Living With Fibromyalgia
Living with fibromyalgia means fighting pain on a daily basis. (You're not alone - roughly 2% of the population has been diagnosed with this challenging condition.) In fact, finding reliable methods of fibromyalgia pain relief is the focus of hundreds of millions of dollars of pharmaceutical research and clinical studies. Learn more about this condition's symptoms, and the options available for pain relief and management. Start here to begin taking control of your fibromyalgia pain.
Creating a solid fibromyalgia diet can play a part in a holistic approach to managing symptoms by counteracting stress, cleansing the body of toxins, and restoring a healthy balance of nutrients.
Founded in 1992, the National Fibromyalgia Research Association (NFRA) focuses on “education, treatment and finding a cure for fibromyalgia,” as well as raising government, medical and public awareness.
National Fibromyalgia Research Association: Searching for a Cure
The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, now in its second edition, focuses on one of the most debilitating aspects of fibromyalgia pain: trigger-point pain.
Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Where to Start for Fibromyalgia Pain Relief
Are you a Chronic Babe? If you're young - or young at heart - and female with chronic pain, then welcome to the wildly popular internet address that puts your babealicious self first, and the pain second.
ChronicBabe: Site for Happenin' Young Women with Disabilities
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Trigger Point Injections for Myofascial and Fibromyalgia Pain Relief
Painful knots of muscle known as trigger points are the bane of people suffering with myofascial pain syndrome and other chronic disease. Injection therapy is the latest alternative treatment, but...
Fibromyalgia Network: Community, Education & Support for Fibromyalgia Patients
Since 1988, the Fibromyalgia Network has been dedicated to providing quality information to fibromyalgia patients, with the ultimate goal of minimizing the number of people suffering in silence from...
National Fibromyalgia Association: Educating, Encouraging and Empowering Fibro Patients
The National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA) is an organization dedicated to helping people currently living with fibromyalgia, including the 10 million fibromyalgia patients in the U.S.
Who’s Doing Innovative Fibromyalgia Research? Look to Clinical Trials
Fibromyalgia is complex, confusing, and tough to treat – which is why there are now more than 200 clinical trials taking place to test innovative fibromyalgia treatments. Will participating in one of...
The Polyarthralgia and Fibromyalgia Connection: Part II of a Two-Part Series
How should your physician develop the treatment plan for polyarthralgia and fibromyalgia, two very similar conditions that can have disabling effects?
The Polyarthralgia and Fibromyalgia Connection: Part I of a Two-Part Series
Fibromyalgia and polyarthralgia are closely related diseases, but with some important differences. It's necessary to understand what those differences are in order to get the correct diagnosis - and...