VIDEO | Llegan las II Jornadas de Salud 'Alejandro Plaza' will address fibromyalgia with a multidisciplinary approach – Linares28 – El diario digital de Linares

In a press conference, Antonio Luis Hervas, councilor for health and consumption of the City Council of Linares, presented the “Alejandro Plaza” project, the second edition of the Health Days promoted by that municipality, together with the CAVIAS Association. This meeting will take place this Friday, November 8, at the Auditorio de El Pósito and, according to the mayor, “it will take a multidisciplinary approach to fibromyalgia, bringing relevant and valuable information to the public about this chronic condition and its many dimensions. . ” “.

“Las Jornadas de Salud 'Alejandro Plaza' was created last year to educate, educate and inform our community about public health issues that affect the quality of life of our citizens.” “Thanks to the great participation and the success of this edition, this year we created a great challenge to fight a chronic and complex disease that affects so many people in our country: fibromyalgia,” said Hervas.

The Health Council stated that “fibromyalgia is a condition involving generalized chronic pain, fatigue and a range of other symptoms that significantly affect the daily life of sufferers”. “Due to its scope and complexity, it is expected to be a multidisciplinary day with experts from Rheumatology, Family Medicine and Physical Activity and Sports Sciences participating. Each will present their professional perspective and offer practical tools that can be very useful for patients, families and caregivers. The Music Association will also be a place for Music Therapy with the direct participation of Maestro Alfredo Martos,” he said in detail.

“Our goal is that this event not only serves to better understand fibromyalgia from a medical point of view, but also to sensitize the community about the daily problems that those living with this condition face and to create a support network that facilitates access. y la. empatía en nuestro entorno”, in the presentation of the Asociación de Antonio Luis Hervas, accompanied by Áurea Sánchez, president of Fibromyalgia y Fatiga Crónica CAVIAS, noted.

II Jornadas 'Alejandro Plaza' will start with the same opening at 17:00 and the programming will continue with four presentations by family doctor Jaime Castro ('Dolor en la Fibromyalgia'), rheumatologist Antonio Ponce. ('Novedades en el tratamiento de la Fibromyalgia. Experiencias y realidades'), Daniel Heredia, Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Porte ('Ejercicio físico en la Fibromyalgia') and la musicoterapeuta (Matimialgia en therapisti) Daniel Heredia, Maestro Alfredo accompanied by the band Martos de Linares).