What Is Fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterised by widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue for which the cause is still unknown. Pain can be felt as aching, burning and can change location around the body and be more severe in parts of the body that are used more frequently. Fatigue can feel like being tired to feeling exhausted and drained with often flu-like symptoms.
Fibromyalgia affects just over 2% of the general population worldwide and is a common illness. In fact, it is more common than rheumatoid arthritis and can be even more painful.
Fibromyalgia sufferers experience immediate and cumulative benefits from floating.
Floatation therapy relaxes the sufferer and provides relief to tender “trigger points” located throughout the body. Results from an international study demonstrated that Float therapy can help sufferers of Fibromyalgia relax, manage pain and attend to tasks which normally cause them difficulty. Improvements are carried over from one float session to the next, and immediate effects of each float session showed a significant reduction in symptoms with improvements in movement, relaxation, wellbeing and energy.
Quick glance to the benefits for a fibromyalgia sufferer?
- Stress and anxiety relief
- Pain reduction
- Decreases muscle tension
- Relaxation of trigger points
- Improved mobility
- Improved energy
- Decreased inflammation
- Mood Enhancement
- Improved Sleep
How does float therapy aid with fibromyalgia?
Floating takes the pressure of gravity off joints and muscles and your body is put into a high state of physical relaxation. You just lie back, relax and let yourself float effortlessly on the surface of the water and enjoy a feeling of complete weightlessness. while your relaxing your blood pressure and oxygen intake reduce but at the same time blood flow and the distribution of red blood cells increases. This speeds your recovery from injury and pain and helps flush any lactate, cortisone and adrenaline that may have been built up over time.
Float therapy has been shown to loosen the muscles and give more control over your nervous system. It resets the body’s chemicals and metabolic balance, reducing the risk of over injury. By taking away the force of gravity, floating takes the stress and pressure off strained joints and muscles while improving blood circulation in the affected area and throughout the body—helping the body to heal itself.
