@bretrow100, Welcome to Connect and Good Evening Tonia. Thank you for coming to Connect where the mission is to help our members discover and welcome a better quality of life. And thank you for sharing your diagnosis of Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome. As you know, fascia, as a protective covering is everywhere in our bodies, covering organs and blood vessels, muscles and other body components. When, because of injury or overuse, the fascia becomes restricted and we experience pain. Fascia also accumulates in protective layers. If the layers are stacked up then it might take some hands-on treatment.
Would you feel comfortable sharing any medications that you rely on currently? How has the discomfort evolved from age 3 to 45?
I also have chronic myofascial pain all the time, every minute of every day. Mine is from falling off horses and down mountains. Even orthopedic surgeries appear to have left some fascia in restriction.
Have you heard of or tried a treatment called Myofascial Release Therapy (MFR)? For me, that is a great part of my "solution".
We have a member who is very knowledgeable about MFR. @jenniferhunter, would you be able to say hello to Tonia and show her the Connect discussion page that you created?
May you have a restful sleep tonight. Chris
Thank you for your reply. The pain just developed 3 years ago after I was doing a major spring cleaning using my left arm. Since my accident I over developed my left side from over use, therefore have more strength and muscle in my left, and my left side is actually bigger then my right. I am taking lyrica and cymbalta and wear a butran patch which has a small amount of morphine in it. My pain never goes away but I do find the more I can keep up with my stretches given to me by a Pilates instructor that it helps lesson the pain. She also has helped me with my posture as my left shoulder really dropped from over use. I haven’t tried MFR, I’m not sure if we have that here in Canada. I would like to know more about it. I appreciate your time.
Thanks
Tonia