Being in Shape: Is the Secret to Cure Fibromyalgia?
It is known that fibromyalgia and affects about 1 million and a half of Europeans, and because of the difficulty in diagnosing the disease, figures of casualties are underestimated.
Fibromyalgia has already been described and their specific causes are unknown, today it is known that certain factors predispose to its development.
The types of physical or emotional severe injuries, infections or inflammation can lead to fibromyalgia, a disease that is characterized by muscle pain, fatigue, sleep disorders, depression, and headaches among other symptoms.
Faced with fibromyalgia and muscle pain experienced by those suffering from the disease, prevents or restricts the practice of physical activity. However, several studies indicate that moderate exercise could cure the disease or prevent it.
Investigations indicate that 85% of those affected are not fit and that in general, adequate physical exercise could prevent its occurrence and relieve symptoms.
This assertion is not shared by everyone, as some specialists believe that athletes who train in excess muscle or a group who suffer tears, tendonitis and other injuries, can develop fibromyalgia.
While the key fibromyalgia may be excessive strain, including excessive exercise, most researchers believe the disease is the result of mental stress without channel which manifests itself at the body.
Recent studies have found that the fair amount of physical activity could alleviate fibromyalgia; hence, the solution would seem to be phasing in physical exercises.
Most Doctors familiar with the disease, recommended gentle aerobics, such as swimming, or low-impact aerobic exercise bikes.
An investigation conducted with 38 individuals with fibromyalgia showed a permanent reduction of pain and marked improvement of subjective symptoms after conducting a phased programme of aerobic conditioning.
The exercise increases levels of endorphins, substances that act as painkillers in the human body, and this translates into less pain and decreasing the symptoms remaining.
In addition, physical activity increases the time of phase recuperative sleep, which translates into a lower risk of suffering from fibromyalgia and this could explain why people who stays in shape is less affected by the disease.
In addition to fully prove beneficial practice of moderate physical exercises with a gradual progression in the treatment of fibromyalgia is very useful conducting stretching, massage, postural exercises and other therapeutic alternatives such as ultrasound.
The inactivity can aggravate the pain of fibromyalgia and on the other hand, moderate physical activity can halt the ailments. Therefore, once again, the solution lies in our hands and now there are no impediments to put in our body movement.
June 24 2008 10:00 am | Product Discussion