Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Practitioner's Guide to Treatment, 2e

This is a practitioner's guide to fibromyalgia syndrome and its treatment. FMS was only officially recognised by W.H.O. as a syndrome in 1990. Since then much research has been undertaken and the pool of knowledge is growing rapidly. This is the only text that distills information and relates it specifically to the problems of assessment, diagnosis and management as confronted by the practitioners. It provides a multidisciplinary perspective on this multifaceted and frequently encountered syndrome.

• Information on the diagnosis and management of fibromyalgia is provided with a quick and clear reference for dealing with a group of difficult to manage patients.
• The latest research findings are included in one place, eliminating the need to scan through multiple journals.
• All aspects of this multifaceted syndrome are addressed to help make a clear diagnosis and select the most appropriate management.
• Complementary approaches to treatment include answers to the questions many patients ask.
• Content is written by a well-known osteopath with contributions from other expert professionals ― providing a multidisciplinary view of the problem and a variety of approaches to management.

25% increase in extent (both text and illustrations) to accommodate all the new information on the syndrome that is now available

2 new chapters by two new contributors

Additional material on physical therapy approaches to the syndrome

A new section on TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) approaches to treatment

expanded section on the cognitive/behaviour approach to treatment

Includes a FREE CDRom as part of the package (replacing the video which accompanied the first edition but was sold separately

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; Cranial

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.