Fibromyalgia Trigger Points Shown To Improve With Nutrition Therapy

I first learned about fibromyalgia trigger points when I developed them myself years ago. The trigger points were extremely painful points within the muscles of my back, neck, legs and arms. They interfered with movement and caused near constant pain.

I had been working in a chemistry lab storeroom at a university and never considered the possibility that the benzene and other fumes from all the chemicals could possibly make me sick. Breathing in these harmful fumes was far too much for my body to detoxify, and my list of symptoms grew long and fast over the next five years.

Looking back on this time in my life, I clearly see how the chemicals were directly related to my fibromyalgia. Once the body becomes overloaded with chemicals, it’s near impossible to function properly. The solution must be to detoxify the chemicals; pull them out of the body, and allow the body the ability to function as it should.

I’ve seen the same thing happen with chemicals to others. For example, one young woman worked in a dry cleaning business. Within five years, she came down with fibromyalgia, too. Her fibromyalgia trigger points and overall body pain led her down the path to taking a lot of painkillers, which then unfortunately led to a suicide attempt. The pain felt in those with fibromyalgia can be so extreme that it drives them to take extreme actions.

How Fibromyalgia Trigger Points Can Be Related to Faulty Nutrition

What I’ve discovered over the years is that the primary strategy for dealing with fibromyalgia trigger points has to be nutritional in nature.

There’s no way around it – a complete nutritional workup must be done. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies are contributing to the problem and sensitivity of the fibromyalgia trigger points.

Vitamin D and Fibromyalgia

In the last decade, it has become evident that a vitamin D deficiency may be directly related to body aches and pains. Checking to see whether you have a deficiency is easy to find and easy to remedy.

In one study that took place in Egypt, a vitamin D deficiency was seen in all 30 patients with fibromyalgia – and treatment with vitamin D resulted in clinical improvement in all patients.

Magnesium and Fibromyalgia

Another nutrient that may be directly related to the production of fibromyalgia trigger points and the inflammation found in the muscles is magnesium. A deficiency of magnesium causes inflammation in the body, and inflammation causes pain.

Serum and red blood cell levels of magnesium are low in those with fibromyalgia, according to researchers at the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Turkey.

Giving fibromyalgia patients only 300 mg magnesium citrate daily for eight weeks resulted in fewer fibromyalgia trigger points, less anxiety and less depression in the premenopausal women who consumed it. The researchers concluded that low magnesium levels in the red blood cells might be the cause of symptoms in fibromyalgia, and when taken with 10 mg amitriptyline per day, it was even more effective.

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