
What is Fibromyalgia
Fibro Active

What is Fibromyalgia?
Fibro is only one part of an extended list of concurring symptoms that occur in the syndrome, but also has an extended list of symptoms that often coincide with one another.
What causes Fibromyalgia?
Fibro Active do not promote the use of medication for Fibromyalgia and are not GP’s therefore unable to recommend medication especially with the complications of side effects, taking meds for other conditions and we all react differently. You should never take another person’s medication and always consult your GP before you try any promising ‘miracle cure!’ That being said Fibro Active do have a team of specialists that can help you manage your pain and symptoms using gentle exercise, nutrition and lifestyle advice and emotional support.
This is not a new illness!
Fibromyalgia is now a recognised illness
How do people get Fibromyalgia?
Although many sufferers have been able to trace symptoms back to their childhood, diagnosis for many wasn’t until their 30’s or 40’s. Remember being told you have growing pains? Now you are 35 and you keep telling yourself you have growing pains!
How is Fibromyalgia diagnosed?

Tender Points
Trigger Points
Trigger points are primarily due to myofascial constriction. Chronic myofascial pain (CMP), also called myofascial pain syndrome, is a painful condition that affects the muscles and the sheath of the tissue called the fascia that surround the muscles. CMP can involve a single muscle or a group of muscles. Trigger points occur over many areas of the body and often in layers.
What is a Flare?
10 Things that Contribute to Fibro Flare
- Weather Changes
- Over-exertion
- Stress
- Illness or injury
- Hormonal changes
- Temperature changes
- Lack of or changes in sleep routine
- Treakment changes
- Travelling
- Individual sensitivies
What are limitations?
Fibro Tip:
Know your limits.
Recognize when your strength is fading and take a break before you hit the wall.
Managing your symptoms
There are two ways you can manage your symptoms and these methods subsequently rely heavily on your focused perspective.



We call it PFA – Positive Fibro Attitude!
The choice is yours!
Symptoms of Fibromyalgia
With over 200 different symptoms, we have grouped together the most frequently reported by individuals suffering with Fibro.
If you’d like to learn more, go to our Symptoms of Fibromyalgia page.
