Hypnotherapy for Fibromyalgia Sufferers

Dr. Michael Roth

Author of "Balancing Your Emotional Health" and found of the Roth Wellness Center

  Fibromyalgia was recognized by the American Medical Association as an illness and cause of disability in 1987, yet it has been a struggle for many since Hippocrates first described a similar set of symptoms in 400 BC. In the early 1900’s, fibromyalgia was considered “arthritis of the muscles” and classified with other rheumatological conditions involving pain in the muscles or joints.

  Stress and pain are irreversibly linked in fibromyalgia. For many people, some kind of stressful event is what initially triggers the illness. It often shows up after a serious illness, some kind of emotional or mental shock or with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Many believe that stress unmasks the disorder.

  Today fibromyalgia is thought to be a central nervous system disorder in which either pain-sensing nerves are excessively sensitive, or the brain is extremely sensitive to pain impulses. People with fibromyalgia are out of balance in the HPA axis - hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal - which is our body’s system for responding to stress with neurochemicals like adrenalin and serotonin. Pain sensation and abnormal stress response are related and people with fibromyalgia experience more pain when they are stressed.

  Simply having fibromyalgia is stressful. Though fibromyalgia feels different to each person, the common denominators are painful and uncomfortable sensations throughout the body, fatigue and mental cloudiness. Not being able to accomplish things is stressful, especially when it affects your employment situation, leading to financial stress. Dealing with a chronic illness and lifestyle changes is stressful.

  Adding insult to injury is the fact that you may still appear healthy to everyone else, no matter how badly you feel, so that few people understand how compounding these conditions can be on a daily basis. Anything in addition to the everyday stress load tends to tip the scales and cause the fibromyalgia symptoms to be worse.

  Stress reduction is an important part of managing fibromyalgia. Hypnotherapy is a technique that can successfully address the stress, physical pain, and mental anguish from which people who have fibromyalgia suffer.

  Hypnotherapy can successfully shift your appraisal of stressful events and change how your mind and body subsequently react. Choosing hypnotherapy is a self-care option that pro-actively says, “I’m in charge of my mind and my body, not the events that surround me!”

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Biography:

Dr. Michael B. Roth:

Dr. Roth received his degree from Los Angeles Chiropractic College and has been practicing in this area for over 24 years.

He is the author of two books on wellness, the e-book "Wellness, Weightloss and You!" and the recently published "Balancing Your Emotional Health," which reveals how to identify and clear the emotional issues sabotaging one’s health.

Dr. Roth is a certified BRT practitioner, an astonishingly simple and effective form of therapy.

Dr. Roth is certified in NET. Neuro Emotional Technique is a unique way to support the body's journey into a mind-body balance by removing emotional blocks. He creates a compassionate and nurturing environment that comforts you in this process.

Dr. Roth has run over 20 marathons and has participated in the Ironman Triathlon consisting of a 2.4-mile ocean swim, 112-mile biking and a 26-mile run!

Dr, Roth is also a member of the Flying Samaritans, a group of professionals who travel to the rural areas of Mexico to provide medical assistance and education at no cost to the patient.

Dr. Roth is current and up to date with all of his techniques and information. He strives to educate himself and share this knowledge with his patients.

Dr. Roth believes in educating people about integrative health and wellness. He conducts regularly scheduled classes on health and nutrition explaining what true health is and how the body can be supported nutritionally, physically and emotionally.

Dr. Roth’s philosophy is that the body has the inherent wisdom to heal. His focus is on the four vectors of health: Chemical, Structural, Emotional and Electromagnetic, to find the cause. He facilitates the healing of the source, not just treating the symptoms.