So first off I have to say that I have never suffered from Chronic Pain. I have had some pretty bad injuries through the years but have never had to deal with long term pain. Many people have reported that floating has decreased their pain significantly, and in some cases the pain has totally ceased. I found one article and video about a woman suffering from fibromyalgia. For those that don't know what that is I have copied and pasted a description from wikipedia.
Fibromyalgia (FM or FMS) is characterised by chronic widespread pain and allodynia (a heightened and painful response to pressure).[1] Its exact cause is unknown but is believed to involve psychological, genetic, neurobiological and environmental factors.[2][3] Fibromyalgia symptoms are not restricted to pain, leading to the use of the alternative term fibromyalgia syndrome for the condition. Other symptoms include debilitating fatigue, sleep disturbance, and joint stiffness. Some patients[4] also report difficulty with swallowing,[5] bowel and bladder abnormalities,[6] numbness and tingling,[7] and cognitive dysfunction.[8]Fibromyalgia is frequently comorbid with psychiatric conditions such as depression and anxiety and stress-related disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder.[9][10] Not all fibromyalgia patients experience all associated symptoms.[11] Fibromyalgia is estimated to affect 2–4% of the population,[9] with a female to male incidence ratio of approximately 9:1.[12] The term "fibromyalgia" derives from new Latin, fibro-, meaning "fibrous tissues", Greek myo-, "muscle", and Greek algos-, "pain"; thus the term literally means "muscle and connective tissue pain".
Reading that I feel bad for anyone suffering with this pain! The woman talking about her condition reported that after her first float she had complete pain relief for 17 hours! She talks more in-depth about the relief that flotation therapy grants her on a continued basis in the video.
Here is the link
http://floatation.biz/blog/floating-helps-woman-with-fibromyalgia-pain/
I highly recommend anyone with fibromyalgia or chronic pain to give floating a try. It can't hurt... in fact it can heal!
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