askdrgoldberg.com Chiropractic care gets excellent results with fibromyalgia. Why? Because when there is a pain in the neck, the back or the upper and lower extremities, nine times out of ten it involves a pinched nerve. Chiropractic is the first line of defense for a pinched nerve as it takes pressure off the nervous system with a specific chiropractic adjustment Fibro means fiber or fibrous, involving the soft tissues of the body and the tendons. Algia means pain and ia means the condition of . This also involves inflammation. This means there is pain in the muscles and soft tissue fibers of the body. Fibromyalgia is now ranked number three behind osteo- arthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. The typical symptoms are chronic fatigue, tiring easily, am-stiffness, stress/anxiety, sleep disturbances, IBS, and tingling/numbness. Tingling/numbness is also called paresthesias and usually involves a pinched nerve. Fibromyalgia involves neck pain in 85% of the cases, low back pain in 79% of the cases and mid back pain in 72% of the cases. There are 15 or more painful sites in the body in 56% of the cases. Headaches account for 53% of the cases. Some of the causes of fibromyalgia are: trauma or stress, irritated nerves (subluxations), lack of exercise, nutritional deficiencies, and toxicity. Exercise has been known to tremendously help fibromyalgia patients. The best form of passive exercise for the spine of course is the chiropractic adjustment. Also stress reduction helps, along …