Fibromyalgia (FM) and Chinese medicine

Fibromyalgia (FM) sufferers often feel tired have several tender points on the neck, shoulders, back, hips, arms or legs that hurt when touched. Autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis can predispose people to developing fibromyalgia. We have found that individualised Chinese herbal formulas are especially helpful in treating fibromyalgia, with a high rate of remission of symptoms. There may be no cure for fibromyalgia in Western medicine, but Chinese herbal medicine has helped fibromyalgia sufferers to become symptom free.

Some of the symptoms of fibromyalgia (FM)

• Tender points that are painful to touch on the neck, shoulders, back, hips, arms or legs
• Insomnia, broken sleep, or waking feeling unrefreshed
• Headaches
• Fatigue
• Headaches
• Mental clouding, "fibro fog"
• Difficult concentrating, poor memory
• other symptoms

Studies confirm what we see in our clinic

"This study shows there is something real about acupuncture and its effects on fibromyalgia," says David Martin, M.D., Ph.D., Mayo Clinic anesthesiologist and the study's lead investigator. "Our study was performed on patients with moderate to severe fibromyalgia. It's my speculation that if acupuncture works for these patients with recalcitrant fibromyalgia -- where previous treatments had not provided satisfactory relief -- it would likely work for many of the millions of fibromyalgia patients."

http://www.mayoclinic.org:80/news2005-rst/3000.html

Consultations for these and other conditions

  Acupuncture and Chinese herbal consultations are available in Sydney and the Central Coast. Wherever you live you can have a Chinese herbal consultation over the phone after first providing us with your medical history.