17/02/2026
Thank you, Leanda Kruger for explaining this so clearly.
Many people living with fibromyalgia have been told their tests are normal, that nothing is showing structurally, and yet their pain, fatigue, and sensitivity are very real.
What this highlights is something important.
The issue is not weakness.
The issue is not in the muscles or joints.
The nervous system is on high alert.
When the body has been under prolonged physical, emotional, or chemical stress, the nervous system can become protective. It turns the volume up. It stays in survival mode. Sleep becomes light. Energy stays low. Small stressors feel overwhelming.
From a Spinal Flow perspective, this makes sense.
Healing is not about pushing harder.
It is about helping the nervous system feel safe enough to downshift.
When the body moves from protection into safety, we often begin to see changes in sleep, energy, pain levels, and overall regulation.
If you are living with fibromyalgia, please know this.
Your symptoms are real.
Your body is not broken.
Your nervous system has been working very hard to protect you.
And with the right support, it can learn a new pattern.
If this resonates, you are welcome to reach out or book a stress assessment to understand what your body may be holding.
Angela
Transcend Healing, Caloundra
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Fibromyalgia Isnโt a Mystery. Itโs a Signal Problem
Letโs talk about the part nobody explains properly.
Fibromyalgia isnโt usually about damaged muscles or inflamed joints. Most scans look normal because the issue sits in how the brain and spinal cord process signals.
Your system turns the volume up.
Pain signals get amplified instead of filtered.
Small stressors feel big.
Sleep happens, but the brain stays half-alert.
You wake up tired because the nervous system never fully downshifts.
Hereโs why that matters.
Your body isnโt โoverreactingโ for no reason. Research shows changes in the chemistry of pain signalling. Some people have higher levels of excitatory messengers that make sensations louder. Others show signs of autonomic imbalance, which explains the wired-but-exhausted feeling, temperature swings, gut issues, or migraines that often come along for the ride.
And this part rarely gets mentioned.
A significant number of people diagnosed with fibromyalgia also show small-fiber nerve involvement. That helps explain burning pain, tingling, and sensitivity that doesnโt match what imaging shows.
So when advice sounds like โjust exercise moreโ or โpush through,โ it can feel impossible. The nervous system reads pressure as threat, not progress.
Supportive approaches that focus on nervous-system input can help some people lower that constant protective state. Spinal Flow helps by giving gentle, patterned input to the spine and nervous system, supporting recalibration rather than forcing change.
If you live with fibromyalgia, the question isnโt โWhatโs wrong with me?โ
Itโs โWhat has my nervous system been trying to protect me from for so long?โ
References
IASP. Nociplastic Pain Definition and Clinical Framework.
Macfarlane GJ et al. EULAR Recommendations for Fibromyalgia Management. Ann Rheum Dis, 2017.
Kosek E et al. Chronic Nociplastic Pain. Pain, 2021.
Grayston R et al. Small Fiber Pathology in Fibromyalgia. Semin Arthritis Rheum, 2019.