• Effectiveness

  Major (for stiffness/spasticity)
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: 120 min Weekly

Cost: $200+ monthly

• Effectiveness

  Major (for stiffness)
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: 60 min Weekly

Advice & Tips: Have stopped for now, and am having deep-tissue massage instead.

Cost: $200+ monthly

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for stiffness)
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  A little hard to take

Dosage: 30 min Monthly

Advice & Tips: Myofascial release is now accomplished through deep tissue massage.

Cost: $200+ monthly

• Effectiveness

  Major (for muscle stiffness)
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: 30 min Monthly

Advice & Tips: My physiotherapist is a genius. He uses a combination of physical movement and needling. The needles are momentarily painful but the gain is worth the pain. He has loosened muscles that I had believed were forever frozen. My right shoulder and hip have much improved range of motion and my posture is more erect.

Cost: $200+ monthly

• Effectiveness

  Major (for fibromyalgia)
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 60 min Weekly

Advice & Tips: This treatment has given me my life back. I went for two months once a week and now I go about once every month. It has taken away my pain, gotten me off drugs completely and given me my energy and smile back. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is currently suffering. It was the first time that I ever went to any doctor, therapist, etc. and they actually said they were going to be able to fix me. I finally had a small sliver of hope and it turned out to be a true gift.

Cost: $200+ monthly