How fibromyalgia is treated

Although there's currently no cure for fibromyalgia, there are treatments to help relieve some of the symptoms and make the condition easier to live with.

Treatment tends to be a combination of:

• lifestyle changes, such as exercise programmes and relaxation techniques

• talking therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)

• medicine, such as antidepressants

In particular, exercise has a number of important benefits for people with fibromyalgia, including helping to reduce pain.

Source: Fibromyalgia - NHS (www.nhs.uk)