Patient Booklet
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How To Be A Fibromyalgia Survivor
Educate Yourself / Learn about the condition / Accept that you have fibromyalgia and it is not life threatening, not deforming, not paralysing/ Understand that at this present time there is no cure for fibromyalgia, but you can do a lot to help yourself / Make contact with a Local Support Group.
With the help of medical professionals develop your own home exercise programme. Consider stretching as a form of exercise. Expect some discomfort when beginning exercise, start at a very low level and make sure you build up very, very slowly. Consider varying your exercise programme. Consider undertaking your exercise programme with a friend.
If you are a medical professional and would like some copies of this booklet for your patients please get in touch using the details below and we will be pleased to send some out to you.
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If your Health Care Professional needs some education in fibromyalgia you can request that an FMA UK Health Professionals Pack is sent out to them. All we need is the name of the Health CareProfessional and the address of their practice. We will then send a pack to their surgery addressed from us to them.
You can request a medical pack using this form.
You can find a Support Group near you by contacting the Regional Coordinator for your area. If there does not happen to be a support group near you then maybe you can join with some other members and set one up. Support groups provide a social benefit as well as the opportunity to share tips on coping with fibro. They come in all shapes and sizes and we are often told how they have helped people.
