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Conquer Your Pain with TENS Therapy

Last Updated: October 7, 2019

TENS 7000 digital TENS unit kit - Conquer your pain

The first used a TENS therapy device over a decade ago when I was having issues with sciatica. My physical therapist had to order it and my insurance paid for it – thankfully, because they were expensive back then. A lot has changed in the decade or so since my first TENS (transcutaneous … [Read more...]

3 Comments Filed Under: sponsored, Treatment Tagged With: chronic pain, myofascial pain, neck pain, shoulder pain

Myofascial Pain and Fibromyalgia

Last Updated: July 8, 2019

Myofascial pain syndrome and fibromyalgia

Myofascial pain feels a lot like muscle pain, chances are you may not be able to tell the difference. But, there is a difference. Myofascial pain isn't caused by tight muscles, but rather by tight fascia. Fascia is the layer of tissue just underneath the skin, between the skin and the … [Read more...]

2 Comments Filed Under: Fibromyalgia, Symptoms, Treatment Tagged With: chronic pain, myofascial pain, myofascial release therapy

Myofascial Release Therapy for Fibromyalgia

Last Updated: September 10, 2018

myofascial release therapy for fibromyalgia

In 2013 I stumbled upon a groupon for Myofascial Release Therapy. After checking with a friend who also has fibromyalgia I found out that the guy offering the groupon was legit and that she'd been seeing him for a few months and had found myofascial release therapy really helpful for her … [Read more...]

8 Comments Filed Under: Fibromyalgia, Treatment Tagged With: alternative therapies, chronic pain, massage, myofascial pain, myofascial release therapy

Botox for Fibromyalgia Pain?

Last Updated: November 7, 2014

A reader questioned the idea of whether botox would work for Fibromyalgia, since it works well for migraines, and has also helped her TMJ. So, I decided to do a little digging in the medical literature and see if I could find anything to back up the idea of Botox for Fibromyalgia. There are multiple … [Read more...]

6 Comments Filed Under: Fibromyalgia, Medical Studies, Treatment Tagged With: myofascial pain

My Experience With Myofascial Release Therapy

Last Updated: November 22, 2013

A couple of months ago I bought a Groupon for a local Myofascial Release (MFR) therapist. Unlike most Groupons this guy came highly recommended by others who had used him, and he was mainly using Groupon as a way to provide a great deal for local Fibromyalgia patients. I was able to get a 3-pack … [Read more...]

3 Comments Filed Under: Tips and Tricks, Treatment Tagged With: abdominal pain, alternative therapies, myofascial pain, myofascial release therapy

Successful TMJ Treatment Long Term

Last Updated: August 30, 2013

This week marks 5 years of dealing with TMJ. Well, actually 5 years and about 2 months since the pain started, but 5 years since I found out what the problem was and found someone who could actually help me. That someone is Dr. H. Clifton Simmons in Nashville, TN. While Fibromyalgia has been a … [Read more...]

5 Comments Filed Under: My Life, Treatment Tagged With: eye pain, headaches, myofascial pain, referred pain, TMJ Disorder

Dealing with myofascial pain

Last Updated: August 22, 2010

Dealing with myofascial pain

Myofascial pain and pain from fibromyalgia are two different things. That's not my experience. In my experience, while myofascial pain isn't necessarily the same as pain from fibromyalgia... it is just one of the many types of pain that those of us with fibromyalgia suffer from. Myofascial pain … [Read more...]

1 Comment Filed Under: Symptoms, Treatment Tagged With: myofascial pain, myofascial release therapy, physical therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Fibromyalgia -Revisited

Last Updated: July 31, 2010

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy & Fibromyalgia

I wrote a bit on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Fibromyalgia a couple of months ago. Today, I ran across an article which discusses the topic again. Reading this article, it almost comes across as if the author is saying that if people with Fibromyalgia would just tell themselves it doesn't … [Read more...]

3 Comments Filed Under: Treatment Tagged With: cognitive behavioral therapy, myofascial pain, nerve pain, TMJ Disorder

About Julie

Spoonie. Fibro Warrior. E-health advocate.

Julie Ryan was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2010 and endometriosis in 2012. She's lived with chronic migraine most of her life. In 2019 she was diagnosed with inter-cranial hypertension.

Julie has a degree in Psychology, and works as a freelance writer and marketer. Freelance work allows her to work when she can and not be tied to a desk or a schedule. Julie believes in living an inspired life despite chronic illness.

"I have chronic illness, it doesn't have me."

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