The Importance of Stretching for Fibromyalgia I didn't understand the importance of stretching for fibromyalgia in the beginning. Like most patients newly diagnosed with fibromyalgia my doctor had told me I needed to exercise. He'd also prescribed physical therapy. However, also like most … [Read more...]
Dry Needling for Fibromyalgia
I've not tried dry needling yet, but I have acupuncture regularly. They are similar, yet different treatments. Dry needling uses the same needles used for acupuncture, but the locations and process are different. While acupuncture is based on Eastern medicine and focuses on meridians, dry … [Read more...]
How Physical Therapy can Help Fibromyalgia
How Physical Therapy for Fibromyalgia Can Improve Chronic Pain and Fatigue sponsored post by Sarah Ross Fibromyalgia, like other chronic pain conditions, can cause severe limitations in your quality of life. You might find yourself planning your days around your pain, or even canceling important … [Read more...]
Fibromyalgia, Pelvic Pain and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy (Guest Post)
Fibromyalgia, Pelvic Pain and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy by Lauren I’ve struggled with intermittent, unexplained pelvic pain for many years. As a teenager, my cramps were excruciating. My family doctor thought it was ovarian cysts and gave me a prescription for the birth control pill. … [Read more...]
The whole is more important than in individual part
I fired my Physical Therapist today. A few weeks ago I posted that the Pelvic Pain specialist I saw recommended that I do physical therapy for the abdominal pain and the vaginal pain I've been dealing with for a while. He suggested a particular PT place in my area that does the vaginal work. … [Read more...]
It’s a 3 juice kind of day
Purple People Eater Juice, Get Well Juice, Green JuiceYesterday was my first physical therapy appointment. The place in town that specializes in Fibromyalgia doesn't do pelvic wall therapy, so I went to the place that the Dr recommended. I've been there before, at least twice, prior to the … [Read more...]
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...]
Learning to Listen to Your Body
We often overlook how important it is to listen to our bodies. Often we don't even understand what it means when we say we should listen to our bodies - and this is because we just don't do it. When you are hungry you feel it, that's an instance of listening to your body that most everyone … [Read more...]
Muscle Spasms & Taping
I spent my weekend with my good friend muscle spasms, yes all weekend. It seemed like no matter what I did from Saturday through Monday my left side was spasming. Luckily, my husband had gone with me to physical therapy last week and they showed him how to tape me. If you have muscle spasms this is … [Read more...]
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy & Fear of Pain
Cognitive behavioral therapy helps Fibromyalgia patients deal with fear of pain I was just reading an article that mentioned Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a treatment for Fibromyalgia. The part that caught my attention was: In this study, similarly, CBT sessions were designed to help the … [Read more...]
