Fibromyalgia: the Economic Burden
The cost of fibromyalgia to both the individual and to society is extensive. A 2007 study found that 34% of fibromyalgia patients spend between $100- $1,000 per month above their insurance to see a healthcare professional. Prominent fibromyalgia researchers [...]
What do growth hormones have to do with Fibro
By: Kathy Longley A lack of growth hormone is not something that immediately springs to mind when thinking of fibromyalgia. After all, FM isn’t associated with shortness — so what has growth hormone got to do with it? [...]
How Can I Have a Disease I Don’t Even Believe In?
By: Heather S. Rivera, JD, RN One evening, as my husband and I sit down for a deli meal, I find myself struggling to lift my sandwich (Fibromyalgia?). It’s too heavy! This is not a supersized sandwich, just the [...]
The Path to Fibromyalgia
By: Kathy Longley How does a person get fibromyalgia? The answer is different for every patient—but one thing is likely the same for all: the pathway leading to Fibromyalgia is rarely a straightforward one. Sometimes it consists of a direct [...]
Pain Free Pilates
By: Liza Borja Developed by Joseph Pilates to strengthen his own body. Pilates (pronounced pill-AHT-ees) exercise can be an effective method for people with fibromyalgia to build muscle strength and alleviate chronic muscle tension. Though many people believe it focuses on [...]
It’s a Stretch
By: Anita Boser When she wasn’t helping her patients as a nurse and Hellerwork practitioner, Diane Lewis enjoyed wilderness kayaking off the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, amidst towering evergreens and the remnants of First Nations long houses and [...]
Finding Relief with the Alexander Technique
By: Sharon Jakubecy, M.AmSAT Sleepless nights, Irritability, Depression, Headaches, Aching, knotted muscles and stiff joints. Sometimes the pain is so intense you can’t go for a walk or even lift your arms. Frustrated and discouraged, you’ve spent countless [...]
Yoga & Fibromyalgia
By: Shoosh Lettick Crotzer Yoga can teach you how to stretch to relieve tension and stiffness in specific muscles. With Yoga movement and breathing, visualization, and relaxation techniques, pain and fatigue can be reduced, deeper sleep can be [...]
It’s a Guy Thing: Men with Fibromyalgia
By: Lisa Lorden Reprinted from FMOnline The relationship between fibromyalgia (FM) and gender has been a source of confusion and controversy among researchers and patients alike. Although FM is clearly more prevalent among women, the illness does afflict [...]
The Evolving FM Experience
By: Sidney Mirsky Reprinted from FMOnline Health Log: 60 year old male. Health good; alert; physically in good shape for his age. Nothing organically wrong, all tests negative. Complains a lot! That was eight years ago. There is [...]
Not Lazy – Not Crazy – Fibromyalgia
By: Russell Brooks Reprinted from FMOnline I’m a 44-year-old man, first diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 1988. While fibromyalgia presents a litany of problems for all of us affected, as a man, the worst thing about it for me [...]
Living Life with Hope and Fibro
By: Pastor Mark Shaver I wanted to have this article done a week ago. This is life with fibro: always running late because of a flare up in pain that puts you back a day, a week, even a [...]
