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Okay, first, sorry for not posting too much recently -- I'm feeling (relatively) better, and am on to other things... yay! Far from remission, still, but functional...
On to the good stuff -- I have found a MIRACLE for muscle spasm/myofascial pain relief....
Endermologie!
What is it? It is a suction/roller technique that was actually first marketed for cellulite reduction (it works for that, too).... it has been showing a lot of promise, too, for connective tissue problems -- my worst symptom by far, except migraines. A lot of chiropractors are using it now, for tissue massage & connective tissue repair.
SOOOO - there is a home gadget called a "wellbox" that is essentially a home endermologie machine ... desperate for anything, I purchased one (they are not cheap, at at $1600.)
OMG!!!!!!!!!! this thing makes my super spastic muscles relax! It is better than vicodin, by far! Soma doesn't hold a candle... I could go on and on and on.... (I think it is helping the cellulite, too, but that is another story altogether...)
I feel I should write a disclaimer here that I am in no way affiliated with the company, as this sounds like a testimonial -- but after years and years of this pain, with only brief respites, this thing is unbelievable, and worth every penny!
Time will tell if it actually breaks down the scar tissue (which I definitely have) -- but for acute pain, this thing is incredible!!!!!!!
One caveat -- you cannot do your own back, and the neck is a bit awkward too ---
Anyhow, had to share this. If you are interested, you can google for 'wellbox' or for pain and endermologie, or whatnot.
I waited until I had done several treatments (husband does the back) to post, to make sure it wasn't a fluke ---- it ISN'T a fluke! I also sleep better after using it.
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Aniek
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Thanks for sharing! Do you know if any physical therapists use this technique?
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dmc
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I'm gonna google it. Thank you for sharing, may you have continue success.
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I don't know, but I do know that it is being used increasingly for pain relief and healing with connective tissue disorders.
I know from your postings that you have spasm pain that is similar to mine (though you get relief from flexeril, and I only get a very dry mouth from it!) It might be worth looking into...
I've had 2 chiropractors, as well as my LLNP, tell me that I have a lot of myofascial scarring. It is truly palpable under the skin (ropey strands and lumps like walnuts), so I'm hoping this will help break that down. I'm also taking an enzyme called serrapeptase that is supposed to help dissolve it...
I'll keep you all in the loop -- I was blown out of the water at how well this works for acute pain... I wasn't expecting that at all. I've done chiropractic, massage, a theracane, muscle relaxants.. everything I could think of to relieve this pain... and this is the only thing that has truly worked.
I'm glad I bought the machine, despite the price, because I can treat whenever I need to --
And how do you put a price on pain relief????????
It does relax me to the point of being a lump of jello, though... so I need to do the treatments at night....
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Wow, sounds awesome! I have the type of connective tissue, myofacial, spasm, etc... pain you are talking about. It's great to hear you've found something that works. Yay! I love when that happens!
Can I come to your house?
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Thanks for sharing that. Were you originally diagnosed with fibromyalgia?
I'm going to find a place that will do the treatment to give it a try.
Aniek
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Thanks Mini.
I actually had to stop the Flexeril. I was on it 2.5 years and it started adding to my autonomic nervous system issues.
I'm doing much better, but still have some muscle pain. I credit my improvement to the myofascial trigger point release I got when I first started the Flexeril (it didn't work for me without the Flexeril), the Lyme treatment, and lots of yoga.
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Yes, I was first diagnosed with fibromyalgia/myofascial pain syndrome -- (and also "post whiplash syndrome" by a chiropractor or two...)
Like most of us, I've had a plethora of mis-diagnoses over the years (MS, stress, PTSD, hypochondriasis, fibro, chronic fatique, etc, etc. etc. )... it took my own research to get the right diagnosis, finally. (And this after a documented tick bite and bullseye -- DUH!!!)
I feel really hopeful with this treatment! There isn't anyone local to me who does myofascial release, so I decided to take the plunge on this gadget. I'll keep you all in the loop re: long-term results, but the short-term, acute pain relief is mindblowing.
I'm much relieved, as I was about to have to make the leap to (eek) pain management, and was none too pleased about that. As it stands, I'm taking fewer pain meds now than I have in many months.
In addition to helping a lot with the neck and back spasms, this is also helping my hip-joint pain a *great* deal. My chiropractor and LLNP both thought that the hip pain was muscle-spasm related, and apparently that was true, as the wellbox relieves it immensely!
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