Fibromyalgia

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Comment by Kelly Sanders, LMT on January 7, 2012 at 8:04pm

FMS or Fibromyalgia like Chronic Pain & fatigue syndrome is very real.  Men and women that have RA (rheumatoid arthritis) experience similar discomfort as do those with FMS, CF/PS.  There 18 points on the body used to dx FMS, but Nancy Porambo, under whom I took a course called demistifying Fibromualgia at the 2011 worldmassagefestival, identified 21 points.  FMS is not covered under insurance.  For more help or support understanding this condition please come join the facebook group Team Fibromyalgia.

Comment by Richard MArtin on January 7, 2012 at 6:36pm

I don't know  much  about  this condition and  had  the  experience of  have  a client  with  this  condition  and  never  know what type  of  treatment  would  have  been best.

Comment by Gary W Addis, LMT on October 14, 2011 at 4:10pm

Daniel, Gordon, might the diagnosis help people get their condition covered by insurance?  Is myofascial pain syndrome covered? are they the same thing except for name?  Even today, lots of people, doctors too, still think any complaint that can't be cured with a drug is all in the mind...that they're all hypochondriacs.  So, maybe the label serves a purpose.

My sister in law has it, whatever it is called.  On some days, if someone comes up behind her and touches her practically anywhere on her body, she immediately flinches from the pain.  So I know it's real.  Haven't seen her since before I started massage school, so I haven't had the opportunity to try to help her yet-- but I've been doing extra studying outside the classroom, so I'll be ready when the chance comes to help her.

Comment by Daniel Cohen on October 14, 2011 at 7:10am

I like to know the medical diagnosis because it may be a contraindication to work I do or certain modality application. Other than that it is simply a label for symptoms and I am looking for root cause. This I usually find by touch. Like a spiders web I feel for the lines of tension. It may lead to the area the client came in for or a completely (seemingly) unrelated area of the body. Often the main area of pain has gone unreported by the brain. The brain has limited ability to process multiple areas of pain. Sometimes it will shift from one area to the other. This seems to be the case in most FMS clients I have seen.

Following the body tension lines I will release the place it leads. One after another. As I go I look for source. This is where dialogue is useful, more to confirm or pin point a problem than to monitor pain. Pain, if you listen to the tension, is usually felt before heard.

Too many labels are used in my opinion. But for many people being labeled provides a sense of security, an identity. I find many FMS diagnosed people have identified themselves with their ailment. Reprogramming this through touch makes them better able to release symptoms.

Comment by Gordon J. Wallis on October 14, 2011 at 2:35am

I've noticed that if a client comes in to see me for massage...And they tell me that they have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia...It doesn't mean much.  Its just a catch all diagnosis the docs give you when they dont know why you have pain...Gosh I had a women today that was hyper sore everywhere I touched...and at a light touch too.  Poor women was suffering..So from my point of view.. She really had fibromyalgia.. But often, its someone that's burdened with a few really bad trigger points.. and in those cases I eliminate the trigger points...and no more fibromyalgia... Today was unusual in that I really had a women with fibromyalgia. She said she felt better after the massage, however she was still hyper sore after... But most of the time I fined that its a few really painful trigger points..  Big difference.   Same diagnosis.

Comment by Mike Hinkle on October 3, 2011 at 7:05pm

Thanks, Stephen! Keep the Faith!!!

Comment by Valerie DeLaune, LAc on September 20, 2011 at 12:22pm

Thanks for the invite Stephen!

Comment by Robin Byler Thomas on September 16, 2011 at 2:41pm

Thanks for the invite Stephen. You've done a great job putting this together and making it a useful resource; I appreciate it.

Comment by Taya Countryman LMT on September 16, 2011 at 11:46am

True Story.  In the early 1980's I was at a Pain Management Conference where Dr.  Simons of Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual of Janet G. Travell & David G. Simon was speaking.  He reported on a meter that he was using to measure the tender points that would soon be come the fibromyalgia points.  I talked with him afterward about my concern that some of the points were acupuncture points, Jones points, and more.  He said that he knew this and that he was only creating this category so medical professionals could bill for treatment when patients has a unspecific muscle pain.  This explains why patients must find and seek so many different treatments that will help them.  FB just says, "We know you have pain.  But we don't know why."  Something to consider when you determine your treatment.   

Comment by Stephen Jeffrey on September 16, 2011 at 11:45am

Hi Eduardo,

With regard to understanding the mindset of FM sufferer I have gained much valuable information by studying comments made between Fibro sufferers on their community web sites. 

Their horrendous stories of the struggle to battle against their symptoms has had me in tears,......... and afforded me a greater appreciation of my own fortunate good health. 

These are a very special group of people who have much to gain from a knowledgable, empathetic, well prepared MT.:)

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