Myofascial Release Therapy is a treatment option that many people are not aware of. It is a hands-on type of therapy that is particularly effective for fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndrome, and can be quite helpful for many other types of chronic pain as well.
What It Is
To understand what Myofascial Release Therapy is, it's important to know what fascia is. Fascia is the connective tissue that surrounds, supports and stabilizes every muscle, bone, organ, nerve, blood vessel and cell in the...
Read moreA study recently published in the journal Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine found that myofascial release therapy... Read more »
If you've read many of my articles, shareposts or answers to questions, you probably seen me suggest Myofascial Release Therapy as a... Read more »
Many patients are labeled with fibromyalgia simply because they have chronic soft tissue pain. But it is important, at least for the sake... Read more »
A new study, to be published in the journal Pain Medicine, found that people with fibromyalgia tended to be deficient in vitamin D. The... Read more »
Recent research has shown that most people who suffer from chronic musculoskeletal pain (like fibromyalgia) are deficient in vitamin D. ... Read more »
For some time now I've been interested in studies looking at a possible relationship between low levels of Vitamin D and chronic pain. Admittedly,... Read more »
A study of 7,000 men and women suggests that low levels of vitamin D may contribute to chronic pain in women. UK researchers found that women with... Read more »
Source: eOrthopod
Complex regional pain syndrome, or CRPS, can develop after an injury, but the cause isn't yet understood. Researchers do know that inflammation plays... Read more »
Scientists at the University of Delaware have found that older women who have low levels of vitamin D may have a higher risk of suffering back pain.... Read more »
A reader asks Joe and Terry Graedon from The People's Pharmacy why doctors don't check patients' vitamin D levels during physicals. The reader has... Read more »