“Every person who has mastered a profession is a skeptic concerning it” , George Bernard Shaw
After a diagnosis of fibromyalgia is made usually the search begins for someone who is expert in working with people in pain. Who is it to be? While it may be someone from the traditional medical system who is a certified professional, such as a medical physician or a physiotherapist (physical therapist), it could just as likely be an acupuncturist or a person skilled in Jin Shin Jyutsu, Feldenkrais, Qi Gong, or Therapeutic Touch who are often regarded as ‘alternative professionals’. Do we go with one therapist or a combination? A team? Will one set of professionals work with another or is there competition among many? What do we do when there are opposing views among them? How do we avoid dependence upon one or several within the groups available? Most importantly, to use the quote in the book Explain Pain, how do we avoid the “sea of endless professionals”?
