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Suggest Treatment For Symptoms Of Fibromyalgia When Treating Cancer
My husband had stage 4 cancer in his parotid gland on the right side of his face. He recently had a PET scan which revealed he had no tumors. He never feels well, I was looking at the symptoms of fibromyalgia and he has everyone of them. Could it be he has this disease now?
Tue, 21 Apr 2015
Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist, Niraj Modi's Response
Treatment for fibromylgia is first relax your body and mind because the symptoms are more when you are in stress and anxiety. Next you can use cold pack and hot pack to pain full muscles alternately to relax the soft tissue. You can also take physio therapy treatment for some more relaxing and healing effect on soft tissues. Here physio therapist will also suggest for few more stretching and muscle tonning exercises do follow that gradually. Also take suggestion on postural correction and follow it.
There are couple of medications can be suggested but since he is already on cancer treatment I suggest that should be suggested by your oncologist only. And it may possible that he has pain because of prolong treatment of cancer with more stress on body and no physical exercises. and it may not be fibromylgia. So you can also discuss about this in detail with your oncologist to have further guidance.
I am sure he will be fine with muscular pain if you follow the above steps.
Take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Symptoms Of Fibromyalgia When Treating Cancer
Treatment for fibromylgia is first relax your body and mind because the symptoms are more when you are in stress and anxiety. Next you can use cold pack and hot pack to pain full muscles alternately to relax the soft tissue. You can also take physio therapy treatment for some more relaxing and healing effect on soft tissues. Here physio therapist will also suggest for few more stretching and muscle tonning exercises do follow that gradually. Also take suggestion on postural correction and follow it. There are couple of medications can be suggested but since he is already on cancer treatment I suggest that should be suggested by your oncologist only. And it may possible that he has pain because of prolong treatment of cancer with more stress on body and no physical exercises. and it may not be fibromylgia. So you can also discuss about this in detail with your oncologist to have further guidance. I am sure he will be fine with muscular pain if you follow the above steps. Take care.