MFR treatment for fibromyalgia?

So, fibromyalgia is a symptom of a variety of issues that are often difficult to impossible to diagnose the underlying cause. Because of this, different people can react in wildly different ways to a particular treatment, despite having what seems like the same condition. I worked as a licensed massage practitioner in Washington state for almost 6yrs, mostly in clinics that worked with Drs and billed directly to insurance. In my experience, there are some people whose fibromyalgia responds wonderfully to a very intense technique like MFR, and for others it is very much the wrong thing. I recommend starting with a more basic Swedish/deep tissue massage and seeing how your body responds (and totally tell the massage therapist if you want more or less pressure!). If you love deep work that really gets into your muscles, then MFR is something you will like. If you find that much lighter pressure makes your muscles relax more, stay lighter, your body knows what it needs! I found that many of my clients who liked less pressure were often the ones who also the ones helped the most with heat, so for them a hot stone massage was the most amazing help when they had a flare up. Many of my clients who really benefitted from really deep work were prone to tension headaches (especially ones that lasted for days or triggered migraines) and often complained that they felt that they stored every bit of stress in their muscles and couldn't let it go. Definitely listen to your body with any massage therapy, and make sure to drink lots of water afterwards or you can feel like poor the next day (very similar to really overdoing it working out).

Look at Paleo eating. SO many people report improvements I can't help thinking it is worth a shot. A cardiologist I know told me it reduces inflammation in the body. He eats that way and is fantastically, inspiringly healthy!