The 10 Best Questions for Living with Fibromyalgia

The 10 Best Questions for Living with Fibromyalgia
Author: Dede Bonner
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2009-09-08
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1416560882

An indispensable resource that empowers fibromyalgia patients to take charge of a debilitating disease and get the health care they deserve. Fibromyalgia—a painful, exhausting, and often misdiagnosed disease—affects up to 12 million Americans (90 percent of them women). And because many health care professionals are still learning how to diagnosis and treat its confusing symptoms, patients living with the disorder must become proactive and informed consumers for their own health. The expert advice found within The 10 Best Questions™ for Living with Fibromyalgia gives readers the answers they need to get the best care possible and enjoy a more normal life. This essential book provides the Best Questions that patients should ask their doctors, partners, children, and friends, accompanied by the “best answers” drawn from cutting edge research and extensive interviews with the top experts in the field. There are chapters on what to ask about your diagnosis, test results, second opinions, for ongoing disease management, to lose weight, get more sleep, and to make other healthy lifestyle changes. This practical and holistic book also offers Best Questions and advice for fibromyalgia patients for their relationships with partners, children, friends to ensure emotional, financial, and spiritual health. Each chapter concludes with The Magic Question™, the one crucial question most people never think to ask until it’s too late.

Living the Best Life with Fibromyalgia

Living the Best Life with Fibromyalgia
Author: Alisha Nurse M.A
Publisher: Alisha Nurse Publishing
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2015-03-27
Genre:
ISBN: 0993145167

Fibromyalgia (fms) is a chronic neurological condition that causes widespread pain, fatigue, insomnia, cognitive impairments, and a host of other symptoms. Many patients are forced to quit their jobs, studies and life dreams due to the impact of symptoms on their lives. In Living the best life with Fibromyalgia, Alisha Nurse shares what’s worked for her, to enable her to make the best of life with this chronic illness. Alisha continues to work, and function more than many fms patients are able to. In this short narrative, she shares her health regime consisting of long-standing family remedies, and natural sources of pain relief. An avid blogger whose writing focuses on living with fibromyalgia and depression, Alisha fiercely encourages fms patients to fight for their lives and not give in to this condition. Living the best life with Fibromyalgia is a must-read for any fms patient who wants to regain control over their life, and win their battle against fibromyalgia.

Complete Idiot's Guide to Fibromyalgia

Complete Idiot's Guide to Fibromyalgia
Author: Lynne Matallana
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2009-01-06
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781592578337

Cutting through the history and medical jargon found in more exhaustive and incomprehensible reference books, this guide focuses on the most important things readers need to know in order to effectively understand and manage fibromyalgia, especially important now, with 22 new fibromyalgia-fighting drugs on the market. This new edition teaches readers how to- Communicate better with doctors and healthcare providers Evaluate pain medications and non-medical therapies Develop exercise and diet regimens Identify and treat symptoms

The Everything Health Guide to Fibromyalgia

The Everything Health Guide to Fibromyalgia
Author: Winnie Yu
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2006-06-08
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1605503347

The Everything Health Guide to Fibromyalgia is a complete handbook to this complicated disease. Written with an authoritative yet accessible tone, readers will find helpful information on understanding the basics of fibromyalgia and learn to recognize its symptoms. Includes helpful insight on: Finding the right doctor; Overcoming fatigue and minimizing stress; Conditions that mimic fibromyalgia; Therapies and treatment; Staying active. The Everything Health Guide to Fibromyalgia helps readers cope with and understand their diagnosis to live a full, healthy life. Winnie Yu is a freelance writer. She co-authored three health books for Fair Winds Press and contributed essays on health and wellness to five books published by Rodale Inc. She has written features for numerous national magazines and several Web sites. Michael M. McNett, M.D. is the owner of Fibromyalgia Treatment Centers of America based in Chicago, IL. His areas of focus are fibromyalgia treatment and research and non-interventional pain management. He is affiliated with the American Board of Family Practice, the American Academy of Pain Management, the American Society of Addiciton Medicine, and is on the editorial board of Fibromyalgia Aware magazine.

Living with Fibromyalgia NE

Living with Fibromyalgia NE
Author: Christine Craggs-Hinton
Publisher: SPCK
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2014-11-20
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1847093485

Fibromyalgia is a long-term condition characterized by pain in the muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves. Other symptoms include fatigue, sleep problems, allergies, irritable bowel syndrome, migraines, stiffness, anxiety, depression and problems with short-term memory and concentration. Living with Fibromyalgia offers tried-and-tested advice on how to reduce pain, boost energy levels and live more comfortably. In line with the latest thinking of fibromyalgia as a disorder of the CNS (central nervous system), this third edition looks at how an over-sensitised system may amplify pain messages and trigger the symptoms of fibromyalgia. It also looks at research into the link between poor sleep and the disorder. Other topics include: a physical cause? - the evidence for fine nerve damage in fibromyalgia sleep problems and management the benefits of yoga and music therapy updated recommendations on diet and supplements the importance of posture and exercise pain and stress management complementary therapies

From Me to You: Inspiration to Live Well with Fibromyalgia

From Me to You: Inspiration to Live Well with Fibromyalgia
Author: Cathryn Goodman
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 53
Release: 2012-04-06
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1105640779

In this book, Cathryn Goodman inspires readers to take control of their health care to live well with fibromyalgia. Diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 1995 she shares what worked for her, what didn't work, and how she has come to live well with the condition. Cathryn provides tips and strategies in a personal way that makes you feel like you are sitting down with a friend.From Me to You is a great place to start if you've just been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and a great addition to your library if you have been suffering for years.

Women Living with Fibromyalgia

Women Living with Fibromyalgia
Author: Mari Skelly
Publisher: Hunter House
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2002
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0897933427

The author highlights the experiences of twenty women to shed light on thisommon and often untreated chronic pain syndrome, which has no known cause orure. Simultaneous.

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia
Author: Barbara Robbins
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2022-02-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 163844031X

This book was written by Fibromyalgia patients from around the world. The chapters range from an individual's journey with fibromyalgia, to interviews, a visual chapter of our illness, special chapters and graphs showing fibro symptoms. The purpose of this book is to inform the newly diagnosed, patients, family, friends and yes, doctors, to recognize and learn the symptoms and helpful solutions of how to deal with this illness. Once the population is more educated, we all pray a cure will be found. One symptom alone runs through us all, PAIN. It is time for everyone to recognize Fibromyalgia as a valid illness. Like the canaries in the coal mines, we are the tip of the iceberg. Due to environmental toxins, GMO foods, chemicals added to vitamins and medicines, trauma/stress in daily life, ALL these elements woven together WILL eventually affect each of us. Our sensitivities, allergies, exhaustion and pain will continue to spread. Let's not allow this illness to control future generations. The time to stop the suffering is now.

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About(TM): Fibromyalgia Fatigue

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About(TM): Fibromyalgia Fatigue
Author: R. Paul St. Amand
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2003-10-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0759508267

The authors of the successful "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Fibromyalgia" present a revolutionary new guide to help sufferers relieve their chronic fatigue.

Fibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia Defined

Fibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia Defined
Author: Adams Media
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2012-12-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1440563659

Looking for answers after your diagnosis of fibromyalgia? The Everything® Healthy Living Series is here to help. These concise, thoughtful guides offer the expert advice and the latest medical information you need to manage your pain and lead a healthy life. Inside you’ll find information on this condition of chronic pain, including symptoms of the disorder, the overall effect it has on your body, and how it will affect your life. As you deal with the chronic pain and fatigue, the more you know about the disorder, the better you will be able to take charge of your condition.