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Comprehensive & Compassionate Fibromyalgia Care in Los Angeles
Living with fibromyalgia often means navigating widespread pain, persistent fatigue, “fibro fog,” sleep disturbances, and feeling dismissed or misunderstood. At Body and Mind Pain Center in Los Angeles,Dr. Zev Nevo provides a deeply empathetic, validating, and integrative approach. We recognize fibromyalgia involves complex interactions between the nervous system, immune system, gut, and stress response, requiring evidence-based, patient-centered care that addresses the whole person.
Understanding Fibromyalgia:
Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, sleep problems, memory/mood issues, and often overlaps with other conditions like IBS, chronic fatigue (ME/CFS), headaches, anxiety/depression, and TMJ disorders. Key factors include:
- Central Sensitization: An amplified pain response from the nervous system (neuroplastic pain).
- Nervous System Dysregulation: Imbalance in the stress response system.
- Potential contributing factors: Gut health issues, mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammation, nutrient deficiencies, hormonal imbalances, stress, past trauma.
Our Integrative Approach to Fibromyalgia:
Dr. Nevo develops highly personalized plans for managing fibromyalgia in Los Angeles, drawing from both Medical and Wellness Clinic services:
- Functional Medicine: Core investigation into root causes – comprehensive testing (gut, hormones, nutrients, inflammation), personalized nutrition, targeted supplements, lifestyle strategies.
- Mind-Body Rehabilitation: Essential for addressing central sensitization and nervous system dysregulation. Includes PRT for pain reprocessing, SSP / HeartMath for calming the nervous system and building resilience, stress management, sleep hygiene support, pacing strategies for fatigue.
- OMT: Gentle techniques to ease musculoskeletal pain, improve circulation, release fascial tension, and support nervous system balance without overstimulating.
- ESWT / US-Guided Injections: Considered carefully for specific, co-existing trigger points or musculoskeletal pain generators, not as a primary fibromyalgia treatment.
Patient Empowerment & Goals:
Our focus is on reducing pain and fatigue, improving sleep and cognitive function (“fibro fog”), enhancing coping skills and resilience, validating your experience, and empowering you with self-management strategies to improve your quality of life and restore autonomy.
The Body and Mind Pain Center Difference:
Dr. Nevo offers a unique combination of Functional Medicine, advanced Mind-Body therapies, and gentle OMT, providing truly comprehensive and integrative fibromyalgia care in Los Angeles. His commitment to evidence-based, patient-centered, fiduciary care ensures you receive a thorough, compassionate, and personalized approach in a safe and supportive environment, enhanced by resources from our Wellness Clinic.
Frequently Asked Questions:
How is your approach to fibromyalgia different from conventional treatment?
Conventional treatment often focuses on medications for symptom management (pain, sleep, mood). Our integrative Los Angeles approach goes deeper, using Functional Medicine to find underlying contributors (gut, inflammation, etc.) and Mind-Body therapies like PRT to directly address the central nervous system sensitization driving many symptoms, alongside supportive OMT.
Can Functional Medicine testing help identify my fibromyalgia triggers?
Yes, functional testing can often reveal potential triggers or perpetuating factors like hidden gut infections (SIBO, dysbiosis), food sensitivities, nutrient deficiencies (e.g., magnesium, Vitamin D), hormonal imbalances, or mitochondrial issues that contribute to fibromyalgia symptoms, allowing for targeted interventions.
How do mind-body therapies like PRT or SSP help fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia involves an over-reactive nervous system (central sensitization). PRT helps retrain the brain to interpret body signals as safe, reducing pain. SSP and HeartMath help calm the overall nervous system threat response, improve regulation, reduce anxiety, and build resilience, making pain and fatigue more manageable.
Is OMT safe and helpful for fibromyalgia pain?
Yes, gentle OMT is generally safe and can be very helpful. Dr. Nevo uses specific, non-aggressive techniques to ease muscle soreness, improve circulation, release fascial restrictions that contribute to pain, and gently balance the nervous system, avoiding the flares sometimes caused by more intense manual therapy.