How Aromatherapy Can Help Relieve Fibromyalgia Fibrositis
The use of extracted essential oils from plants has been around thousands of years, and the health-promoting essences are commonly used for the treatment and relief of many conditions.
Although the label of ‘Aromatherapy’ is a relatively modern one, ancient physicians were extremely skilled in the use of plant oils for medicinal purposes and understood the beneficial effects the essential oils could have on the human body and mind. Ancient physicians were paid to keep their clients healthy, so they prescribed the use of essential oils on a daily basis to help promote the beneficial effects in daily life, this often helped to prevent or lessen the effects of an ailment before it could become troublesome.
Aromatherapy is a very gentle and balancing form of treatment, therefore ordinary people can enjoy the health-promoting use of essential oils at home without the worry of visiting a specialist. However, for more specific conditions such as fibromyalgia, it is recommended that you consult a trained Aromatherapist who can apply their knowledge and skill on a regular basis to relieve the condition. Following up your professional treatment at home with soothing and relaxing essential oils can only help the fibromyalgia sufferer to manage their symptoms.
The wonderful combination of massage and essential oils is very calming and soothing in itself, but you are also taking in the healing and balancing scents through your nose as you breath, resulting in a wholesome balance to your body and mind. This can often result in better digestion, healthier skin, and an overall improvement in your general mood, health and well-being.
Using aromatherapy oils on a regular basis can help to strengthen and support your immune system. Something as simple as applying a few drops of oil to a handkerchief and carrying it with you can help to calm you down, sooth your stress, and generally give you a bit of support and resolve to get through whatever stressful situation you may find yourself facing.
Fibromyalgia is believed to be stress-related, so you can help keep the atmosphere calm, stress-free and peaceful at work and home by placing around your office or home a dish of essential oil scented wooden balls.
At the end of a really stressful day at work, taking a relaxing bath with the addition of essential oils can go a long way to help relieve symptoms of fibromyalgia, relieving stress, chilling you out and winding you down for a peaceful night's sleep.
The use of a vaporiser or oil burner can be very beneficial, infusing the air with a large dose of soothing and calming essential oils than using scented wooden balls alone. Please exercise great care when using an oil burner because of the obvious fire risks associated with the use of candles.
Our Neglected Sense of Smell
Living in this modern world, we can see that it is highly dominated by audio and visual stimuli, so we don't rely as much on our sense of smell as we did many years ago.
When a baby is born, it senses it’s mother and the security she offers by smell, and as a baby doesn’t have fully developed eyesight, smell develops to become the main and keenest of its senses.
We know not to eat a particular fruit, vegetable or other piece of food that doesn’t smell quite right even if sometimes it looks ok, and it is that ‘unpleasant’ smell that creates a reaction in us, making us feel sick, or giving us a headache.
In the same way, inhaling a potent aromatherapy oil can invoke a reaction of cheerfulness, clarity of thought, stimulation or reviving flagging spirits, calming relaxation, or pleasure.
With fibromyalgia sufferers who by nature are often stressed out or feel anxious most of the time, the best sort of essential oils to use are soothing and calming ones that can help ease stress, and in some cases prevent an attack coming on, or lessening the effects.
Easing stress and tension with the following essential oils is recommended, and you can safely use these oils in massage, oil burners or vaporisers, and in your bath at home:
Basil, bergamot, chamomile, clary sage, geranium, lavender, neroli, sweet orange, rose, and ylang ylang.
A suggested blend of relaxing oils for use either in an oil burner, or in your bath at home would be the following: 4 drops of basil, 2 drops of lavender and 3 drops of bergamot.
When you seek out a therapist, make sure you check they are professionally trained and qualified to treat your specific needs. You should feel comfortable and at ease with your therapist and be able to establish a trusting relationship. Try out sessions with different therapists to find the one you are most happy with before committing to a course of aromatherapy massage treatments.
M Newbold is a prolific writer who loves writing about family matters, health and fitness, food and nutrition, alternative health, natrual remedies, and general well-being.
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