Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice: Part 16: Lifestyle and fibromyalgia

E Wayne Derman, S Whitesman, M Dreyer, D N Patel, C Nossel, Martin Schwellnus

Abstract


Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder, characterised by chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain, and the presence of multiple tender points as well as a host of associated symptomatology. Optimal management of patients with fibromyalgia requires a multidisciplinary approach, with a combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions that are tailored to the patient’s pain, dysfunction and associated features, including depression, sleep disorder and fatigue. Non-pharmacological lifestyle-based interventions to treat this disorder include exercise therapy, dietary modification, and psychosocial interventions. This review outlines these three forms of lifestyle intervention in patients with fibromyalgia.

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SA Fam Pract | ISSN: 1726-426X

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