Fibromyalgia Treatment in Tibetan Medicine
Published in Sowa Rigpa Journal 4, 2020
Determining the most appropriate medical intervention for Fibromyalgia is challenging because it presents a myriad of pain symptoms. I assert that this condition primarily falls under the Tibetan medicine category of “wind” or rLung disorders. Consulting the chapter on wind diseases contained within the third volume of the classical four-volume Tibetan medical treatises, a direct correlation emerges. Due to the chronic nature of this disorder, involvement of other bodily systems often produces further symptoms of imbalance which may fall under other humoral or elemental classification. Treatment follows guidelines elaborated within the classical Tibetan medical texts. More specifically, wind disorders attacking muscles, tendons, ligaments or wind ‘running in the channels’ described in this paper provides accurate descriptions of and treatment models for this modern affliction.