Fibromyalgia is a painful muscle condition generally accompanied with stiffness, fatigue, and multiple tender points.

Sulfur compounds such as DMSO may have clinical applications in the treatment of Fibromyalgia. The low toxicological profiles of sulfur compounds, combined with promising therapeutic effects, warrant continued human clinical trails. Parcell S. Sulfur in human nutrition and applications in medicine. Altern Med Rev. 2002 Feb;7(1):22-44. PMID:11896744.

Dr Stanley Jacob, MD, F.A.C.S. reports on his use of DMSO to treat Fibromyalgia. "We have employed a mixture of DMSO and MSM for the therapy of fibromyalgia. Patients are treated with intravenous, oral, and topical routes. It requires approximately two months before any benefit occurs. Seventy percent of our patients with fibromyalgia improve. The properties of our regime contributing to benefit included free-radical scavenging, analgesia, anti-inflammation, softening of scar tissue, reduction of muscle spasm, and stimulation of healing." Jacob SW. Gerlinger Professor, Dept of Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University.

Chronic Fatigue is caused by lack of oxygen into cells and this in turn can cause lactic acid build up which causes the muscle pain of Fibromyalgia. DMSO has one oxygen on the sulfur atom and MSM has two. They are in equilibrium with each other in the body and could serve as an oxygen transport system. This oxygen transport capability could equal or exceed that of a person's hemoglobin, enhancing it or even substituting for the lack of it. The two then operate together to greatly enhance the oxygen transport from the lungs to the cells. This increased oxygen availability causes/allows the muscle cells to revert from the damaging anaerobic metabolism back to the beneficial aerobic metabolism. This increases cellular and body energy while stopping the production of lactic acid. Gregg D. Ph.D. www.krysalis.net/chronicfatigue.htm.

Directions for Use: Apply 5ml (tsp) of 70% DMSO and 30% Aloe Vera 3 or 4 times a day and rub well into the affected areas. After application of DMSO rub in a good quality moisturiser. Also consume between 5 to 30 grams of MSM per day.