Guest guest Posted July 1, 1999 Report Share Posted July 1, 1999 A while back Doc recommended an article in 'Psychology Today' about boundaries which I bought and read. The same issue had an article about fibromyalgia which I came across today. What got me thinking was: >Pain has always been an elusive phenomenon. It is the mind body conundrum writ large, an amalgam of emotional perception and physical sensation. And no one knows where one leaves off and the other begins.< (Psychology Today, May/June 1999, p43) Which leads me to believe that the use of massage (or any touch) therapy in the management of chronic pain is within the remit of this group. It's especially relevant to me as I have a client with myalgic encephalopathy (ME) which I *think* (I'm new to all this) is Britspeak for fibromyalgic syndrome (FMS) and I have *no* idea what the heck I'm doing with him (if abs is reading then yes, that one). I'm clearly doing something as he's been coming back to me regularly for over a year but what? Am I helping in the management of his condition? He clearly thinks so but how? Is there more I could do? If so what? Is it possible that the touch signals can 'climb over' the pain signals and supplant them, if so then would I be best to move from the remedial contract he's requested on his upper back towards a more 'fluff n buff' style? Any thoughts or experiences would be welcome. help us obi-wan listgroup, you're our only hope... __ ged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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