initially thought she was suffering from muscle cramps, but now believe it could be Fibromyalgia.  She doesn't like to take medications, and that's why I asked about treating it with an exercise routine.