Mechanicsville, Virginia — At Stover Chiropractic we see many people who have been diagnosed, or could be diagnosed with fibromyalgia.  Chiropractic has been shown to very helpful for people seeking relief from fibromyalgia symptoms.  In my experience it is not just muscle pain that patients will present with in our office.  There is all the “other stuff.” Sleeping problems, fatigue, digestive issues, “fibro fog”, TMJ, and so on.  All of the above are related to regulatory problems that have developed in one’s nervous system. In other words, due to the constant pain input into the brain, spinal cord, and nerves, the central nervous system becomes overly senstive to certain stimulus that previously would not have bothered anything in the past for fibromyalgia patients.

This is explained very well in an article on about.com from 12/31/11 called: “Illness Clusters: The Reason Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ‘Bring Friends.’”  Adrienne Dellwo explains central sensitisation: