Treatment

 

Rehabilitation

  1. Behavioural treatment and stress management: explanation by the doctor about FM, its effects and treatments plus the FM acknowledging their condition empowers FMs to take control and leads to some improvement.
  2. Exercise: for exercise to work, reconditioning is essential through a graded programme of:
    • muscle strengthening;
    • stretching;
    • flexibility training.

Individualised programmes should be designed considering fitness levels, pain levels and areas of pain.