G. Lateral Epicondyle. There also has to be excessive tenderness to touch of at least 11 of the 18 tender sites. As you can see, we are faced here with a very complex condition with no known cause, that is not life threatening, but is extremely painful, debilitating and stressful to the person afflicted with fibromyalgia. There are many areas of change that needs to be examined in order to help these patients. That must be addressed and they have to be on an exercise program.
Exercise can be one the most important things to help alleviate symptoms of fibromyalgia.
In fact it is recommended that the program be done twice daily, morning and evening. Our second most important area of change should be nutrition. Serious attention should be paid to the foods we eat. If necessary, it may advisable to keep a daily diary of foods eaten, so that should there be an increase of symptoms or a severe flare-up, you can check back to see if a particular food could be at fault. Dietary supplements can be of enormous value.