Pilates Relieves Pain of Fibromyalgia

Posted: Sep 19, 2009 | Views: 425 |

Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder with widespread pain and tender points throughout the body, and fatigue in muscles and tendons. Fibromyalgia may be aggravated by weather changes, cold, humidity, excessive physical activity, physical inactivity, hormonal fluctuations, sleeplessness, anxiety, stress, depression, or mental or physical fatigue. There is no cure for fibromyalgia but there are variety of treatment options to help control pain and symptoms of fibromyalgia.

Exercise is one of the leading treatments for fibromyalgia. Exercise increase blood flow and feed your muscles by relieving your pain. Exercise works like alternative treatment or medicine to healing your symptoms and controlling your pain. Unfortunately, it really matters what kind of exercise is good for you. Good mach for your situation is definitely Pilates.

Pilates is low-impact and many Pilates movements can be modified just for you and your specific needs. Pilates has both stretching and strengthening aspect of every movement, which makes it even more beneficial exercise form for fibromyalgia sufferers. Pilates improves your joint range of motion, muscle flexibility and strength. Pilates also improves your body awareness and gives you more energy.

It’s important to start Pilates only with a well qualified Pilates instructor. She or he will teach you a proper movement by using specialized Pilates equipment. Pilates equipments (Reformer, Trapeze Table, Wunda-chair, Ladder Barrel) are assisting your movements but also give you more challenge if you need so. Good Pilates instructor can correct your unwanted movement patterns due to pain and concentrate improving your posture. Many fibromyalgia sufferers have postural stresses and poor posture leads more pain, stress and fatigue in your muscles and joints. You don’t want that! You don’t want to increase your pain! So, Pilates is very good way to get help for your posture and muscle imbalances.

Pilates is a body and mind exercise and will help your overall healing process. Pilates is rehabilitative and holistic treatment for many disorders and symptoms including fibromyalgia. It is a good way to start exercising safely, and you are going to see that it doesn’t only stretch and strengthen you, it also improves your whole quality of life.

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