Thrive this Summer with these Great Tips from Fibro Bloggers
Fibromyalgia in Summer: By Donna Gregory Burch Ah summer! For many people, it’s time for cool dips in the pool, burgers on the grill and long walks on the beach. But for those of us with fibromyalgia, the summer [...]
Video – Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association
Jim Broach, Executive Vice President on the RSDSA (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association)
Fear Less, Live More
Reprinted from FMOnline Before I developed fibromyalgia I had energy to spare: I worked full time, served on my church board, was a member of several clubs, and had time for friends, family, hobbies, and day-to-day household tasks. A [...]
Cures for the Housekeeping Blues
Keeping house is always a chore-but for people with fibromyalgia and other chronic pain disorders it can be the source of a symptom flare that puts them out of commission for days or even weeks. That makes it all the [...]
Village Naturals Therapy
Village Naturals Therapy Commits to Helping Chronic Pain Sufferers Village Naturals Therapy Partners with National Fibromyalgia Association, Community Pain Center and Creates Facebook Community PageEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (August 13, 2018)– Village Naturals Therapy (VNT) has a long history of developing products [...]
Update on A.J. Langer and FM
Please join us in looking back to one of the NFA's first Pioneers: A.J. Langer Sixteen years ago, actress A.J. Langer appeared on the cover of the inaugural issue of Fibromyalgia AWARE. Since then, her life has undergone many changes—professionally, [...]
Redheads and Pain
by Diane McKay I was only recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia, but right away I realized there seemed to be a disproportionate number of redheads featured in fibromyalgia articles and films, which triggered me to remember and [...]
Go Back to School with these Fibro-Friendly Tips
By Elizabeth Mesic It’s that time of year. The weather is cooling, the leaves are changing, and the chaos of fall is starting back up again. It’s time for students, teachers, and, by extension, parents, to go back to [...]
Tired of Popping Pills for Pain?
By Roberta Fernandez, BCH, CI, CPHIPain. Just the word itself hurtsâand causes major stress.The sciatica shooting sharply down your leg.The agonizing contractions of childbirth.The constant aching and throbbing of that migraine.The constant pain and exhaustion of fibromyalgia.Drugs for that pain: Oxycontin, [...]
National Fibromyalgia Association AMICA Award
In April of 2017, the National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA) Board voted to honor Mary P. Harper, the retiring president of the Fibromyalgia Association of Houston, with the NFA AMICA Award (the NFA's Friendship and Good Works Award). [...]
How to Start an FM Support Group
Interview with Mary Harper Mary P. Harper Running a successful support group is no easy task, which is why we have contacted Mary P. Harper, the retiring president of the Fibromyalgia Association of Houston Inc., a nonprofit [...]
Do You Feel Like a “Health Hostage”™ Kidnapped by the “Chronic Illness Thief?”™
By Nancy Gordon, LCSW Imprisoned in my body—that is exactly how I felt for too many years after a car accident. As I struggled with the shattering impact of fibromyalgia and a mild traumatic brain injury, I dubbed myself a [...]
