Fibromyalgia and Muscle Pain: Your Guide to SelfTreatment

by Leon Chaitow

It is absolutely vital for anyone afflicted with a chronic illness to hold on to the fact that their body is a self-healing mechanism. If given the proper conditions in which to do so, the body will heal. That's the core message of this game-changing book. Fibromyalgia affects millions of people in the United States alone. It continues to be tricky to diagnose, but chronic fatigue, cold extremities, impaired memory, and debilitating pain in "pain points" throughout the body are nearly universal. Many people with fibromyalgia also report disrupted sleep, balance problems, muscle twitching and aches, dry mouth, below normal temperature, headaches, white spots on nails, tender neck muscles, abdominal tenderness, PMS and IBS. Some say it's like having the flu--all the time. The conventional medical toolkit doesn't have much to offer fibromyalgia's sufferers. Enter this game-changing book. Here you will find self-tests and checklists to help you determine whether you are suffering from fibromyalgia and then the most effective self-care approaches, including
Dr. Chaitow spares you countless hours and dollars as he helps you pinpoint treatments most likely to work for you. Fibromyalgia may not yet have a proven cause or cure, but that doesn't mean you have to continue to suffer. Read this book and discover how to bring your body back into balance so that it can heal itself.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Medical

288 pages, Paperback

First published April 25, 1999

About the author

Leon Chaitow ND DO is an internationally known and respected osteopathic and naturopathic practitioner and teacher of soft tissue manipulation methods of treatment. He is author of over 60 books, including a series on Advanced Soft Tissue Manipulation (Muscle Energy Techniques, Positional Release Techniques, Modern Neuromuscular Techniques) and also Palpation Skills; Cranial Manipulation: Theory and Practice; Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Practitioner’s Guide to Treatment, and many more. He is editor of the peer reviewed Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, that offers a multidisciplinary perspective on physical methods of patient care. Leon Chaitow was for many years senior lecturer on the Therapeutic Bodywork degree courses which he helped to design at the School of Integrated Health, University of Westminster, London, where is he now an Honorary Fellow. He continues to teach and practice part-time in London, when not in Corfu, Greece where he focuses on his writing.

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

By far one of the most informative books I've ever read when it comes to fibromyalgia, muscle pain, and the many symptoms that occur in the body. I particularly appreciate how detailed the author is in explaining not only all of the symptoms that are related to fibromyalgia, but what the body is doing when they occur. I love the outline format that is used, the diagrams are helpful, and I couldn't recommend this book enough. Out of all of the doctors and specialists one may go to for an accurate diagnosis, this book has been more descriptive in what fibromyalgia is and the methods one can use to help ease symptoms (this includes both traditional and alternative methods).

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good info on self-treatment in the last half of the book,and some interesting stuff on the various disorders that have to be ruled out for a Fibro dx. But, the research quoted is old. Very little after 2000.i looked and realized this is an updated version of a book originally put out in 2001 and as I read it I had to question how much it had been updated. The answer seems to be very little.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This may be the best book on Fibromyalgia I have read. it contains many options for treatment and most you can so for yourself. It utilises research to support it's recommendations. I highly recommend this book for those with Fibromyalgia.

[Sophie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mostly common sense.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

I won this book on Goodreads. My daughter-in-law has this awful disease. This book has helped me understand what she is going through. She has not been able to explain it and this book really opened my eyes to her pain.

[Susan Csoke · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book. It thoroughly explains everything and anything the reader wants to know about Fibromyalgia. As well as information to help with this debilitating disease. A definite "coffee table" Book for occasional reference. THANK YOU GOODREADS FIRSTREADS FOR THIS FREE BOOK!!!!!

[Jean · Rating 3 out of 5]

good information but it does go on a bit.