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Trigger point therapy is a treatment that has helped many people who suffer from fibromyalgia. It is an impressive therapy that effectively reduces trigger point pain. Trigger point therapy is used to relieve pain, and is a massage treatment that is frequently used to treat a variety of conditions including sports injuries, repetitive strain injury, accident trauma, myofascial pain syndrome and fibromyalgia. Trigger point therapy is also known as myotherapy or myofascial t...
Posted: 2007-02-02
Category: Medicine
Although you should take the time to relax, it’s also important that you explore other forms of fibromyalgia treatment so you can enjoy your life to the fullest. For instance, hydrotherapy is a unique treatment that has helped many fibromyalgia sufferers find freedom from pain, without all the nasty side effects that accompanies many other treatments. What is hydrotherapy? Hydrotherapy, also known as balneotherapy, is an alternative treatment that utilizes water as a meth...
Posted: 2007-01-22
Category: Medicine
One of the biggest problems fibromyalgia sufferers face is the escalation of their fatigue and painful symptoms, which is caused by the emotional and physical stress of their condition. Thus, since stress can worsen symptoms, to help control the way you feel, try engaging in relaxation therapy techniques. Relaxation therapy helps a person achieve emotional, spiritual and physical relaxation. Most of the techniques for this therapy involve the simultaneous use of the mind a...
Posted: 2007-01-22
Category: Medicine
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that has no known cure. It is a common disease that affects between 2 – 6 percent of all people. Fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread pain in the tendons, ligaments and muscles, and also causes sleeping problems which can leave the affected person feeling constantly fatigued. Medical researchers are still not clear on what causes fibromyalgia. That being said, it is believed that a number of different factors can contribute to the...
Posted: 2007-01-22
Category: Medicine
Treating the pain associated with Fibromyalgia can be a difficult task since cures that help one person might not help you. Here is a list of popular and common pain remedies that should help your symptoms. 1 Entering into a consistent and relaxing exercise routine is one of the easiest and most beneficial ways of dealing with Fibromyalgia. Not only does exercise help keep you fit and trim, it also helps with blood flow throughout the body. It can also help normalize sleep...
Posted: 2006-12-13
Category: Health & Fitness
The most effective treatment for fibromyalgia is exercise. Which seems totally weird, because most people with fibromyalgia hurt worse and are more fatigued after exercise, and they may feel that way for days. The key is the right amount of the right kinds of exercise. If you are new to exercising within the constraints of fibromyalgia, it may be helpful to enlist the help of a trainer, physical therapist or exercise physiologist to design a program specifically for you. E...
Posted: 2006-10-11
Category: Medicine
Some people believe that candida infection causes—or at least contributes to—fibromyalgia. Dr. William Crook, MD, originally proposed the concept of candidiasis as a contributing factor to a number of difficult-to-diagnose disorders. There is still some controversy about Dr. Crook’s work, but more people are beginning to agree that candida may have a role in fibromyalgia and other illnesses. Candida albicans is a yeast that is normally present in our mouths and digestive t...
Posted: 2006-10-11
Category: Medicine
Fibromyalgia is a syndrome (fibromyalgia syndrome, or FMS), or a cluster of problems. People who have fibromyalgia suffer with pain, either all over or in particular places, have sleeping problems, are overwhelmingly tired and may have many other symptoms. Five to ten per cent of the population has fibromyalgia. Most of them are women, but men and children do experience the symptoms, too. Pain is the most distinguishing characteristic of fibromyalgia. Medically, it’s de...
Posted: 2006-09-27
Category: Medicine
The first step in getting suspected fibromyalgia diagnosed is to find a physician, nurse practitioner or other health care provider who is knowledgeable and compassionate. Maybe it should be the other way around: compassionate and knowledgeable. The only sure way to find the right health care provider is by trial and error. You can narrow the field by talking to other people, especially people with fibromyalgia or who suffer some kind of chronic pain, and asking for recomm...
Posted: 2006-09-27
Category: Medicine
Stress and pain are irreversibly linked in fibromyalgia. For many people, some kind of stressful event is what initially triggers fibromyalgia. It often shows up after a serious illness, some kind of emotional or mental shock or with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). There is probably a genetic tendency toward fibromyalgia, and many people believe that stress unmasks the disorder. Fibromyalgia is thought to be a central nervous system disorder in which either pain-sen...
Posted: 2006-09-27
Category: Medicine
