Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia Treatments

Fibromyalgia has been an elusive and poorly defined condition associated with neck pain, back pain, multiple trigger points and headaches.  

Common fibromyalgia symptoms are chronic fatigue, many painful or tender areas, mental/brain fogginess, poor sleep, trouble concentrating, frequent headaches, joint aches, leg cramps, restless legs when sleeping, anxiety/nervousness, feeling depressed, numbness or tingling.

Most recently a blood test has been developed to identify the condition, assuring those afflicted that there is an actual biological reason for their pain and that it is not "In Their Head".

Lea Medical Therapies provides ultrasound-guided trigger point injections for treatment of this disorder.  These injections performed in the lower and upper back as well as some areas of the neck have been more effective in identifying trigger points based on specific radiographic image and doppler findings.

Image guided trigger point injections are far superior to traditional dry needling or skin surface palpation techniques.

Our comprehensive method of management of fibromyalgia pain also includes the understanding that there may be more than one source of pain.  

We frequently treat associated headaches and teeth grinding as well as the trigger point associated with fibromyalgia.

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