Those with fibromyalgia often suffer from things like sleep disorders, cognitive issues, and emotional problems that go along with the chronic pain and tender point tenderness so commonly seen in patients suffering from fibromyalgia and other chronic pain syndromes.

Many of these individuals have never heard of mindfulness therapy and mindfulness techniques that can actually be very useful in overcoming pain, emotional distress, and cognitive issues seen in fibromyalgia.

Often pain medications and other Western medical therapies fail for fibromyalgia patients because they don’t address the overall picture of what’s going on with this complex disease. Instead, these people need a holistic approach that involves alternative therapies and techniques, and that take the entire patient and their symptoms into account. This is where mindfulness therapy can be very appropriate. Continue reading →

Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome affecting woman at a rate of 9:1 when compared to men. It is characterized by the existence of widespread pain, fatigue, poor sleep, cognitive changes, and an exaggerated response to touching tender points on the skin.

Because there is no known etiology behind fibromyalgia, it is difficult to identify. There may be environmental factors, physical factors, or emotional factors that play into getting the various symptoms. Currently, fibromyalgia is treated with various kinds of treatment, including drug therapy, changes in lifestyle, and psychotherapy.

A recent study was undertaken on women with fibromyalgia. They were given oxygen chamber therapy (also referred to as hyperbaric oxygen therapy) which is usually given to those suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning or the bends in scuba divers. The women showed a reasonable degree of pain relief after receiving this form of treatment. Continue reading →