Fibromyalgia Therapy in Edmonton

Fibromyalgia is an uncomfortable physiological condition that hampers normal life with discomforts like mood swings, painful phases, irregular sleep, and fatigue. It can also lead to difficulty concentrating, headaches, and heightened sensitivity to pain. Combat your persistent and widespread pain with Millwoods’s Fibromyalgia Physiotherapy, where our expert team utilizes a combination of tailored exercises, manual therapy, and education to help alleviate symptoms and improve your quality of life. For those seeking specialized care, our fibromyalgia therapy in Edmonton is designed to restore your energy, reduce pain, and enhance overall well-being.

We offer personalized treatment plans for fibromyalgia that are specifically tailored to your needs. Let us help you manage your fibromyalgia with our fibromyalgia therapy in Edmonton so you can feel better every day.

Fibromyalgia physiotherapy eases you from excruciating pain

Fibromyalgia is one word that collectively denotes the number of symptoms. It is still uncertain for medical science as to what triggers the illness. Here’s a list of symptoms that generally occur in this disease:

Disorientation & forgetfulness: Frequent lapses in memory, confusion in everyday tasks, difficulty concentrating, short-term memory loss, trouble recalling names or appointments, mental fog, feeling spaced out, struggling to follow conversations, inability to focus, and poor recall of recent events.
Mood swings: Sudden shifts in emotional state, irritability, extreme happiness followed by sadness, feelings of anxiety or depression, rapid emotional changes, sensitivity to criticism, frustration, feeling overwhelmed, unexplained tears or anger, tension, and dramatic changes in behavior.
Tenderness at various body areas: Soreness in muscles and joints, feeling pain upon touch, sensitivity to pressure, persistent aches, inflammation in affected areas, aching throughout the body, increased sensitivity to movement, tenderness around the neck, shoulders, and back, soreness in hands or feet, and discomfort after exertion.
Sharp and stinging pain at muscles: Intense, localized pain; sharp sensations; feeling of pins and needles; sudden bursts of discomfort; throbbing muscle pain; stabbing pain when moving; muscle cramps; burning sensations; tightness in the affected area; and pain that radiates to surrounding areas.
Numbness & sensitivity: Loss of sensation in limbs or parts of the body, tingling or “pins and needles” feelings, heightened sensitivity to light touch, difficulty feeling textures, numbness in hands, feet, or face, unusual coldness or warmth, hypersensitivity to external stimuli, sudden loss of feeling in extremities, and discomfort in numb areas.
Irregular sleep cycle: Difficulty falling asleep, waking up frequently during the night, early morning wakefulness, feeling unrested after sleep, insomnia, disturbed sleep patterns, excessive sleepiness during the day, nightmares or vivid dreams, difficulty staying asleep, disrupted circadian rhythm, and inconsistent sleep quality.
Shoulder dislocation: Painful shoulder movement, limited range of motion, difficulty lifting the arm, visible deformity in the shoulder, swelling around the joint, bruising or redness, popping or grinding sound during movement, weakness in the arm, intense discomfort when attempting certain motions, and numbness or tingling down the arm.
Nausea: Feeling queasy or unsettled in the stomach, urge to vomit, dizziness, loss of appetite, stomach discomfort, feeling lightheaded, nausea after eating or drinking, queasiness while moving, queasy sensation triggered by certain smells, dry heaving, and indigestion-related nausea.

Millwoods’s Take On Effective Fibromyalgia Therapy in Edmonton

At Millwoods: we treat clients who seek both future symptom management as well as restoration of full body function.
During the first appointment: the physical therapists assess the condition thoroughly along with the medical history of the patients to carve out a custom plan suiting to the recovery goals and needs of the clients.
The sessions may include electrical stimulation: stretching, massage, and even trigger point therapies.
Once the passive therapies are completed: the professionals would move towards initiating the active therapy plans like cardio, range of motion, and bodybuilding.

Don’t delay and enroll in Millwood’s professional physiotherapy plans for effective recovery.

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