That all depends both on the form of bodywork as well as your specific symptoms.
Healthcare providers usually recommend bodywork as a complementary treatment, not as the only treatment.
For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Studies showgentlemassage helps lower anxiety and improve sleep in people with ME/CFS.
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Be sure to consider your pain levels and how much your tissues can tolerate before you try Rolfing.
When the treatment is effective, relief is often immediate.
After several sessions, a few people reported a complete remission of FMS symptoms.
Benefits can include better sleep, less neck pain, better balance, and less dizziness.
It can be done through light touch or even at a distance.
Reiki is most often used for stress reduction and relaxation but also has many other applications.
Some healthcare providers recommend against using Reiki on anyone with a psychological disorder.
The researchers recommend more research before Reiki is recommended as a fibromyalgia treatment.
We don’t yet have any research on Reiki for chronic fatigue syndrome.
Some healthcare providers and patients say they’ve seen results from Reiki for both conditions.
Massage is a form of bodywork.
Deep-tissue massage is a massage technique that uses slow, deep strokes to apply sustained pressure.
The method is designed to stimulate nerve pathways between different parts of the nervous system.
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