Alice put it this way, “My life was no longer my own.”
Fibromyalgia has been difficult to treat and even more difficult to understand, UNTIL NOW! Dr.Gibbons provides patients with much needed relief from Fibro symptoms!
If you’re suffering from Fibromyalgia you understand this sentiment all too well. Local resident, Alice G. found herself at a turning point when she noticed her diagnosis had started to take a tollon her marriage.
“I was angry all the time because of all the things I couldn’t do anymore because of my Fibromyalgia. That anger cycled through to depression and affected everyone around me,my husband more than anyone. It made our lives miserable.”
Fibromyalgia affects the entire body. To make things complicated it affects everyone’s bodyalittle differently. To make things even more complicated, those effects can change on a dailybasis. Sometimes you’re plagued with widespread muscle pain and fatigue, and other days it’s aheadache and heightened sensitivity to touch.
“I could barely stand to have the light weight of bed sheets touching me, much less a hug from my husband.” explains Alice.This is what it’s like to suffer from Fibromyalgia. Symptoms make everyday life incredibly difficult.Mundane, daily tasks are nearly impossible.
All too often, these symptoms are only made worse because practitioners find it difficult to understand and even more troublesome to treat. It’s characterized by widespread pain in muscles, and tissues rather than inflammation of the joints, muscles, and tissues.
Then your primary care doctors suggest dietary changes, pain liniments and, prescription medications to the point where, your life is no longer ruled by Fibromyalgia. It’s now ruled by adifficult routine and pill regimen that is supposed to aid in avoiding flare-ups.
Eventually Alice did her own research and discovered that acupuncture can improve the quality of life in Fibro patients. Determined to find the best in the business, she discovered AAIM | AchieveAcupuncture & Integrative Medicine in St. Petersburg, led byDr. Rebecca Gibbons.
Dr. Gibbons specializesindifficult to manage, chronic pain cases. She uses the time-testedscience of acupuncture and integrates it with modern medical advancements that encouragehealing and recovery. Acupuncture is a form of Chinese medicine that is commonly used toreduce various forms of pain.
Acupuncture works by reducing inflammation, stimulating the release of endorphins and offers much needed, effective symptom relief for Fibromyalgia.
Then Dr. Gibbons skillfully layers other noninvasive therapies like ATP Resonance BioTherapyTM and O3 Regenerative TherapyTM for amplified, long-lasting results.“
I feel like a new person. My husband comes with me to my appointments. For the firsttime since we moved here, one of my neighbors told me I looked good! It’s a miracle shetreated my Fibro, I don’t know how else to explain it.”
Dr. Gibbons and her staff specialize in treating chronic pain, complicated neurological conditions, and autoimmune diseases.
For more information about Dr. Gibbons and what she treats, visit AchieveAcuim.com or if you are ready to schedule, call (727) 272-3587 for a comprehensive consultation.