The links included here are for information only. FMSSAS does not necessarily endorse them. It is up to the visitors to this site to make their own judgements. We do however hope that some of the links will prove to be beneficial.
Available in Surrey & Sussex
Active LightWorks provides holistic services for members of the local community in order to educate, support and provide relief through complementary therapy.
Operates out of The Crypt of St John's church behind the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. They are offering some alternative therapies to people on benefit for £12 per hour; anyone interested will need to provide proof of benefit entitlement via their benefit letter.
Special rates for acupuncture services near Chichester and in Brighton and Hove.
Low cost multi therapies and treatments
Treatments available at Bognor Regis and Slindon
The team run pain management programmes and provide assessment and consultation for people living with persistent pain.
Eagle Clinic is a private medical practice integrating nutritional, complementary and orthodox therapies in an holistic approach to identifying and treating the underlying causes of ill-health. Dr Brian Mc Donogh can be contacted on 01293 582340
Details of courses in Surrey and Sussex
Glade Homeopathy prides itself on combining intelligence, intuition and an integrated approach to health and medicine. Effective and affordable for all.
Denise Baldock offers Reiki, Nutritional Therapy and Massage which come under the umbrella of holistic medicine. Holistic medicine means treating the person as a whole, in other words looking at everything that has an impact on an individual's emotional, physical and spiritual wellbeing.
Angela G.Cooke is qualified in Reflexology, Aromatherapy, Reiki, Iridology, Nutrition including the Blackmore's Celloid (R) Mineral Therapy, and the Bach Flower Remedies.
Sue Hannaford MCThA is a professionally qualified and experienced massage therapist and bodyworker who offers her holistic therapies at a therapy centre in South Croydon, Surrey and at Holistic Therapies in Crawley, West Sussex.
This website is a support network of UK hypnotherapists, with information on their training and experience, areas of hypnotherapy, fees and contact details. This service is free, confidential and easy to use.
Nutritionist Resource was set up to connect visitors with a wealth of information and the ability to search for the most suitable nutritionist. A useful resource for those looking for support or general advice about nutrition.
If you are faced with issues in your life that cause you to question your future achievements then why not take action to open the door to your true potential. I strongly believe my positive actions helped me achieve my visions in life and I have met and made many friends over the years all of them bringing different opportunities to my door. Lisa.
Dr. Jani's practice of Ayurvedic medicine
Reiki Master and Bach Flower Essence Practitioner (Rescue Remedies)
Tracy Gibbons offers concessions for fibromites and group members. Located at Chichester, Birdham. Email Tracy or telephone 01243 514909
Jane Terris is a Reverse Therapist working in Cranleigh, Surrey. To book an appointment phone 07766 732101 or arrange an appointment on-line through her web site.
COUNSELLING AND HYPNOTHERAPY - Personalised Therapy for Life Transformation.
Horsham, Crawley, Billingshurst, Horley, Dorking, Redhill, West Sussex and Surrey surround
Effective treatment of chronic and acute pain conditions caused by restrictions in muscles, fascia and connective tissues.
In August 2007, Linda Morgan opened the Swallows Retreat in Henfield, West Sussex, for the Lightning Process, where she is dedicated to taking others, who still have M.E, through the Lightning Process and into a healthier and happier future.
See also The Lightening Process
Report issued Autumn 2011.
Debbie Stevens M.I.C.H.T is a qualified Advanced Reflexologist. Debbie Stevens Wellbeing Events offers a range of organised pampering and wellbeing events, both for the general public and for corporate companies.
Angela specialises in Yoga for Asthma, Back Problems and ME/Chronic Fatigue as well as running classes for people with limited physical ability, e.g. Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinsons Disease, severe Arthritis, Epilepsy, rehabilitation after a stroke etc.
Elsewhere in the UK
Our young adult programme is the first of its kind in the UK. It is appropriate for people aged 18-30 who have a chronic pain condition and are trying to cope with transition between adolescence and full independent adult life.
Norah Wickerson is a Chartered Physiotherapist and Nutritional Advisor. Norah was a sufferer of Fibromyalgia herself for over twenty years before she developed her Combination Approach. There is some great information on her web site. (Derby)
She also answers Any Questions?
Norah explains her theories about, and treatment of, fibromyalgia. Don't give up hope!
The Expert Patients Programme is a self-management course giving people the confidence, skills and knowledge to manage their condition better and be more in control of their lives.
Professor John E. Davies is Medical Director of our Clinics in London, Bristol, and Oxford. He qualified as a Medical Doctor at Guys Hospital, London, where he is still a Consultant Physician. Professor Davies has many years experience treating Fibromyalgia and ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
For Private referrals to see Professor Davies at our FM Clinic and a free information pack contact the Clinic Manager: Daniel Austen, on 07777 654436 or e-mail danielausten@fmsclinic.co.uk
See articles by Daniel Austen, Clinic Manager.
About the Clinics and treatments offered.
Unsolicited Testimonials
For NHS referrals to see Professor Davies for pain or fatigue please get your GP to contact - Professor John E. Davies, NHS Clinic at Guys Hospital, FM (Fibromyalgia) Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, 4th Floor, Tower Wing, Guys Hospital, St Thomas Street, London. SE1 9RT
Tel: 0207 188 5884. His NHS Clinics are on Mondays.
Find a hypnotherapist near you. Search our network to be connected with a professional hypnotherapist.
Wellness through water. Mind and body. Over time. Each experience is therapeautic and yet luxurious, but it is science. It's good for you, but it feels so good you'll forget the science. (Notting Hill, London)
It's a completely new approach for getting over life's commonest problems! But it's not a therapy; it's a training program that combines concepts from NLP, Hypnotherapy, Life Coaching and Osteopathy. Your instructor will train you step by step as to how the process works, and support you in learning how to apply it to revolutionise your health and your future.
Now available in Sussex.
Mickel Therapy is a holistic treatment for sufferers of ME and similar conditions. It is a talking therapy but it is not a form of psychotherapy. It deals with emotional responses and not with thoughts. (Staplehurst & Battle, Kent)
Nicola is a Mickel Therapist who works with people that have M.E and other energy disorders, including depression, anxiety, IBS, Fibromyalgia. The aim of this web site is to create a space where people with these frustrating disorders feel understood.
Sue Gullett tells her story of how and why she became a Mickel Therapist.
Complementary & Alternative Medicine information service for the public.
The Optimum Health Clinic is an integrative medicine clinic with a specialism in fatigue based conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome, M.E., fibromyalgia and post-viral fatigue (for simplicity sake all referred to as M.E. within this site).
It is a clinic founded and run by ex-sufferers for those affected by these potentially devastating conditions.
Reflexology
Catherine Jones, a young reflexologist with fibromyalgia. Located in Portsmouth. Concessions for fibromites. Email Catherine or phone mobile 0791 242 6268
We are an independent federation of individuals who have been attuned to Reiki, with the objective of forming a national umbrella organisation for education, training and guidance in the public practice of Reiki.
A registered charity, it enables us to give, on average, one hundred and fifty consultations and treatments each week, by qualified practitioners (who all give some voluntary time), in the field of holistic medicine, to people who would otherwise be deprived of this choice.
Drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
"Living with Fibromyalgia, First Drug Approved" On June 21, 2007, Lyrica (pregabalin) became the first FDA-approved drug for specifically treating fibromyalgia. Marketed by Pfizer Inc., Lyrica reduces pain and improves function in patients with fibromyalgia.
An article in Practical Pain Management journal by Dr. Patrick Wood, a published fibromyalgia researcher, describing the scientific research on this medication and the resulting recommended use of Lyrica in this patient population.
Drug Approved. Is Disease Real? By ALEX BERENSON.
Fibromyalgia is a real disease. Or so says Pfizer in a new television advertising campaign for Lyrica, the first medicine approved to treat the pain condition, whose very existence is questioned by some doctors.
For patient advocacy groups and doctors who specialize in fibromyalgia, the Lyrica approval is a milestone. . . . . . . .
16th June 2008 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved CymbaltaR (duloxetine) as a prescription drug for treatment of Fibromyalgia pain, according to an announcement today by the Indianapolis-based drug maker Eli Lilly & Co. It is only the second drug approved explicitly for treatment of Fibromyalgia.
16 Jan 2009 - Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) and Cypress Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYPB) have announced that Savella(TM) (milnacipran HCl), a selective serotonin and norepinephrine dual reuptake inhibitor, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the management of fibromyalgia.
Information about various other treatments
All about fibromyalgia and includes a 5 step plan to curing fibro.
Treating Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue or unrelenting fatigue is not simple. The underlying causes are many, intertwined and complex in nature. They include viruses, chronic infections, hormone imbalances, mitochondrial dysfunction and/or heavy metal toxicity.
The physicians and staff of Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Centers understand these conditions. They spend every working day honing their treatment skills and measuring outcomes.
The latest news on fibromyalgia syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome in support of Fibromyalgia Network's mission to educate patients and the media with ad-free reporting.
The light at the end of the tunnel. Dr. Veronica Downes, an Integrative Physician based in Cork in the Republic of Ireland has been working with and probing the intricacies of fibromyalgia as a major focus of specialist interest. It has become extremely apparent to her that this is a highly complex and multilevel disorder, which needs many many modalities of treatment to make a significant impact. Therefore the Fibromyalgia Programme aims to reflect the complexity of the condition and provide support and understanding for what it really means to suffer from Fibromyalgia.
What's in your medicine cabinet? In addition to all of your prescription drugs and supplements, you might want to keep certain over-the-counter (OTC) meds on hand to help you manage symptoms of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
What do you get when you combine the wisdom of advanced yoga and advaitic philosophy, the insights of modern physics and mathematics, the energy dynamics of acupuncture, the clinical findings of Applied Kinesiology, and western medical expertise? A revolutionary new form of health care called BodyTalk.
Dr Ricki Mitchell specializes in treating fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, candida, and vulvodynia, and in bio-identical hormone and thyroid optimization.
The Townsend Letter explains Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation as a Proven Effective Treatment for Fibromyalgia
Brain, Mind and Language. Electrical Device Reduces Anxiety and Improves Mood. The Alpha Stim is a device that delivers “Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation” and alleviates symptoms of anxiety by pulsing an electrical frequency across the brain. Previously an expensive and much sought after item, the Alpha Stim is once again available in the UK from Blue Transcendence Ltd, a company run by Chichester based hypnotist and neurolinguist, Andrew T. Austin.
LifeTools offer the Alpha-Stim for sale.
Based on impressive new discoveries regarding the body's subtle energies, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) has proven successful in thousands of clinical cases. It applies to just about every emotional, health and performance issue you can name and it often works where nothing else will.
This s a brand new powerful treatment for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, ME, Fibromyalgia, and associated conditions. It has been developed by Ashok Gupta, a well-known researcher and therapist in the field of CFS/ME, who has dedicated the last 10 years of his life to understanding and treating the condition. He suffered from CFS/ME himself around 10 years ago, and has now been 100% better for many years. He runs a clinic in Harley Street in Central London, where he successfully treats patients with the condition.
The above 2 therapies have been recommended by one of our members, Linda Andrews. Click here to see what she has to say.
Dr Paul Whitcomb is a pioneer in the non surgical treatment of Fibromyalgia. He has contributed major scientific breakthroughs in the understanding of the mechanisms of fibromyalgia. He developed and performed the worlds first manipulative procedures for the non surgical correction and reversal of the causes of Fibromyalgia and is presently doing clinical case studies on fibromyalgia and mimicking diseases.
The Annapolis Center for Effective Fibromyalgia Therapies. Dedicated to Making Effective Treatment Available for Everyone! Board Certified Internist Jacob Teitelbaum, MD joins Fibromyalgia & Fatigue Centers, Inc. as Medical Director
Finally! There is effective treatment for chronic fatigue, pain, and fibromyalgia. Dr. Teitelbaum discusses these conditions in detail and how those suffering from them can now reclaim their vitality and be pain free! Dr. Teitelbaum will also summarize his latest study on the effects of a natural 5-carbon sugar called D-ribose. In this study, he found that 2/3 of CFS patients showed improvement after only 12 days of therapy. Recorded on Friday, 27 April 2007
Many web sites carry this story - here is one link. Just writing has helped cancer patients come to terms with their illness. The same method can be helpful to those with other health problems, like fibromyalgia.
Linda Miles is an advocate of positive thinking, target setting and goal getting. She wries about living well with fibromyalgia and offers hope for other fibromites to lead a happy, enjoyable life while managing their condition sucessfully. She doesn't mean a cure, just living your best life accepting it as it is and not hankering for the past life. It can still be a good happy life.
Helping Others Help Themselves - November/December 2006 (Fibrohugs)
Paws for Comfort™ is developing a unique program for people with chronic pain who respond to heat therapy.
Xolos for Chronic Pain Relief™, (X-CPR™) is a service dog placement program which Paws For Comfort™ envisions as a way to help others experience this amazing source of relief and comfort.
A UK Registered Charity providing WORLD-WIDE HOLISTIC HEALING AND MEDIA PRODUCTION for sufferers from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Fibromyalgia (FM)
A Wit Fix by Jeanne Hambleton
Exercise is good for you. Here's what to do!
Exercise Charts provided by Andy Laing
painSupport promotes a multi-disciplinary approach, where conventional medicine and complementary therapies work side by side.
Healthier Living With Fibromyalgia - find alternative healing processes for this debilitating disease.
Linda Chollar is a holistic health practitioner with over twenty years in the healing arts. Linda has an interest in Fibromyalgia and now writes articles for our Fibro Focus magazine.
Chronic Pain Management
Prescribed Medications for Fibromyalgia: By Mark Pellegrino, M.D. - 2007 Update
The Oregon Fibromyalgia Foundation. This site has advice on research, treatment, exercise, relaxation, meditation, dietary and more. (We have a copy of the aerobic video and stretch and relaxation video's in both our Worthing and Crawley libraries.)
Reiki is a form of energy medicine in which practitioners reportedly access universal life energy to heal patients, either by direct contact at specific hand positions or from a distance.
Mickel Therapy is a revolutionary new body-mind approach to healing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, ME and Fibromyalgia.
This is a trade journal for the medical practitioner who is dedicated to helping patients who are experiencing pain.
We are here to help. We provide educational materials based on a lifetime of work by R. Paul St. Amand, MD, treating fibromyalgia. We raise money to fund legitimate fibromyalgia research. Our mission is to increase knowledge, reduce frustration and most important, to help. Your quality of life is extremely important to us.
Breakthrough approach to healthcare and Fibromyalgia treatment
About Fibro
About treatments
About supplements
More about supplements
Herbal supplements
Neurocognitive biofeedback corrects the brain's electrical functions by altering brainwaves
Positive steps to managing Chronic Pain
A gentle 'hands on' therapy, without manipulation.
As Fibromyalgia and CFIDS related conditions grow at a rapid rate there became an increasing need to work in partnership as an industry and focus on the advancement of treatment opportunities for Fibromyalgia and CFIDS conditions.
The American Academy of Pain Management is an inclusive, interdisciplinary organization serving clinicians who treat people with pain through education, setting standards of care and advocacy.
The mechanics of therapeutic heat and cold, ultrasound, and stretching exercises.
An easy way to identify your maximum heart rate and stay within the exercise envelope that’s beneficial for you.
Two types of manual therapy - joint mobilization and soft tissue mobilization.
And how to find/choose a knowledgeable body worker such as a massage or physical therapist.
Teaching Advanced trigger point deactivation techniques to patients with myofascial pain, and to practitioners
Treatments for fibromyalgia advertised for purchase
O24™ Pain Neutralizer & O24 Fibromyalgia™ are created from the earth's most potent healing botanicals. Designed to restore balance, O24™ products are for people who choose to embrace life and not take pain lying down
Relieving some of the symptoms of Fibromyalgia. Email Laura for more details.
Breaking the Vicious Circle of Fibromyalgia
A clinically tested, safe and effective nutracuetical formulation, Fibronol® utilizes revolutionary polyphenols from algae to improve the quality of life for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients.
TireLess Synergy. The basis of this herbal remedy is to support a person suffering with various symptoms common to FMS/ME.
Nutrition Facts, Health Supplements & Diet advice for Fibromyalgia
Would you like to have your own sauna? A lot of customers are sufferers of fibromyalgia or/and arthritis who find this particular type of heat can help improve their symptoms. For further information contact Caroline Weller
Buy VegEPA at a special price per pot whilst donating 50p to Research for Life at the same time! Enter AU7CKSVG in the Promotional Code box.
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Active LightWorks
Acupuncture
Anahata Health Clinic - Brighton
BOWEN Treatments at greatly reduced cost
Center of Pain Education - Sutton Hospital
The Eagle Clinic - Horsham
Expert Patient Programme
Glade Homeopathy - Crawley
Holistic Happiness - Hove
Holistic Health Consultant - Reigate
Holistic Massage and Bodywork
Hypnotherapy Directory
Nutrition Resource
Optima Life Coaching - Storrington
Pavilion Health - Brighton
Reverse Therapy
Sally Elizabeth
Soft Tissue Clinic - Brighton
Swallows Retreat for the Lightning Process™ for ME
Wellbeing Events- Debbie Stevens
Yoga with Angela Stevens
Bath Hospital, Pain Management
The Combination Approach
Hypnotherapy Directory
Hydro Healing
Mickel Therapy
Natural Therapy Advice
The Optimum Clinic - Freedom from ME
The UK Reiki Federation
Wessex Healthy Living Centre
Lyrica - U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Pregabalin for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia by Patrick B. Wood, MD
CoCure Archives, article about Lyrica/Pregabalin (Jan 2008)
FDA Approves Cymbalta (Duloxetine) for Fibromyalgia
Savella - 3rd drug approved by FDA for treating fibromyalgia
Learn more about Savella
Fibromyalgia Cured
Fibromyalgia & Fatigue Centres Inc
Fibromyalgia Network
Fibromyalgia Programme
About.com Guide to Fibromyalgia & CFS
Body Talk
Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Fibromyalgia Doctor NYC
Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation
Pressbox. The Alpha Stim
Buy the Alpha-Stim 
Emotional Freedom Techniques
Gupta Amygdala Retraining
The Whitcomb Method
Vitality 101
Journal Therapy - Words Can Help the Healing
Linda's blogspot
Dr. Rodger Murphree's Health News
Paws for Comfort
Overton Studios Trust
Exercise
PainSupport
The Grove Approach
Linda Chollar
Tame the Pain 
Pro Health
Fibromyalgia Information Foundation
Practical Pain Management
Fibromyalgia Treatment Center
Dr. David Wheeler's Treatments
Brainwave Therapy for Fibromyalgia
The American Chronic Pain Association
Craniosacral Therapy
The International Coalition for the Advancement of Fibromyalgia/CFIDS treatment
A Primer on Physical Therapy for Fibromyalgia Patients
Myofascial Pain
024 Fibromyalgia
Aloe Vera
Elixir Industry
Fibronol
Godshaer Herbalist: Herbs and ME and FMS
Health 4 You
Hot Deals City
Igennus VegEPA Research for Life Scheme