Fibromyalgia is an often-misunderstood chronic pain condition that affects millions of people. However, fibromyalgia treatments offered by traditional medicine are frequently expensive, riddled with side effects, and have varying degrees of success for patients. As a result, more and more people are looking for natural help for fibromyalgia. If that sounds like you, then you’ve come to the right place. Here are four suggestions for combating fibromyalgia naturally. 

#1 Find Positive Stress Coping Mechanisms 

When stress hormone levels change rapidly in the body, the result can be a flare-up in fibromyalgia symptoms. First of all, too much cortisol in the body can increase inflammation levels. While fibromyalgia pain is not due to swelling, adding inflammation can exacerbate the problem. Excess stress hormones can also lead to putting on weight, and this can add to the pain by putting more strain on joints and muscles. How can you combat stress?

• Rest when you need to – Don’t be afraid to take short breaks throughout the day rather than wearing yourself out.
• Exercise daily – This can be difficult when you are dealing with chronic pain. A physician can help you to find exercises that will help you release stress-fighting hormones, improve blood flow, and get you the many other benefits of exercise without causing an overexertion flare-up.

• Take up a relaxing hobby

• Go on vacation 

• Find support – Whether it is friends and family or a fibromyalgia support group online, you need to find people who can be understanding toward what you are going through.

#2 Get Better Sleep 

Sleeping on a regular schedule is one of the best was to get natural help for fibromyalgia. Unfortunately, sleep can be hard to come by when you are living with fibromyalgia. How can you improve your sleep when dealing with a chronic health condition? Here are a few tips:

• Create the right sleep environment – A dark and quiet room works best for most people. If you live in a noisy neighborhood or apartment complex, you may need some white noise to drown it out. Room temperature can also be important. 
• Have a set sleep schedule – Going to bed and waking up at the same time each day trains the body to sleep during certain hours. Therefore, it is critical to have a set sleep schedule, whether it is your workday, a day off, or even a vacation day. 
• Don’t use electronic devices in bed – Electronic devices can keep you up well past your bedtime. If you struggle with self-control regarding your devices, try plugging them in to charge overnight outside of the bedroom, so you don’t have access to them. If you need an alarm clock in your room to help you wake up in the morning, you can get an inexpensive one. 
• Make the bedroom for nighttime sleep only – Take naps and rest on the living room couch or in another location so that your body knows when you hit the bed, it is time to sleep. 

#3 Live a Healthy Lifestyle 

Your lifestyle can help you to mitigate symptoms. For example, quitting bad habits like smoking, drugs, or overdrinking can improve blood flow. Also, it increases hydration, boosts your immune system, and helps your central nervous system to function better. At the same time, you want to focus on positive improvements that you can make regarding diet and exercise. 

• Diet – Again, fibromyalgia pain is not due to inflammation, but you don’t want to add swelling on top of the pain. Therefore, an anti-inflammatory diet may be a good idea. Reduce the amount of sugars in your diet, and don’t replace them with artificial sweeteners, which can be even worse. Reduce your intake of processed foods, including fast foods. Eat more fresh, raw, and organic foods. 
• Exercise – While you don’t want to overdo it and trigger a flare-up of your symptoms, you need to get some activity every day. You may be able to try graded exercise, which starts simply with stretches and works up to more moderate exercise. Swimming and walking are also good ways to get some exercise. Add to that, they do not put a lot of strain on your muscles or joints. 

#4 Natural Help for Fibromyalgia from Upper Cervical Specific Chiropractic 

Upper cervical chiropractic is a great way to have your central nervous system function optimally, which is essential for a person living with fibromyalgia. When the top bones of the neck become misaligned, even by a fraction of a millimeter, the results can be reduced blood flow to the brain, inhibited brainstem function, and reduced cerebrospinal fluid drainage. These conditions in the body can lead to many and varied symptoms of fibromyalgia. 

Correcting the misalignment involves precise and gentle adjustments. First, the practitioner will use diagnostic imaging to pinpoint the exact location and degree of the misalignment. Then, an adjustment is calculated specifically for you. Finally, a low force correction (with no popping or twisting of the neck) is used to correct the misalignment safely. 

If you or a loved one are living with this chronic health condition and you are looking for natural help for fibromyalgia, upper cervical chiropractic care may be just the natural therapy you are searching for. For more information, find a practice in your area and schedule a no-obligation consultation. You may be pleasantly surprised to discover that your neck pain isn’t just a symptom of fibromyalgia but also a part of the underlying problem.

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