Fibromyalgia


Fibromyalgia is relatively common disorder affecting primarily women in the 25-45 year age group. It is frequently a diagnosis of exclusion where the symptoms cannot be attributed to other causes. Normally it has a slow onset, and although non-fatal and non-degenerative, it causes chronic long-term difficulties and may, in rare instances, become debilitating. This DVD describes the symptoms and experiences of Fibromyalgia sufferers, and shows how to use bodywork and various supplements to address the most common symptoms. You will learn to evaluate the eighteen tender spots that are the diagnosis for Fibromyalgia, as well as massage sessions for sleep, pain and headaches. This detailed, informative program will give you the tools you need to effectively help those with Fibromyalgia.
"We all know that we can count on Riehl to produce a first-rate, high-quality DVD. Beautifully produced with easy-to-navigate menus, this Massage Therapy for Fibromyalgia offers an incisive overview of this confusing syndrome that answers the questions massage therapists are asking." Lisa Mertz, PhD, LMT Massage Therapy Journal $64
	Massage Today Review: Massage Therapy for Fibromyalgia is a much-needed tool for people with fibromyalgia, as well as massage therapists. Understanding what these people are experiencing and the three different massages to help alleviate their pain is priceless. This DVD provides excellent massages to help our clients who have fibromyalgia, as well as describes what we know now and theories of what they know so far.
	"Massage Therapy for Fibromyalgia" helps to educate the viewer about fibromyalgia, a confusing health problem that had doctors puzzled for years, and for good reason. Rating: 9 out of 10 by Virgina Herring Articles: Read about Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia Fact or Fiction?
	DVD contents Running Time: 1 Hr, 58 mins Defining Fibromyalgia Symptoms Tender point assessment 4 theories of cause Treatment basics 5HTP Melatonin Magnesium Vitamin D Menthol Cayenne Massage for sleep (20 min.) Massage for pain (23 min.) Massage for headaches (37 min.) Plus DVD Extras: Diet, Exercise, Acupuncture, Chronic Fatigue & Fibro-Fog
Throughout his 25-year career as an herbalist and bodywork practitioner, Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa has been working with clients with fibromyalgia. On this DVD, he presents detailed descriptions of the complexity of the syndrome, its symptomatology and its associated conditions. As he explains, the hallmark symptom of fibromyalgia is consistent, unremitting muscle pain throughout the body. But there are no definitive medical tests for fibromyalgia; blood work and lab tests often yield normal results. Diagnosis is based on extreme irritation in 11 of 18 distinct tender points with widespread pain in two quadrants of the body. Commonly, patients have experienced recent trauma—car accident, athletic injury, emotional upheaval—and suffer from chronic insomnia. Interwoven with Khalsa’s lecture segments, Sean Riehl offers clear, precise and in-depth demonstrations of assessment and massage. He gives three specific sessions: massage for sleep (20 minutes), massage for pain (23 minutes) and massage for headaches (37 minutes). The DVD also includes two patients’ subjective experiences. Osteopathic physician and acupuncturist Daniel Diamond presents on acupuncture, and Khalsa also gives recommendations for diet and exercise. Lisa Mertz, PhD, LMT Massage Therapy Journal
About The Instructors Instructors: Karta Purk Singh Khalsa, Sean Riehl, Daniel Diamond, Jon Jeffers, Doris Scoltock-Smelz
	Sean Riehl has been a massage therapist since 1990 and taught massage in the US since 1993. He has extensive advanced training in various modalities. He has presented at the AMTA California conference, written multiple articles appearing in Massage Magazine and the Biotone Newsletter as well as being the author of a number of videos on massage. Read 6 Questions to Sean Riehl Read Articles by Sean Riehl: Fibromyalgia
	Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa is the author of Body Balance and The Way of Ayurvedic Herbs, as well as co-author of Herbal Defense. He has written over 200 articles and has been studying and teaching Ayurvedic treatments for over 30 years.