Reduced pain and ongoing relief for symptoms of fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia is a long-term condition that causes widespread pain, fatigue, muscle stiffness and issues with concentration / memory (‘fibro-fog’). Treatment eases the symptoms and improves quality of life, but there is currently no cure. As fibromyalgia has numerous symptoms, no single pharmaceutical treatment will work for all of them. Therefore, patients usually receive numerous medications.
Derrell, 53, had been suffering from fibromyalgia for 15 years. As well as chronic pain, she experienced difficulty with many daily activities that most people take for granted.
“I now have no chronic pain. It has gone and I can lift my arms … I can wash my hair in the shower with my hands up. I can even put on mascara now … That was the first time I realised; I didn’t have to look at my notepad. I had total recall.”
Relieved symptoms of FMS despite flare-up due to COVID-19
The disruptions and stressors associated with Covid-19 have disproportionately impacted sufferers of chronic pain, especially with regard pain management (Fallon 2020). For example, stress may trigger or aggravate symptoms of FMS. In addition, the Covid virus itself can exacerbate any symptoms, especially chronic pain. The continuing impact of the pandemic has highlighted the importance of non-pharmacological interventions that could be used independently at home to manage pain.
Although Jack was only 29 years old, his chronic pain due to FMS worsened considerably after contracting Covid-19. Jack hardly ever left his home due to pain and other symptoms, such as dizziness and nausea due to a condition called central vertigo. He stated that “my whole life before [using Axon training] was just uncertainty”.
“I’m not waking up in pain and I’m sleeping better … “[About the vertigo] I don’t feel so sick and dizzy anymore and I can do loads more now … I wish I had been able to do this a lot earlier in my life … It has made me feel good, like I’ve got more of a purpose and hope to recover as well.”