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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Also help prevent further loss of strength and increase your fitness.Pain management movement videosVisit the living with chronic pain page for more information about exercise and relaxation techniques.Occupational therapy can help you manage your everyday activities around fibromyalgia. The aim is to do this without increasing your pain or overwhelming yourself.Your occupational therapist may suggest new ways to do things. They may be able to support you to continue to work, if you want to.Access to Work has information on how to get or stay in work if you have a health condition or disability.Group supportSome pain clinics offer pain management programmes run by a team of specialists. These specialists can include physiotherapists and psychologists. They can provide support to develop coping skills and manage your activity levels.Speak to your GP if you think you’d benefit from a pain management programme.Talking therapiesTalking therapies can help you manage the stress of living with fibromyalgia.Examples of talking therapies are:cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) – a treatment approach to help you understand the link between how we think and what we doacceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) – often used for pain managementMedicationMedication can’t cure fibromyalgia but it can help reduce some symptoms. Speak to your GP or pain specialist to find out the potential benefits and risks.Your GP will likely suggest you try exercise, CBT and physiotherapy first. This is because these treatments are more likely to help.Antidepressants can help some people with fibromyalgia. They help:relieve paintreat sleep problemsThis can be useful even if you haven’t been diagnosed with depression.Other medications can be used for the treatment of fibromyalgia symptoms, but they’re likely to be less effective.Speak to your GP, pharmacist or healthcare professional if you’re taking medication and you don’t feel its helping.Alternative therapiesSome people with fibromyalgia try complementary or alternative treatments, like
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