Chronic Pain
Our purpose is to introduce chronic pain sufferers to superior methods of treating and managing chronic pain by combining trigger point therapy with acupuncture point therapy.
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FSM Ushers in New Era of Medical Treatment for Chronic Pain
2009-12-16 11:19:08
Since the mid 1990’s FSM, or Frequency Specific Microcurrent, has been gradually altering the landscape of the chronic pain treatment community and is beginning to affect quite profoundly the way chronic pain and numerous other medical conditions are being treated worldwide. Raphael J. D'Angelo, M.D., of Aurora, Colorado, is among the proponents in the medical community who advocates the merits of FSM and administers FSM therapy to his patients in his everyday practice. Dr. D’Angelo defines FSM as follows: “FSM is the application of specific frequencies of electrical current to the human body. The current is in millionths of an ampere called micro amps, which is below the threshold of sensation. In other words, the current is so tiny that the person receiving a treatment can't feel it.” (1) Lay people often confuse FSM with EMS, Electrical Muscle Stimulation, which is an electrical device that stimulates the muscles and can usually be found in a physical therapist or chirop
2009-12-16 11:19:08
Since the mid 1990’s FSM, or Frequency Specific Microcurrent, has been gradually altering the landscape of the chronic pain treatment community and is beginning to affect quite profoundly the way chronic pain and numerous other medical conditions are being treated worldwide. Raphael J. D'Angelo, M.D., of Aurora, Colorado, is among the proponents in the medical community who advocates the merits of FSM and administers FSM therapy to his patients in his everyday practice. Dr. D’Angelo defines FSM as follows: “FSM is the application of specific frequencies of electrical current to the human body. The current is in millionths of an ampere called micro amps, which is below the threshold of sensation. In other words, the current is so tiny that the person receiving a treatment can't feel it.” (1) Lay people often confuse FSM with EMS, Electrical Muscle Stimulation, which is an electrical device that stimulates the muscles and can usually be found in a physical therapist or chirop
Referred Pain? What's That?
2009-11-19 17:52:57
Experiencing referred pain means you are experiencing pain in one muscle or area of the body, but the source of the pain actually comes from a trigger point in an entirely different muscle. Sometimes this occurs in a body part lying a significant distance from the referring trigger point. In another post in which we discussed "what are trigger points" we learned that the trapezius muscle has a trigger point about midway between the shoulder and the neck lying atop the torso. (See figure 1) Two more trapezius trigger points lie next to each other at the juncture of the shoulder and the neck, indicated in yellow on figure 1, although the posterior point is the more frequent culprit causing referred pain. These trigger points "will consistently refer pain above the trigger point into the neck - this is a major source of "tension neckache." As the pain intensifies, it will extend to the side of head, centering around the temple and behind the eye. On occasion, pain will also flare up i
2009-11-19 17:52:57
Experiencing referred pain means you are experiencing pain in one muscle or area of the body, but the source of the pain actually comes from a trigger point in an entirely different muscle. Sometimes this occurs in a body part lying a significant distance from the referring trigger point. In another post in which we discussed "what are trigger points" we learned that the trapezius muscle has a trigger point about midway between the shoulder and the neck lying atop the torso. (See figure 1) Two more trapezius trigger points lie next to each other at the juncture of the shoulder and the neck, indicated in yellow on figure 1, although the posterior point is the more frequent culprit causing referred pain. These trigger points "will consistently refer pain above the trigger point into the neck - this is a major source of "tension neckache." As the pain intensifies, it will extend to the side of head, centering around the temple and behind the eye. On occasion, pain will also flare up i
Contents Index
2009-11-17 14:43:42
Managing Chronic Pain Saturday, October 17, 2009 The purpose of this site is to introduce chronic pain sufferers to a method of treatment and management of chronic pain through a combination of trigger point therapy and acupuncture point therapy. This is a system of pain management with which even many medical doctors have little familiarization. Most folks are somewhat familiar with or have at least heard of acupuncture, but relatively few lay people are aware of the benefits of trigger point continued... ***************************************** What Are Trigger Points? Tuesday, October 20, 2009 The term "trigger point" was coined by Dr Janet Travell and Dr David Simon in the 1950s. A trigger point is a local hardening of an area in a muscle that often hardens to such a degree that, when touched with your finger, or palpated, it feels almost solid, like something entirely separate from the muscle itself. (1) But the trigger point is a real part of the muscle, not at all
2009-11-17 14:43:42
Managing Chronic Pain Saturday, October 17, 2009 The purpose of this site is to introduce chronic pain sufferers to a method of treatment and management of chronic pain through a combination of trigger point therapy and acupuncture point therapy. This is a system of pain management with which even many medical doctors have little familiarization. Most folks are somewhat familiar with or have at least heard of acupuncture, but relatively few lay people are aware of the benefits of trigger point continued... ***************************************** What Are Trigger Points? Tuesday, October 20, 2009 The term "trigger point" was coined by Dr Janet Travell and Dr David Simon in the 1950s. A trigger point is a local hardening of an area in a muscle that often hardens to such a degree that, when touched with your finger, or palpated, it feels almost solid, like something entirely separate from the muscle itself. (1) But the trigger point is a real part of the muscle, not at all
Which Medical Provider Should You Choose?
2009-11-17 02:00:15
Which type of medical provider specializes in trigger point (TrP) therapy and other therapies, such as FSM therapy, that are presented on this site and which provider should you choose to treat your chronic pain? The first rule is that you should see either a medical doctor or doctor of Osteopathic to determine or diagnose the cause of your pain. Once you have a diagnosis of your condition, that will determine who you should see next. Medical Doctor Medical doctors will perform invasive procedures such as trigger point needling or injections. They will also diagnose the cause of your pain, if possible, and can legally prescribe medications too. Physical therapists, doctors of acupuncture and chiropractors cannot prescribe medications unless they are also medical or osteopathic physicians. A handful of medical doctors currently perform FSM therapy, but only a handful. Medical doctors generally will prescribe for one or more therapies and then will refer the patient to a physical
2009-11-17 02:00:15
Which type of medical provider specializes in trigger point (TrP) therapy and other therapies, such as FSM therapy, that are presented on this site and which provider should you choose to treat your chronic pain? The first rule is that you should see either a medical doctor or doctor of Osteopathic to determine or diagnose the cause of your pain. Once you have a diagnosis of your condition, that will determine who you should see next. Medical Doctor Medical doctors will perform invasive procedures such as trigger point needling or injections. They will also diagnose the cause of your pain, if possible, and can legally prescribe medications too. Physical therapists, doctors of acupuncture and chiropractors cannot prescribe medications unless they are also medical or osteopathic physicians. A handful of medical doctors currently perform FSM therapy, but only a handful. Medical doctors generally will prescribe for one or more therapies and then will refer the patient to a physical
Trigger Point Needling to Alleviate Pain
2009-10-31 17:51:32
http://pain6.blogspot.com/2009/10/chronic-pain-referral.html Trigger Point Needling is a commonly used method to alleviate pain from trigger points, which are knots or hardening of muscle fiber. The procedure is generally performed by a medical doctor or osteopath and can be either in the form of dry needling or the doctor may inject a pain killer such as lidocaine or even botox into the trigger point to ease the patient's pain. Injecting lidocaine into a trigger point is very similar to getting any type of injection, except that with a trigger point injection, the doctor wants the medicine to reach a specific area in a specific muscle as opposed to the medicine generally entering the patient's system. Lidocaine "is widely used for infiltration, nerve-block, and spinal anesthesia in a 0.5 to 2 percent aqueous or saline solution and is also applied to mucous membranes (2 to 4 percent) for mucosal anesthesia." (1) Because lidocaine is a fast acting anesthetic, pain relief may be alm
2009-10-31 17:51:32
http://pain6.blogspot.com/2009/10/chronic-pain-referral.html Trigger Point Needling is a commonly used method to alleviate pain from trigger points, which are knots or hardening of muscle fiber. The procedure is generally performed by a medical doctor or osteopath and can be either in the form of dry needling or the doctor may inject a pain killer such as lidocaine or even botox into the trigger point to ease the patient's pain. Injecting lidocaine into a trigger point is very similar to getting any type of injection, except that with a trigger point injection, the doctor wants the medicine to reach a specific area in a specific muscle as opposed to the medicine generally entering the patient's system. Lidocaine "is widely used for infiltration, nerve-block, and spinal anesthesia in a 0.5 to 2 percent aqueous or saline solution and is also applied to mucous membranes (2 to 4 percent) for mucosal anesthesia." (1) Because lidocaine is a fast acting anesthetic, pain relief may be alm
What Are Trigger Points?
2009-10-31 17:44:29
The term "trigger point" was coined by Dr Janet Travell and Dr David Simon in the 1950s. A trigger point is a local hardening of an area in a muscle that often hardens to such a degree that, when touched with your finger, or palpated, it feels almost solid, like something entirely separate from the muscle itself. (1) But the trigger point is a real part of the muscle, not at all a separate entity. When the muscle is pressed upon the trigger point will slide slightly away from the point of touch, or palpation. In figure A we see the trigger point slide to the right. Likewise, when you press the trigger point from the opposite side, it will slide away from the point of pressure, or in this case to the left as seen in Figure B. Trigger points are also sometimes referred to as Trigger Zones, Trigger Spots and Trigger Areas. You will also see Myofascial Trigger Points frequently mentioned when discussing these devilish areas of your muscles. (2) All of these terms refer to the same are
2009-10-31 17:44:29
The term "trigger point" was coined by Dr Janet Travell and Dr David Simon in the 1950s. A trigger point is a local hardening of an area in a muscle that often hardens to such a degree that, when touched with your finger, or palpated, it feels almost solid, like something entirely separate from the muscle itself. (1) But the trigger point is a real part of the muscle, not at all a separate entity. When the muscle is pressed upon the trigger point will slide slightly away from the point of touch, or palpation. In figure A we see the trigger point slide to the right. Likewise, when you press the trigger point from the opposite side, it will slide away from the point of pressure, or in this case to the left as seen in Figure B. Trigger points are also sometimes referred to as Trigger Zones, Trigger Spots and Trigger Areas. You will also see Myofascial Trigger Points frequently mentioned when discussing these devilish areas of your muscles. (2) All of these terms refer to the same are
Managing Chronic Pain
2009-10-31 17:39:22
The purpose of this site is to introduce chronic pain sufferers to a method of treatment and management of chronic pain through a combination of trigger point therapy and acupuncture point therapy. This is a system of pain management with which even many medical doctors have little familiarization. Most folks are somewhat familiar with or have at least heard of acupuncture, but relatively few lay people are aware of the benefits of trigger point therapy. Trigger Point Therapy was discovered and developed in the United States by Dr Janet Travell, a brilliant physician who "developed and popularized the diagnosis and treatment of myofascial pain syndrome secondary to trigger points." (1) In order to avoid tedious technical jargon which is difficult for most lay people to understand, care will be taken to avoid such lengthy medical terms whenever possible. However, in order to understand how Trigger Point Therapy works, you should have a basic understanding of what it is. "Myofascial
2009-10-31 17:39:22
The purpose of this site is to introduce chronic pain sufferers to a method of treatment and management of chronic pain through a combination of trigger point therapy and acupuncture point therapy. This is a system of pain management with which even many medical doctors have little familiarization. Most folks are somewhat familiar with or have at least heard of acupuncture, but relatively few lay people are aware of the benefits of trigger point therapy. Trigger Point Therapy was discovered and developed in the United States by Dr Janet Travell, a brilliant physician who "developed and popularized the diagnosis and treatment of myofascial pain syndrome secondary to trigger points." (1) In order to avoid tedious technical jargon which is difficult for most lay people to understand, care will be taken to avoid such lengthy medical terms whenever possible. However, in order to understand how Trigger Point Therapy works, you should have a basic understanding of what it is. "Myofascial
Chronic Pain Referral
2009-10-28 00:38:51
Please submit the following information to help us refer you to a chronic pain medical expert in your area. We currently only refer in the US and Canada. There is no charge to you for the referral, and you are under no obligation. <p>Loading...</p>
2009-10-28 00:38:51
Please submit the following information to help us refer you to a chronic pain medical expert in your area. We currently only refer in the US and Canada. There is no charge to you for the referral, and you are under no obligation. <p>Loading...</p>