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Could i get help with painful knots in upper back! are they fibromyalgia knots?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

I do not know if: Your knots or trigger points are related to another medical problem. Acupuncture can be superior for breaking down trigger points as can gua sha (scraping). Take care.

Dr Munshower and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/22/2014

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