when I was 28 years old I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and was a complete disaster, I could barely function after a Worker's Comp. injury as a carpenter. I ended up becoming a medical practitioner of acupuncture and then treating many patients successfully. Chronic pain is all completely caused by the mind. It's real, it's felt in the body, it's caused by the mind. It's trauma in the body. Healing work like acupuncture helps, but often these things just get in the way. NO provider knows what to do. Only those who have been through it like us can help. We need to tell our stories. The stories and patient education is what heals. I was going to end my life due to chronic pain after two years of complete agony, and then the work of John Sarno, Fred Amir saved my life. We have to reprogram our nervous system to stop the cycle of producing pain. It's super difficult, today it remains the most difficult thing I ever accomplished in my life, and when I talk at fibromyalgia support groups, the vast majority of people know that everything I am saying is true. Everyone must go on their own journey, but I would say the best book today is "unlearn your pain" by Howard Schubiner, MD.

Thank you for sharing ❤

Ergonomics or rather posture doesnt mean much when youre loaded with trigger points

Myofascial pain syndrome and the Myofascial trigger point is the most common manifestation of chronic pain. They RUIN your life. They are so common, so overlooked, so misdiagnosed, so overinestigated there should be an entire semester on it for all medical professionals. Dry needling is the most effective way to treat myofascial trigger points. You can't do the physical therapy routines or mindfulness techniques when you have all these painful active trigger points.

Dr Ginevra you are awesome. I think there should be a new specialty title “Fibromyalgist” ❤️

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Keep going you never know how many people your helping!!!!❤

I know what your going throw I’ve been Diagnosed when I was 34 after my husband suicide …. My mother had lupus and died when I was 15 she was 35 …..hard to keep going.. just praying too all of us too feel better

Yes! I started with symptoms a year after my husband died in 1987. I was having chronic pain, not sleeping, anxiety. Five years later my Primary Care MD sent me to a rheumatologist, who said “It’s not in your head, I think I know what you have and I believe I can make you feel better.” I burst into tears! Within weeks, I was out of pain, head cleared up and feeling better. And not drugged up! Vitamins, massage, acupuncture and hot tub soaks did it for me. I have minor flares, usually when I’m stressed.

Hi Everyone, I just wanted to check with you, How WRMSd's will effect people working in IT... How severe is it? How it is going to be in the future? Can anyone discuss the same as well

Chronic pain costs United States almost a trillion dollars a year and myofascial pain is the most common cause of non articular musculoskeletalpain. Why is this not more discussed ?

Thank you very much Dr. Liptan for such an insightful discussion of a condition I been suffering for 42 years. As you mentioned it’s frustrating and hurtful to be dismissed as a woman who is making this condition up, it’s all in your head. Thank you for being out there for people who need relief and a hearing ear. ❤

This is another hack PT. In the words of Jay shah in viveks interview " you cannot underestimate how much the inputs coming off the periphary" contributes to pain. MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF CHRONIC PAIN. Soooo stupid to think of this lorimer moseley biopsychosocial model. Lorimer moseley and David butler are garbage

Also can you explain “flare ups” as in a wide-spreading pain intensification that lasts weeks? This is the acutely-chronic-chronically acute intensification phase. And it is always a big setback.

My dorsal horn is exhausted from 25 years of shoveling substance P. At the VA they are shoveling something else. Now what? Meditation? The VA suggests deep breathing and Tai Chi while mumbling a mantra. The VA doesn’t believe in massage or chiropractic or needling. They also refuse opioids. So we are left humming the mantra, “in through the nose, out through the mouth, get me a beer.” repeat

Brothers from another mother. Humor caused laughing is the best pain relief. “Holy electrodes, Batman!”

When will you have lorimer moseley on