Not sure about that particular Oxygen protocol, but I came across this research extract on the topic. Hope it helps:

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A new treatment modality for fibromyalgia syndrome: hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

J Int Med Res. 2004 May-Jun;32(3):263-7.

Yildiz S, Kiralp MZ, Akin A, Keskin I, Ay H, Dursun H, Cimsit M.

GATA Haydarpasa Military Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. senolyildiz@hotmail.com

Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is characterized by longstanding multifocal pain with generalized allodynia/hyperalgesia. There are several treatment methods but none has been specifically approved for this application. We conducted a randomized controlled study to evaluate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy in FMS (HBO group: n = 26; control group: n = 24). Tender points and pain threshold were assessed before, and after the first and fifteenth sessions of therapy. Pain was also scored on a visual analogue scale (VAS). There was a significant reduction in tender points and VAS scores and a significant increase in pain threshold of the HBO group after the first and fifteenth therapy sessions. There was also a significant difference between the HBO and control groups for all parameters except the VAS scores after the first session.

We conclude that HBO therapy has an important role in managing FMS.

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I think there is a lot of merit to the hypoxia theory. One of the symptoms of my fibro has been a large amount of petichiae all over my body. Petichiae are small red dots caused by broken blood vessels.

I was reading one of the many novels I read while spending my life on the couch with this disease lol, and actually in several of the books I have read they cite petichiae as showing up on a person who has been strangled or had their air supply cut off. Hmmmm.....

Also, I read somewhere else that pain in the extremities in particular is caused by our actual blood cells becoming misshapen and therefore having trouble flowing through permeable membranes. It would not be a huge leap to think that the blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen everywhere would become compromised due to becoming misshapen.

Blessings,

Ali

I find ongoing vigorous aerobic exercise, massage therapy, and my Thumper massager all help my fibromyalgia.