Fibromyalgia?!

Fibromyalgia?

Is there anyone out there with an alternative medicine answer for the pain of Fibromyalgia, and Myofacial Syndome????.

FIBROMYALGIA
It is a painful condition often associated with illness or injury. It mainly affects the muscles. The affected muscles become sore and tender to the touch. Exposure to damp and cold are frequent causes, but any injury to joints or muscles may bring in this condition. It begins suddenly, and the pain usually feels worse when the muscles are used.
People with this condition cannot sleep at night due to pain. Their muscles begin to ache at night and their sleep is disturbed on account of pain.
Normally, when people sleep, they enter the stage-four sleep, which produces deep relaxation, and their muscles naturally turn off. But people with fibromyalgia don't enter stage-four sleep. As a result, their muscles don't rest properly and they ache.
Most common symptoms of fibromyalgia are pain, tenderness of the muscles, extreme fatigue and general weakness.

HOME REMEDIES: FIBROMYALGIA

* Bog bean works as an anti-inflammatory, eating this herb or taking the herb in a supplement form can help in combating pain.
* Ginger is also known for its properties in fighting joint pain and stiffness.
* Take two teaspoons of lemon juice and a teaspoon of honey in a cup of warm water twice daily. It is highly effective for the treatment of pain.
* Half teaspoon of turmeric powder taken with warm water twice a day is also beneficial in curing fibromyalgia
* Drinking alfalfa tea twice daily is also helpful for the treatment of joint pains.
* Radish juice mixed with sugar is also helpful to fight with muscle pains.
* Drinking 15 grams of fresh bathu juice daily with an empty stomach without adding any salt or sugar to it helps in reducing the symptoms of fibromyalgia.
* A cup of papaya seed tea taken six or seven times daily for two or three weeks gives relief in the joint pains.
* Eat porridge of 2 teaspoonfuls of winter cherry with ghee and molasses with an empty stomach for 15 days.
* A tablespoon of fruit pectin in a small glass of cranberry juice taken every morning gives relief.
* A person suffering from pain should eliminate sugar, white flour, macaroni, pie, cake, and sweet drinks from diet.
* A drink consisting of four raw finely sliced beets soaked in a quart of berry wine for one day. Drink one small glass of this liquid before meals, three times a day.
* Dissolve 4 teaspoons of blackstrap molasses in one quart of cranberry juice and drink one glass everyday.
* Two parts pure olive oil and one part kerosene makes a wonderful solution to be applied on the affected muscles.
* Add one-tablespoon cod liver oil to the juice of one orange, and drink before going to bed.
* Rubbing the aching joints with hot vinegar before going to bed also gives relief to the pain.
* Mix 2 tablespoons mullein, 3 of granulated slippery elm bark, one of lobelia, 1-teaspoon cayenne. Use boiling water to make paste. Spread on cloth and place on swollen joints.
* Bake one or two egg- plants. Mash and fry in about 2 tablespoons of castor oil. Spices like cumin, coriander, turmeric, garlic and salt can be added while frying. Take once daily for two to three months for relief.
* Another herb known as Guggulu is very helpful in curing muscle pains. If available, eat half a teaspoon twice a day after meals with warm water. ·Paste of 1 teaspoon red chilies and fresh ginger mixed in half a cup of sesame oil and strain. Gently rub this oil on the affected muscles. Camphor, wintergreen and cinnamon oils are also beneficial for external application.
* A vegetable-juice fast significantly reduces pain for many patients with fibromyalgia. Carrot juice, celery juice, cabbage juice, or tomato juice can be used
* Application of hot packs and ice packs for 10 minutes also provides relief from joint pains.
* A combination of burdock, slippery elm, sheep sorrel and Turkish rhubarb was shown good results in improving fibromyalgia.
* Soak Spiegel seeds in water, make a paste and apply it on the joints for quick relief from pain.
* Omega 3 fatty acids reduce inflammation of joints. Omega-3 fatty acids can be found in salmon, sardines, other oily fish, walnuts, flax, soy, olive oil, nuts, and avocados.
* Pine-bark and grape-seed extracts are natural anti-inflammatory that help to ease pain .
* Topical applications of cayenne (capsicum) powder mixed with wintergreen oil can help relieve muscle pain.
* Dandelion reduces frequency and intensity of pain and strengthens the connective tissue. Take 1 tbsp. Juice or 1-cup tea twice daily for four to six weeks
* Willow bark has anti-inflammatory properties and works as a painkiller.

MYOFASCIAL PAIN:
Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) share a number of symptoms, and the names are often used interchangeably in the medical literature. While it is possible to have both fibromyalgia and myofascial pain, there are definite differences. One difference is that more women than men have fibromyalgia, though the ratio of men to women who have myofascial pain syndrome is equal. Also, in fibromyalgia, the muscles have generalised sensitivity, while with myofascial pain, the muscle areas that are located away from the trigger points and their referral regions have normal sensitivity. With fibromyalgia, there is total body achiness, while with myofascial pain there are specific pains in specific areas. With myofascial pain, the areas not affected by trigger points do not hurt, though with fibromyalgia, the areas outside the tender points still ache. Fibromyalgia is a neuroendocrine disorder while myofascial pain is a neuromuscular condition.

Coenzyme Q10
Coenzyme Q10 has long been prescribed for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients. CoQ10 is a potent antioxidant that aids in metabolic reactions including the process of forming ATP, the molecule the body uses for energy. Virtually every cell in the body contains CoQ10. It is concentrated in the mitochondria, the area of the cells where energy is produced.

NADH
NADH (reduced B-nicotanimide dinucleotide) is a coenzyme molecule formed from vitamin B3 (niacin). NADH (along with CoQ10) is essential for the production of energy (ATP) in a process called oxidative phosphorylation.

L-Carnitine
Several studies have found deficiencies of the amino acid L-carnitine in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, although other studies fail to confirm this. L-carnitine is known to boost energy levels. The lack of consistency in the research literature suggests that there may be a number of marginal nutritional deficiencies that have etiologic relevance to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. These deficiencies may include carnitine along with the B-complex vitamins, essential fatty acids, L-tryptophan, zinc, magnesium, and others.

Magnesium
Magnesium, a mineral utilized by every cell of the body, participates in energy metabolism and protein synthesis. The body vigilantly protects blood magnesium levels, in part because 350 enzymatic processes depend upon magnesium status for activation. Magnesium is stored in tissues and bone, sharing skeletal residency with calcium and phosphorus.