Massage, electrotherapy, acupuncture, spa treatments, chiropractors, physiotherapists, and osteopaths have brought patients relief. In addition, education and psychological and behavioral therapy such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) have helped patients with pain management.

University of Colorado at Denver

Non-drug treatments can be both physical and psychological. The same treatments do not work for every individual with fibromyalgia.

Non-Drug Treatments

Häuser, W., Ablin, J., Fitzcharles, M.-A., Littlejohn, G., Luciano, J. V., Usui, C., & Walitt, B. (2015). Fibromyalgia. Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2015.22

Fibromyalgia (Häuser et al., 2015)

Therapies for Fibromyalgia Symptoms

Exercise such as aerobic exercise and strength training at least a few times a week have proved to improve wellbeing and symptoms of fibromyalgia.


Learn Before

Related