Myofascial Pain Syndrome Support Group
Myofascial Pain Syndrome (or MPS) is a term used to describe one of the conditions characterized by chronic pain. It is associated with and caused by "trigger points" (TrPs), sensitive and painful areas between the muscle and fascia. The symptoms can range from referred pain through myofascial trigger points to specific pains in other areas of the body. It may be related...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21083458
There's an interesting article on the BBC news website about a study looking at the effectivenss of self-help books on depression. And they are surprisingly good.
In a very unscientific way, I would suggest that can be extrapolated to other conditions?! Sort of like 'knowledge is power'.
I've done so much reading about stress, bullying, muscles, treatments, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, complementary therapies, jeeze, so much my brain is at risk of exploding (but then there's only one brain cell operating and half of that is asleep, so it wouldn't make too much mess).
All I can say is doing my research helps me understand what's happening, to understand why it's happening, review the varied treatments, and learn how to live after things get better. And now there's a snippet of an article supporting me!
Being able to put the knowledge into context by talking here and to my medical / complementary therapies team helps, stops me spending money I don't need to and stick to practicalities.
There's an interesting article on the BBC news website about a study looking at the effectivenss of self-help books on depression. And they are surprisingly good.
In a very unscientific way, I would suggest that can be extrapolated to other conditions?! Sort of like 'knowledge is power'.
I've done so much reading about stress, bullying, muscles, treatments, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, complementary therapies, jeeze, so much my brain is at risk of exploding (but then there's only one brain cell operating and half of that is asleep, so it wouldn't make too much mess).
All I can say is doing my research helps me understand what's happening, to understand why it's happening, review the varied treatments, and learn how to live after things get better. And now there's a snippet of an article supporting me!
Being able to put the knowledge into context by talking here and to my medical / complementary therapies team helps, stops me spending money I don't need to and stick to practicalities.
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
Sally
Sally, I totally agree with you. Not knowing what's going on with you and how to attempt to fix it can be one of the most mentally, physically, and emotionally taxing things!
I find being able to take actions for whatever issues plaque you (depression, chronic pain, etc.) really helps.