: Fibromyalgia & Myofascial Release

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>Fibro is very common in mid-life women so it often comes at menopause

>time. A drop in estrogen levels seems to be associated with increased

>symptoms.

 

 

Have seen very good results in treating the symptoms of fibromyalgia

with Myofascial Release, very often, women with these symptoms have

also had abdominal surgeries, that has been a common denominator and

clients are very surprised how much better they feel, more flexible,

less pain and more energy after sessions.

 

Antonia Nelson

 

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Antonia Nelson

Integrative Coach & Therapist

http://www.Body-dynamics.com

920-868-9599

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What's the connection between fibromyalgia and abdominal surgery?

 

Linda

 

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Antonia Nelson

Tuesday, December 14, 2004 9:09 PM

: Fibromyalgia & Myofascial Release

>>>Fibro is very common in mid-life women so it often comes at menopause>time. A drop in estrogen levels seems to be associated with increased>symptoms.Have seen very good results in treating the symptoms of fibromyalgiawith Myofascial Release, very often, women with these symptoms havealso had abdominal surgeries, that has been a common denominator andclients are very surprised how much better they feel, more flexible,less pain and more energy after sessions.Antonia Nelson-- Antonia NelsonIntegrative Coach & Therapisthttp://www.Body-dynamics.com920-868-9599********************************************* WWW.PEACEFULMIND.COM Sponsors Alternative Answers-HEALING NATURALLY- this is the premise of HOLISTIC HEALTH. Preventative and Curative measure to take for many ailments at:http://www.peacefulmind.com/ailments_frame.htm__________-To INVITE A FRIEND to our healing community, copy and paste this address in an email to them:http://www./members_add _________To ADD A LINK, RESOURCE, OR WEBSITE to Alternative Answers please Go to: http://www./links___________Community email addresses: Post message: Subscribe: - Un: - List owner: -owner _______Shortcut URL to this page: http://www.

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Thank you Antonia. I appreciate that info and will pass it on.

 

All the best,

Michelle

 

 

Antonia wrote: Have seen very good results in treating the symptoms

of fibromyalgia with Myofascial Release, very often, women with

these symptoms have also had abdominal surgeries, that has been a

common denominator and clients are very surprised how much better

they feel, more flexible, less pain and more energy after sessions.

[Guest guest]

>What's the connection between fibromyalgia and abdominal surgery?

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>Linda

 

The connection between fibromyalgia and a lot of other problems has

to do with the scar tissue, the trauma etc, Myofascial release is working

on the fascial system which is one continous sheath from head to toe,

superficial and then deep surrounding all cells, when it is cut into, it does

something to the integrity of the fascia and many problems can occur

at that site and probably more in other parts of the body. Scars on the

abdomen will contract the fascia and cause restrictions and the restrictions

can bring as much as 2000# per square inch of resistance, that is a lot of

restriction for a body to deal with, hence, can cause bizarre symptoms,

pain, and much more

Antonia Nelson

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Antonia Nelson

Integrative Coach & Therapist

http://www.Body-dynamics.com

920-868-9599

[Guest guest]

Hi Linda, Michelle here. I was wondering that too. Did a search and

found nothing. I'm wondering if " abdominal surgeries " might be

making reference to hysterectomies, which are (over) common in

perimenopause/menopause? Hmmmm? What'cha think Antonia?

 

Linda wrote: What's the connection between fibromyalgia and

abdominal surgery?

 

Antonia wrote: very often, women with these symptoms have

also had abdominal surgeries, that has been a common denominator and

clients are very surprised how much better they feel, more flexible,

[Guest guest]

Hi Michelle,

so many unnecessary surgeries, hysterecomies, gall

bladders,

c sections,

this article

explains the connections with mfr and fibromyalgia it is

written by John

Barnes PT

 

 

What is fibromyalgia really? What do fibromyalgia, chronic

fatigue syndrome, chronic pain, headaches, pelvic/menstrual pain and

dysfunction, and PMS have in common? These are simply different labels

of a common denominator, unrecognized myofascial restrictions.

Myofascial restrictions do not show up in all of the standard tests

that are now performed, nor have most health professionals been taught

how to recognize them.

 

MYOFASCIAL RELEASE

-- " THE MISSING LINK. "

Myofascial release

is a new state of the art therapeutic approach for the relief of pain

and headaches and the restoration of motion.

 

Fascia surrounds and

infuses every organ, duct, nerve, blood vessel, muscle and bone of the

pelvic cavity. Fascia has the propensity to tighten after trauma,

inflammatory processes, poor posture or childbirth. The American way

of childbirth is extremely unnatural and can be very traumatic to the

woman, especially if she has a pelvic torsion and/or fascial

restrictions prior to delivery, and most do! *

 

Fascia has a tensile

strength of over 2,000 pounds per square inch. In other words, fascial

restrictions have the potential of exerting enormous pressure on

pain-sensitive structures producing pain or malfunction of the

delicate pelvic structures.

 

Certainly, not all

problems have a fascial origin, but restrictions of the fascia are the

cause of many of these problems in a surprisingly high percentage of

cases, especially when all the tests turn out negative and medication

only helps temporarily or surgery did not change the

situation.

 

I cannot tell you

how many times I have heard stories of women being seen by doctor

after doctor, taking more and more medication, as months, and then

years, pass. Desperation sets in ... psychiatrists, psychologists,

surgery, more surgery ... nothing helps. In fact, it continues to get

worse over time and begins to spread to assorted symptoms throughout

the body. The woman begins to wonder if maybe it is " all in her

head. "

 

Myofascial release

is utilized for the treatment of menstrual pain and/or dysfunction,

back and pelvic pain, endometriosis and other inflammatory disorders.

It can treat the unpleasant and/or painful symptoms of pregnancy and

childbirth, recurrent bladder pain and infection, painful intercourse,

sexual dysfunction, elimination problems, coccygeal pain, . painful

episiotomy scars and the list goes on. These problems can in many

cases be substantially alleviated or eliminated by myofascial release,

nontraumatically and gently.

 

Inflammatory

processes, such as endometriosis, can cause the fascial layers to

adhere to adjoining tissue creating pain and symptoms. Many times the

fascial tissues will adhere around the bladder and the urethral areas

creating the environment for infection, since fascial restrictions

impede proper elimination of toxins and waste products from the

tissues. If the fascia tightens around the bladder it can limit the

bladder's potential to enlarge sufficiently, creating the need to

urinate frequently or painfully. When a woman coughs, sneezes or

laughs, urine will tend to seep out since there is no give to the

bladder.

 

Scars from

abdominal/pelvic surgery, trauma or episiotomy scars can also create

havoc in the pelvic area, causing menstrual dysfunction, pelvic pain,

painful intercourse, constipation, diarrhea, and/or hemorrhoids.

Recent statistics have shown that hysterectomies are performed on the

average every 45 seconds in the United States and it has been

determined that over half a million of these procedures a year are

deemed unnecessary.

Another common

problem we encounter is coccygeal disorders from trauma, pelvic

torsion and childbirth. A malaligned coccyx can cause a multitude of

problems in the pelvic area, including some of those just mentioned,

as well as back and neck pain, and/or headaches due to the influence

of the dural tube. When the coccyx moves closer to the pubic

symphysis, the musculoaponeurotic fibers from the pubis to the coccyx

become so slack that they lose their tonus. If the origin and

insertion of a muscle move closer together, a great portion of the

muscle's power is lost. Typical symptoms of a sacrococcygeal lesion in

a female subject are the inability to sit for long periods of time,

declining quality of sexual relationships and cystitis ... the coccyx

can lead to a general decrease in the motility of the entire body, and

it should be checked in people who are devitalized or suffering from

general depression.*

 

Myofascial release

has helped many women with menstrual and PMS symptoms. Just picture

the fascia tightening like a powerful three-dimensional net around the

pelvic structures. Then as the woman begins to bloat as her menstrual

cycle begins, the combination of fascial tightness and increasing

internal pressure begins to exert heavy pressure on nerves, blood

vessels, etc., and the cramps begin, the back tightens and all the

other unpleasant effects are a reaction to the abnormal internal

pressure.

 

The non-traumatic,

gentle nature of myofascial release is reassuring in that the patient

need not worry, since these effective procedures will not worsen the

patient's symptoms or cause harm.

 

Myofascial release

can free the structures producing pain and can also relieve the

emotional pain associated with past unpleasant events or traumas. The

painful memories or emotions from beatings, rapes, molestation, or

miscarriages seem to be stored in the body's memory.*

 

Many times the woman

has dealt with these situations intellectually, but on the

subconscious level, the body (the myofascial structures in particular)

stores these past painful events. As myofascial release frees the

adhered tissue, the trapped emotions and painful memories fade away

leaving the person with a sense of peace. This return to balance is

sort of like letting the steam out of a pressure cooker. The comment I

hear quite frequently from my patients is " I finally feel like

myself again, " or " My sense of calm has

returned. "

 

Myofascial release

is not meant to replace the important techniques and approaches that

you currently utilize, but acts as a very important added dimension

for increasing your effectiveness and permanency of results in

relieving pain and restoring function and the quantity and quality of

motion.

 

References: 1.Visceral Manipulation, Jean-Pierre Barral, D.O. (Europe)

and Pierre Mercier, D.O.(Europe) Eastland Press, Seattle, WA 1983 pp

260-261 2. The Wisdom of the Receptors: Neuropeptides, the Emotions

and the Bodymind, Candace Pert.

 

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Antonia Nelson

Integrative Coach & Therapist

http://www.Body-dynamics.com

920-868-9599

[Guest guest]

Antonia, this is interesting. I never really thought about that

before and thank you much for bringing this to my awareness.

 

Michelle

 

 

Antonia wrote: Scars on the abdomen will contract the fascia and

cause restrictions and the restrictions can bring as much as 2000#

per square inch of resistance, that is a lot of restriction for a

body to deal with, hence, can cause bizarre symptoms, pain, and much

more