Product Description
Reviews some of the recent theories regarding fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome. Topics covered are: what you need to know and FMS and MPS, the health care team, fighting for your rights, dealing with your world, and arming yourself with documented information. For consumers. Softcover.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 27 reviews)

An incredible help & guide

This book was a help, a guide, and comfort to/for me.

I wish I could find a doctor in person who could provide what this book did for me, truly.

Thank you, to the author.

Thank you to the amazon for providing the best deal!
September 10, 2008

Fibromyalcia

Great help during my support group for Fibromyalcia. I learned some of my symptoms and why. Not that there are any cures. However, some suggestions.

Thank you,

Cindy Connor
June 20, 2008

Wonderful Material

I purchased this book for a friend of mine, recently. I had all ready bought it and it's companion book about 4 years ago. My friend was absolutely amazed at the "right on" words of Dr. Starlanyl on the FMS and CMP. She also was taken in by the easy to understand material. There was so much she had validated..she couldn't put the book down for a couple of days! It doesn't take the pain away..but it sure helps to know it "isn't all in your head"!!!
October 22, 2007

This book made a huge difference

Dr. Starlanyl was way ahead of her time when she wrote this book. I actually read this in 2006 after 4 months of extremely painful and useless chiropractic "treatments." Frustrated and in severe pain, I picked up this book and learned a few things I didn't already know. The main one being the difference between Myofascial Pain Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Trigger point therapy (TPT) is used to treat MPS and my FMS exacerbates the MPS. But now I had found a new treatment that actually allowed me to move again. Before TPT: Vacuuming would leave me in a knotted mess with severe low back pain and full-blown FMS flare. After TPT: Now when vacuuming pretty much feel only the exhaustion of FMS and a slight tension. And this has lasted a year! I am so thankful.

Definitely give this book a read and her other book. Check out my reviews for other helpful FMS books.

Update 01/08: This book is still one of the best out there. I use self-TPT still and plan on seeking a practitioner.
August 06, 2007

Fibromyalgia Advocate

Exceptional book helps everyone who has this depliating disease. A must have I think .. glad i got it
April 10, 2007

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