Chaitow Leon (ed.) Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Practitioner's Guide to Treatment

3rd dition. — Churchill Livingstone, 2010. — 447 p. — ISBN: 9780443069369.Leon Chaitow ND DO is an internationally known and respected osteopathic and naturopathic practitioner and teacher of soft tissue manipulation methods of treatment. He is author of over 60 books, including a series on Advanced Soft Tissue Manipulation (Muscle Energy Techniques, Positional Release Techniques, Modern Neuromuscular Techniques) and also Palpation Skills; Manipulation: Theory and Practice; Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Practitioner’s Guide to Treatment, and many more. He is editor of the peer reviewed Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, that offers a multidisciplinary perspective on physical methods of patient care. Leon Chaitow was for many years senior lecturer on the Therapeutic Bodywork degree courses which he helped to design at the School of Integrated Health, University of Westminster, London, where is he now an Honorary Fellow. He continues to teach and practice part-time in London, when not in Corfu, Greece where he focuses on his writing.The history and definition of fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia symptom patterns: causes or effects
Conditions associated with fibromyalgia
The causes of fibromyalgia: various hypotheses explored
Chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia compared
Acupuncture treatment of fibromyalgia and myofascial pain
Interdisciplinary pain management in fibromyalgia
Differential diagnosis of fibromyalgia
Microcurrent therapy in the treatment of fibromyalgia
The metabolic rehabilitation of fibromyalgia patients
Fibromyalgia and the endocannabinoid system
Therapeutic touch
Naturopathic hydrotherapy in the treatment of fibromyalgia
Integration: what seems to be helping
Fibromyalgia: treating associated conditions
Physical modalities and fibromyalgia
Respiratory function assessment and responses
Strain/counterstrain self-treatment for some fms tender points