Myofascial Release & Massage: Alternative Therapies for Fibromyalgia

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www.forbiddenartsmanchester.org.uk/

Wednesday 24th October

Come help us create the space. All artist and creators are invited to contribute and see the space morph through the day into an overall work of art. This will lead into an evening of visuals and film.

Thursday 25th October

A day of skillsharing and a celebration of D.I.Y culture.

If you would like to share a skill at the D.I.Y Day please get in touch ASAP.

Evening:The Noise Upstairs
An evening of uncomposed sounds.
Bring instruments, laptops, voices and toys

Friday 26th October

Healing day, alternative therapies and relaxation space from Noon til 7pm

If you would like to run a healing workshop or offer massage or alternative therapies please email us. A full listing of what’s on offer will be here soon

Bicycle Art Parade 6pm Central Library, ending at TAA

It will not only be an amzing bike ride to celebrate the bicycle, to meet other cyclists, to have an excuse to ride around, to feel part of a bike gang, to have a fun evening etc etc.but!this month it will also be Manchester’s FIRST EVER Bicycle Art Parade! So dress up your bike in tinsel or glitter or make it look like a dragon or a fly…whatever..lets get creative!!!!

the last few months have seen around 120 cyclists on critical mass, lets make this one even bigger

The Manchester Temporary Autonomous Arts
BARN DANCE
From 8pm to midnight

A night of celebration of Lancashire! Wi’ hot pot, fancy dress and country dancin’ with The Polkadots playing and teaching us some country dances. The Polkadots are a trio who play melodeon, keyboards and guitar

Saturday 27th October

Workshops for all throughout the day and including permaculture,
truth poets

and from 7.30pm onwards the super fantastic TAA Cabaret open for anyone to take part with unique acts and performance.

More specific info about workshops will be listed soon

If you have any skill shares, workshops or activities you would like to do in the space please email us and we will add it to the time table.

Street Blitz

From 14-28 October 2007 we are hosting Manchester’s first ever Street Blitz, the two week festival of street art and creative subversion.

During the two weeks we want you to use Manchester as an open gallery. There is a map of the city primed and ready for Blitzers to post their activities, no matter how big or small, onto a map overlay.

Install your art or anything which changes the perspective on our city then get online and post it onto the empty map on the Street Blitz website at www.streetblitz.org/manchester. You can add a description and any photos of your work. There will also be room for comments on each placemark which can also be used to tell us if the artwork is still there or if the miserly bureaucrats got there first.

THIS IS YOUR CITY
Leave your mark!

Myofascial Release & Massage: Alternative Therapies for Fibromyalgia

Article by Erica Thompson

There are many alternative therapies for Fibromyalgia and each individual may be affected differently by each therapy. A therapy that works well for one may not benefit another as much or at all. It is important to know what is available to you that can help better your quality of life and help you manage your pain.

I have tried several different therapies and there are a few that really helped and one in particular, was a life-saver! My hope is that you can find a therapy that you can add to your conventional treatment and gain freedom of movement and freedom from the stress and depression that are caused by Fibromyalgia.

Integrative Medicine: The idea was developed to help medical and other health professionals to expand their practices by and integrating accessible effective Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) protocols for the treatment of their patients. This would bring patients more complete care and give them all the help that is available to improve their overall health. Some of the therapies included are: Energy Therapies (including CMU Technology), Herbs and Supplements, Nutrition, Lifestyle Strategies, Biochemical Approaches and Structural, Movement and Mind-Body Therapies.

In this article, I will cover two structural, movement and mind-body therapies: Myofascial Release Therapy & Massage Therapy.

Massage therapy helps with Fibromyalgia because it gently works on the soft tissues (muscles, tendons, fascia and ligaments). Massage increases circulation of blood to tight, sore muscles & increases muscle tone. It is sometimes used in conjunction with ultrasound or with the application of heat and/or cold packs. Massage is also often helpful in removing built-up toxins such as lactic acid, and to help re-educate muscles and joints that have become misaligned.

Massage also helps the movement of lymphatic fluid (removes body wastes, toxins, pathogens), to release muscular tension, maintain proper musculoskeletal structure and function, internal organs, the central nervous system, the immune system, the endocrine system, mind/body integration, and energy flow to promote healing and emotional well-being.

Myofascial Release is a very effective hands-on technique that provides sustained pressure into myofascial knots to eliminate pain and restore motion. To understand what Myofascial Release is and why it works, you need to know what fascia is. Fascia is a thin tissue that covers all the organs of the body. It is actually one structure that exists from head to foot without disconnection. Myofascial Release treats taut bands in the muscle by releasing the uneven tightness in injured fascia. I was treated with the John Barnes method of Myofascial Release after a car accident that inflamed my Fibromyalgia symptoms and led to the discovery of myofascial trigger points. Even if you do not have Chronic Myofascial Pain, you can still benefit greatly from this therapy.

There are many more alternative therapy options out there and I will continue to provide information about them in hopes of giving you and your doctor the ability to make an informed decision about what therapies might work for you.

Website: Fibromyalgia Help 4 US

Chiropractor takes whole-body approach
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Skaggs will speak abou a variety of alternative heaing methods on Jan. 21 at the HS Healing and Wellness Center in Joliet. | SUBMITTED PHOTO What: Alternative Medicine Lunch and Learn with chiropractor Timothy S. Skaggs Where: HS Healing and Wellness …

Alternative Therapy question by Bogdan: Do you know an alternative therapy for Behcet’s disease?
Please answer only if you know something about it. I don’t need copy&paste from other sites.

Alternative Therapy best answer:

Answer by sOuL dOcToR
I can offer you homeopathic help but for that I need your symptoms not the name of the disease, to treat and cure you I need to know in complete details exactly what and how you feel from head to foot and all modalities what makes you feel better and what worse.
Take Care and God Bless !

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