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+ | ====== Massage and other manipulation therapies ====== | ||
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+ | According to some patients, other more gentle manipulation therapies like craniosacral therapy or manual lymphatic drainage appear to improve symptoms. | ||
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+ | For most conditions treated with a manipulation therapy, reviewers have concluded a lack of effectiveness or lack of well-conducted clinical trials. | ||
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+ | ===== Types of manipulation therapies ===== | ||
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+ | * **Acupressure** – A traditional Chinese medicine technique derived from acupuncture. In acupressure physical pressure is applied to acupuncture points by the hand, elbow, or with various devices. | ||
+ | * **Chiropractic** – A health care profession that focuses on diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, with special emphasis on the spine, under the hypothesis that these disorders affect general health via the nervous system. Collectively, | ||
+ | * **Craniosacral therapy** – Gentle manipulation technique somewhat similar to light massage that is directed towards freeing the flow of cerebrospinal fluid. Some believe impeded flow of this fluid can cause face pain. Evidence for the efficacy of craniosacral therapy is limited.(({{pubmed> | ||
+ | * **Manual lymphatic drainage** – A massage technique which uses gentle, rhythmic pressure to stimulate lymphatic flow. | ||
+ | * **Massage** – Massage, particular Swedish or deep-tissue massage, may increase circulation and, thus, increase immunopathology. A number of patients have reported feeling //much// worse after a massage. Use with caution. | ||
+ | * **Osteopathic manipulation** – A treatment that attempts to improve joint range of motion and balance tissue and muscular mechanics in order to relieve pain. | ||
+ | * **Physical therapy** – Any of several therapeutic exercises to treat injury or dysfunction. | ||
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+ | Note that practitioners of manipulation therapies can be helpful in recommending stretches or motions to do at home, or - on the other hand - warning what physical activities to avoid while a person is dealing with temporary inflammation from the immunopathological response. | ||
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+ | ===== Massage can exacerbate the immunopathological response ===== | ||
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+ | For MP patients, massage can result in a stronger immune system reaction. This may be a desired effect for healthier patients and others in later stages of treatment who wish to speed up their progress. | ||
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+ | Mechanical forces resulting from massage or exercise may expose L-form bacteria to the immune system. Such bacteria survive inside the phagocytes, “floating” in a biofilm. A thin exoskeleton protects the biofilm from the lysosomes, which would otherwise consume the bacteria. Mechanical forces on the cells are transmitted through body fluids, and some may weaken or break the exoskeleton structures, exposing the bacteria to the immune system. Once the immune system of MP patients has been activated by olmesartan (Benicar), it will digest the bacterial DNA (deoxyribose nucleic acid) and increase the level of immunopathological response. | ||
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+ | For patients in latter stages of treatment, exercise sometimes can cause a Stage Five response, in which severe immunopathology follows exercise. | ||
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+ | Taking [[antidepressants|hot baths]] is another way to increase the immunopathological response. | ||
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+ | ===== Cautionary experiences regarding deep tissue massage ===== | ||
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+ | The next day, my muscle pain was beyond what I had ever felt. I could not move from the sofa, nor could I stand without almost fainting. I could not lift anything. I could not stand noise. I did not even have energy to call my parents. | ||
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+ | I feel that the five months of C+Z+M prior to the massage allowed a //huge// amount of toxins and debris to accumulate in my tissues. The massage must have freed up these toxins, poured them into the bloodstream, | ||
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+ | ===== Other patients experiences ===== | ||
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+ | I got a lot of benefit from lymphatic massage in two areas: my chest, which felt not as tight and heavy and I coughed less and one leg which would swell up. I still rely on lymphatic massage to help with my leg swelling. | ||
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+ | ===== Notes and comments ===== | ||
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