Video – How to make a Chocolate Power Milk Shake
Catherine Katz shows Lynne Matallana how to make a Chocolate Power Milk Shake
Video – Depression & Anxiety
Dr. Dave Williams discusses the relationship between Depression & Anxiety
Video – Ergonomic Tips from Pro Sport Physical Therapy
Andrea Belitti from Pro-Sport Physical Therapy gives Ergonomic Tips from Pro Sport Physical Therapy
Susan Flannery and Fibromyalgia
This four-time Emmy-winning actress started playing the ruthless and family-driven Stephanie Forrester on the daytime soap The Bold and the Beautiful in 1987. Her constant battle with fibromyalgia caused her to take a medical leave in 2007 from the show. [...]
If You Feel It, The Pain Is Real
Pain is a perception produced in the brain. This perception is often associated with some bodily damage, but it does not have to be. Usually there is a good relationship between the amount of bodily damage and the intensity of [...]
Hooked Up for a Good Night’s Sleep
By Mary Rodriguez I received the official diagnosis of fibromyalgia (FM) three years ago this January. I had been experiencing symptoms for about a year before the diagnosis, and besides the pain, I especially had trouble sleeping. I would be [...]
Tips To Aging With FM
From FM Sufferers Aging with FM Use coping skills that Attention Deficit people use, such as keeping your keys and other easily lost items in the same place consistently. Write yourself daily reminder notes [...]
Exploring Electrical Stimulation
Would you submit to electrical stimulation to gain relief from your fibromyalgia symptoms? For increasing numbers of patients across the country, the answer is “Yes”. But what exactly does “electrical stimulation” mean? Pain and Electricity Electricity has been believed to [...]
Depression and its Relationship to Pain
By Olivia Chandler Depression is Not Just the BluesA depressive disorder is not the same as a passing blue mood. It is not a sign of personal weakness or a condition that can be willed or wished away. People with [...]
Counseling, A Patient’s Perspective
By Linda Farwell Psychotherapy and Fibromyalgia My resistance to psychotherapy was not without good reason. I had spent two years being bounced around by doctors who, because their tests showed nothing wrong with me, kept suggesting I see [...]
5 Steps to Evaluate Websites
By Daneen Akers The internet gives everyone easy access to information and products from around the world. No longer do store hours determine when we can shop, nor do we need a librarian to locate the latest medical research. However, [...]
BOWEL TROUBLE: not just a punch line
By Chris Cunningham Not even the subject of sexuality is as taboo as constipation, diarrhea, and flatulence. While such topics as Bowel Trouble constitute “bathroom humor” among young people, they are more likely to elicit embarrassed silence or quiet [...]