Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) February 6, 2008 -- Fibromyalgia afflicts 600,000 Americans, 90% of whom are women. This disorder involves chronic widespread pain, extreme tactile sensitivity, fatigue, and often problems with sleep, bowel function, emotions and cognition. From a medical point of view, fibromyalgia's cause is not well understood, and no universally accepted cure exists. However, some doctors have successfully treated it as stress-related condition.

The Tao Holistic Healing Program (http://www.taoholistichealing.com), or THHP, is a 10-day intensive training for people to take control of their health and lives. For two years, it has been successful in guiding individuals to relieve symptoms of fibromyalgia, sometimes leading to complete recovery....

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Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a disorder classified by the presence of chronic widespread pain and tactile allodynia. Fibromyalgia patients are also typically affected by a number of symptoms other than pain, including debilitating fatigue, abnormal sleep architecture, functional bowel disturbances and a variety of neuropsychiatric problems including cognitive dysfunction, anxiety and depressive symptoms. While the criteria for such an entity have not yet been thoroughly developed, the recognition that fibromyalgia involves more than just pain has led to the frequent use of the term “fibromyalgia syndrome.” It is not contagious, and recent studies suggest that people with fibromyalgia may be genetically predisposed. It affects more females than males, with a ratio of 9:1 by American College of Rheumatology (ACR)criteria. Fibromyalgia is seen in about 2% of the general population. It is most commonly diagnosed in individuals between the ages of 20 and 50, though onset can occur in childhood.

The disorder is not directly life-threatening. The degree of symptoms may vary greatly from day to day with periods of flares (severe worsening of symptoms) or remission; however, the disorder is generally perceived as non-progressive. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Aspiring young athletes gain financial support from Aussie company.

The launch of the Elmore Oil Future Champions Program in October this year has
borne fruit for 6 young Australian athletes, as the first round of funding was
distributed this month from the Future Champions Program.
Revenue generated from the sale of Elmore Oil, Australias leading topical pain reliever
and injury recovery product, is channelled into a special fund from which young
athletes who aspire for greatness can be rewarded with funds of up to $ 3000.00

Elmore Oil Managing Director, Mark Linford, says he was pleased with the spread of
athletes that came through in the first round of funding. “We appointed an independent
board to administer the funds and it was fantastic that we had over 300 applicants for
our first round of funding. The board had a hard task as everyone seemed quite
deserving, but in the end we had a good spread of sports from all states.”
6 athletes were chosen to receive grants of between $1000 and $ 3000 to assist them
with their personal development in sport. The funds can be used for travel to high level
competition, travel to top level coaching, or the purchase of additional equipment.
Morgan Lawson was the youngest of the group at just 13 years of age, a skilled
gymnast from Victoria who is the National Champion in her age division. Morgan
hopes to travel to Canada in 2007 to compete in the world titles and the money she
received will assist with travel to access the high level coaching that she needs to take
the next step.
Morgan was in good company receiving her grant and was joined by Georgia Baker
from Perth (Rowing), Lauren Boden from the ACT (Track & Field), Brendan Teys
from Queensland (Basketball), Lana Harch from Queensland (Soccer) and Tim Gee
from Preservation Bay in Tasmania. (Surf Life Saving)
“We are thrilled to be able to give something back to the sport.” said Mr Linford. “Our
product is used by athletes all across Australia for pain relief and injury recovery. The
sporting world supports us in a big way and we like to return the favour, so this is our
way of helping young Aussies who have a passion to succeed.”
“I only wish we had more funds,” he said. “Reading through some of the applications it
was hard to find someone who didn’t deserve the money, but we can only choose a
certain amount each round. Our next round of funding comes up in April next year so
everyone gets another chance.”
For more information about how to apply to the Elmore Oil Future Champions Fund
you can go to www.elmoreoil.com.au and take the link to Sports Related Injury, or
call toll free on 1800 330 681.

Magnetic Necklace Featured on the Rachael Ray Show

Rachael Ray raves about the Magnetic Pearl Necklace

Wichita,Ks (PRWEB) April 30, 2008 -- Who thought that fashion could also help relieve pain? That is what a team of hockey playing moms found out recently on Rachael Ray's April 23 show. These hockey playing moms decided to take up the sport after seeing how much fun their kids were having playing hockey. It was a blast. Unfortunately, the activity left its mark in their necks, causing neck strain and headaches.

To help relieve the pain, they decided to try out the Magnetic Pearl Necklace from PainReliever.com. This stylish necklace features 1,000 gauss magnets built into the faux pearls. The results were amazing! One of the moms said she noticed a difference, and it help relieve her neck tension and headaches. Solid proof that fashion can be functional!

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