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Posted 2/10/2018 4:08 PM (GMT 0)
Terrible flare.... massage made me worse? I have had a rough year with my Fibro! I had a hysterectomy in December 2016 last year and I just cannot seem to get well especially with back and muscle pain! I went for a massage yesterday thinking it would help and I am so terrible today I can hardly get out of bed I couldn’t sleep due to the pain last night! My back from my neck to my tailbone all of my muscles in my back and shooting pains around my rib cage kept me awake all night 🤕
Does anyone have this experience with massage? It has always helped me before in the past but I seem to be so much worse since yesterday that was the only thing I did different!
Posted 2/10/2018 4:22 PM (GMT 0)
Hi deb, I have a lot of experience with massage.

Maybe your therapist yesterday gave you a deep tissue massage--not good for fibro.

Make sure you go to someone who is familiar with fibromyalgia. Swedish massages are good.

Hope u feel better soon.
Posted 2/10/2018 7:24 PM (GMT 0)
Yes,

Deep massage made me feel like i got hit by a train, you need a massage therapist who specializes with myofacial training. I did ok with swedish massage in the past..i get a kind of PT called strain nad counter strain, which helps me long term but hurts the first night..my therapist says i do not process the toxins that a massage or PT can release, so i feel worse before i feel better..

You will recover, did they say lots of water?

For my daughter, they had her do epsom salts soaks following PT
Posted 2/10/2018 9:06 PM (GMT 0)
I get a gentle massage once a month and it helps me a lot. My massage therapist is trained in fibro and Mayofacial massages. She says there is no good reason for a deep massage...ever. And the massage therapist gets to charge more for a deep massage.

Sherrine
Posted 2/11/2018 3:21 PM (GMT 0)
I've had that experience. If you can't find a massage therapist that is experienced in fibro, try one that is young and listens!!! I've found it difficult in the past to convince experienced practitioners that I know what I need. (I get the 'Oh my goodness, you're a mess! We need to fix this!' thing) My current therapist is young and fresh and listens to me. She does a gentle massage and checks in with me throughout. I also have to resist the temptation to ask her to go deeper on those sore spots. It will feel good in the moment, but a few hours later it will feel horrible. I also tend to do shorter sessions. 45 minutes if I'm doing both neck and back/hip. Only 1/2 hour if I'm doing neck and shoulders. A full hour or more is way too much. It can also help to do a good epsom salt soak afterwards if you can manage it.
Posted 2/12/2018 7:06 AM (GMT 0)
I cannot have massages at all ,esp from rookies like massage envy or massage heights places which are franchise and not RX office from a certified RMT.

I get cramped up and unable to sit or lie down for 4 days .

so I stopped getting them at all.

I have tried epsom salts for just 10 min as thats max as acrylic tub is extremely rockhard sheet I cannot lay down on it either.

I have very firm matress which has no memory foam topper yet so I can get uncomfy at times.

I guess I have fibro plus CFS as I was tested for allergies few yrs back and mold allergy topped the list.

I try not to run my humidifier for long times indoors.

Deep massage is worst .

Try your therapist to be gentle and write down in the intake form that you have FIBRO
Posted 2/12/2018 11:15 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the replies! I was so miserable! Then yesterday was better but I would ke at 5:30 this morning with terrible pain in my shoulders again😢 muscles so tight and hurting so bad in the center of my back. Muscle spasms and cramps hav been so horrible the past 2-3 months! I don’t know how much more I can stand. I went to therapist for massage to try and get some relief and it usually feels good at least while I am getting it but I didn’t feel any relief this time and I thought it was weird that she “didn’t do as good as usual” .... now I am thinking it wasn’t her it was me 😢
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