Fibromyalgia Support Group
You're not alone in your pain. Fibromyalgia is a condition that can be difficult to diagnose and manage. If you're trying to cope with pain throughout your body, sleep problems, general fatigue, or other common fibromyalgia symptoms, you're in the right place. The community is here for you to talk about therapies and share your challenges.
My therapist sends an electric current through the needles somehow - not sure how she does it, my eyes are closed... So - unlike a TENS Unit, which stimulates the outside of the nerves and fascia, the acupuncture gets inside the inflamed tissue.
I am still not pain free, but what a HUGE difference!
And - because this is still considered "alternative therapy," my insurance carrier won't pay a cent! Noooooo - but the plan WOULD pay for all the drugs I would ever want. So silly.
I am just thrilled to be feeling so much better! I am just going to have to save up more money for more frequent treatments.
Have a healthy weekend Everyone!
I am still not pain free, but what a HUGE difference!
And - because this is still considered "alternative therapy," my insurance carrier won't pay a cent! Noooooo - but the plan WOULD pay for all the drugs I would ever want. So silly.
I am just thrilled to be feeling so much better! I am just going to have to save up more money for more frequent treatments.
Have a healthy weekend Everyone!
Rib pain has had different kind of help though. I was sent to PT to recover from long term cancer treatment side effects. Three different PT's and one who was working on core strength really helped the ribs. I have done pilates for years and complained of rib pain that no one seemed to help,a PT therapist helped me realize I was not using the muscles of the stomach right and was flaring my ribs when I breathed.
So basically I was taught to breath different and what neutral spine was really like. I still have fibro pain but my rib pain is down by 80% and learning to do pilates right has improved my fibro pain considerably. I use the neutral spine for all forms of exercise, walking standing bending and all movement. It is amazing so if you can find a PT who specializes in Pilaes it could help your pain, everyone is different but it has been life changing for me. I had just decided the ribs were never going to be better and it was all the fibro's fault! I do blame fibro for everything.
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