Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS)

Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a significant cause of chronic pain within the community. Professionals still argue about the possible causes of fibromyalgia, but meanwhile, Pain Busters Clinic has a number of treatments that help to control fibromyalgic pain. For lots more information on fibromyalgia, check out Fibromyalgia-Chronic-Fatigue.com

Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a neurophysiological condition characterized by widespread, diffuse pain, usually accompanied by fatigue, and sometimes a wide range of other symptoms. Symptoms are often aggravated by exercise, unrelated illness, or changes in the weather. In general, fibromyalgia does not result in any noticeable inflammation of the painful areas, nor are there usually abnormal laboratory findings.

Fibromyalgia: what is it? & do you have it?
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a little understood condition, even by the medical profession. It is characterised by widespread myofascial pain, poor sleep, morning stiffness in the muscles and the presence of at least 11 of the 18 specified tender points.

Fibromyalgia Treatment - What can the Myotherapist do for the Fibromyalgic client?
Many fibromyalgics have been told by uninformed health professionals, sometimes for years, that there is nothing wrong with them and that it is all in their head. Imagine the relief when they hear that what they have is a recognized syndrome, there are things they can do to help themselves, and that although there is as yet no known cure there is much that can be done to relieve the symptoms and the pain. That in fact with proper management many fibromyalgics lead an almost normal and productive life.

Ten things do we do at Pain Busters Clinic
to help fight fibromyalgia
Pain Busters Clinic utilises a number of natural therapies to provide relief from your fibromyalgia symptoms:

1. Because much of the pain suffered by fibromyalgics is caused by myofascial trigger points, we find that gentle stretching of the myofascia brings considerable relief. We use the highly successful techniques pioneered by Doctors Travell & Simons

Fibromyalgia Myths and Truths
When, after 15 years of excruciating pain and hospitalizations without an answer to the pain suffered daily, I was finally diagnosed with Fibromyositis, now known by it's common name Fibromyalgia (FMS), I was given a lot of prescriptions and told that I would more than likely end up in a wheel chair.

That is a very true if I had continued to take those prescriptions and listen to those doctors who haven't a clue as to what is going on in FMS patients, yes being wheel chair bound, a side effect of the prescriptions they are prescribing for FMS, would have been my fate.

It took years of trial and error and a lot of years on prescriptions before I was able to break away from the traditional wheel-chair bounding medications.

Conflict In Treatment for fibromyalgia and other autoimmune conditions arise with different points of view in treatment. One viewpoint is that the immune system has to be destroyed in that particular area (nerve) so as not to cause further problems. Nerve blocks are used. Another is; Very high amounts of antibiotics or other drugs are used. (Creating even more free radicals.)

Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome The latest articles on Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome from About.com

Fibromyalgia Support Groups If you have fibromyalgia, joining an online fibromyalgia support group is one of the most helpful steps you can take, especially if you're newly diagnosed. Information on some support groups follows.

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Immune Support is the best place I know for information on Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue. They have the latest research on FMS , products to help you cope, and a chat room where you can swap information with other fibromyalgics