"The practitioner makes a huge difference" (:52)
Rebecca, a fibromyalgia patient, explains how to choose a treatment and a practitioner that will be right for you.
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Complementary Approaches
How patients use alternative medicine
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Alternative Treatments
Which ones are right for you?
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Your Mind Can Lessen Pain
How CBT helps
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Yoga Helped
How one patient found relief
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Have alternative treatments helped your pain?
Rebecca, 52, has been living with fibromyalgia for more than 30 years. After struggling without proper treatment for years, she took control of her disease and utilized alternative therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy, acupuncture, and chiropractic manipulation to achieve pain control. She used to describe her pain as a nine or a 10 and now she finds it’s a one or a two. She has written a book to help others like her,
Beyond Chronic Pain: A Get-Well Guidebook to Soothe the Body, Mind & Spirit. In this video, Rebecca talks about the importance of researching alternative treatments that will suit your personality, finding practitioners who are experienced and compassionate, and going with an open mind.
Complementary ApproachesHow patients use alternative medicine
Alternative TreatmentsWhich ones are right for you?
Your Mind Can Lessen PainHow CBT helps
Yoga HelpedHow one patient found relief
