| Fibromyalgia has been in my life for about a year an | | | | real benefit. Deep tissue massage actually will increase |
| a half, when I met someone I dearly love, and found | | | | the pain over time. Myofascial massage and massage |
| out she had the disease. After observing her and | | | | with light strokes is more helpful. This kind of |
| researching both from books and from others with | | | | massage on a regular basis with a qualified therapist |
| the same disease, let me share what I have learned. | | | | seems to be quite helpful. |
| First, from a purely modern medicine non-holistic side, | | | | The following gives pain relieve that last 12 hours or |
| worse case to least, injections of a derivative of | | | | longer. Apply the heat of moxibustion to the sore |
| cayenne pepper can relive the pain sometimes, by | | | | areas until the heat is too much, the actual application |
| killing the nerve endings, which seems quite drastic, | | | | is done by moving the heat over the area in spirals |
| until you consider how much pain the individual may | | | | or by dipping down and up from the affected area. |
| be in. Also, injections of lidocaine can give temporarily | | | | Moxibustion is acupuncture without the use of |
| relieve to the nerve endings. While some diagnostic | | | | needles. |
| tests are needed, once you are sure of the | | | | The eating of legumes, whole grains, leafy greens |
| diagnosis, there is not need to continue with unending | | | | and nettle and oatstraw will give a good supply of |
| tests to confirm what already is known. | | | | magnesium which helps prevent muscles pain. Eating |
| The drug Ultram or Tramadol works to help with the | | | | yogurt is also a good thing. Yogurt helps with |
| chemicals in the brain which have been altered by the | | | | immunity and the immune system. Comfrey leaf and |
| disease, as well as the pain signals themselves. The | | | | stinging nettle, as an herbal infusion, in place of |
| anti-inflammatory Ibuprofen does not seem to be of | | | | coffee, tea, and sodas, may be the single most |
| much use for many with these symptoms. | | | | effective treatment. While the caffeine in coffee and |
| Modern Medicine, as has been shown above, is | | | | tea gives the illusion of helping, the long term result is |
| married to the use of muscle relaxants, | | | | a slow increase in pain. Calcium deficiency can cause |
| anti-depressants, and anti-seizure types of drugs, and | | | | muscle pain even if you are not a sufferer of this |
| in worse case to blocking or killing nerve endings. | | | | disease. Caffeine, in any form, reduces dramatically |
| Most of the drugs used have horrendous side affects | | | | the amount of calcium in the body. |
| on the liver, and are not healthy for the immune | | | | This next item you will need to be careful with and |
| system. | | | | follow closely the instructions, but if you do continue |
| There are less toxic ways of dealing with the | | | | with it the results in the long term will be good. Do |
| disease. Mix oil of Lavender, jojoba and olive oil, then | | | | this only for three minutes a day and only very |
| rub onto painful areas. It is not clear if the oil of | | | | gradually by 30 second intervals increase this until you |
| lavender mixture is doing the job or if it is simply the | | | | are doing 5 minutes four times a day. We are of |
| rubbing. | | | | course speaking of exercise, but not just any kind, |
| Lack of continuous sleep can make the condition | | | | very gentle types, such as walking, or Tai Chi. This is |
| worse. A very low does of melatonin can sometimes | | | | not to prevent pain, but to keep the muscles from |
| help with sleep. Sleep should be uninterrupted. | | | | further weakening which would cause more pain. |
| Women are know to have less pain if they sleep in a | | | | While hypnotherapy can give some control over the |
| completely dark room, or if that is not possible wear | | | | pain, many sufferers who have the disease have |
| a sleep mask.St. Joan's wort tincture with a 25 - 30 | | | | been harmed by abuse, and are very reluctant to |
| drop dose is quite helpful in relaxing muscles. | | | | lose any further control over their lives. Having |
| Tinctures of willow bark about 2 ml is also | | | | bought into the popular notion that hypnotism is a |
| helpful.Valerian, skullcap, or St. Joan's wort tinctures, | | | | lose of control to the will of the hypnotist, they must |
| can help when the act of lying down to sleep is | | | | first overcome this powerful cultural and erroneous |
| causing pain. Acupuncture can relieve some of the | | | | indoctrination they have bought into before they |
| pain. Hot Ginger compresses on sore area may help. | | | | could ever use the therapy. Others with no such |
| The ginger is simmered, after grating, in hot water | | | | hang-ups will find it helpful. Learning meditation forms |
| for 15 minutes and then a cloth is used to soak up | | | | can also be helpful. A quite calm meditation music can |
| the mixture and apply to the sore area. Again what is | | | | be very helpful in clearing out the mind from worries |
| not clear is if it is the ginger or if the same result | | | | and anxieties. |
| would apply if only hot water was used. | | | | Homeopathic Arnica and homeopathic Rhus |
| Heat treatments, and massage with heated stones | | | | toxicodendron can reduce pain. |
| help relive pain, as cold massage can also at times, | | | | Belonging to a group and getting group support can |
| and at other times it appears alternating hot and cold. | | | | be very helpful. |
| Chiropractic, according to study, seems to be of no | | | | |