These benefits are of primary importance to the FMS patient. Unfortunately, medication and physiotherapy do not provide these benefits. Traditional Osteopathy on the other hand does. Hence, very specific but effective exercises are needed. Depending on the idiosyncratic needs of the patient, other exercises may be added to these core exercises.
Swimming is one of very few aerobic exercises which can improve myofacial pain.
Walking will not improve myofacial pain . Many patients are hesitant to lift weights, but patients soon learn that the trapezius girdle is an extremely powerful group of muscles. Blood Fortification - FMS patients have poor energy and poor dietary habits. They need supplementation. FMS patients are characteristically stressed out individuals and stress as we know depletes the body of essential B complex, vitamin C and zinc .