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 M¢37  Funded By Mahalo ? |  October 05, 2009 02:51 AM

Does the practice of qigong help with pain relief in fibromyalgia? Are there testimonials and/or studies that support the practice?

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October 05, 2009 06:20 AM
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There are studies that have been done on the use of Qi Gong for the treatment of fibromyalgia by the Athritis Foundation and Care. It has been shown to greatly improve several symptoms that fibromyalgia patients suffer from such as sleeplessness, fatigue, muscle pain and more. Qi Gong is an ancient chinese meditation practice while use slow movements. The following is one of the places that you can find information and testimonials on use of Qi Gong to assist with relief of some of the problems that you may have with fibromyalgia.

http://www.inner-tranquility.com/qigong-fibromyalgia-from-the-arthritis-care-and-research-study

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://scottleemusic.com/images/dvd_qigong_2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://scottleemusic.com/dvd.htm&usg=__LWlkK03Ljk1TVTq0CbiytOBv2Uw=&h=353&w=350&sz=18&hl=en&start=4&sig2=Tyqf93jVfz3oWQe5rXWtDw&um=1&tbnid=is6XuTgM6Y3N9M:&tbnh=121&tbnw=120&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dqigong%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENUS240%26sa%3DX%26um%3D1&ei=vYzJStuuBZqMtgOB-LnMBA

http://www.qigonginstitute.org/main_page/main_page.php

I hope this helps.
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http://www.qigonginstitute.org/main_page/main_page.php
http://www.inner-tranquility.com/qigong-fibromyalgia-from-the-arthritis-car...

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• Thank you, very thorough.


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