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 With Fibromyalgia - The Complete Guide to Prevention and Treatment

Living With Fibromyalgia - The Complete Guide to Prevention and Treatment
Author: Anton Weeding
Publisher: eFortune US
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2013-03-14
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN:

Fibromyalgia is a disease that is still not well-known throughout the medical community. Some schools of thought link it to arthritis but the symptoms are different. Maybe it's time you got some answers on your own. Maybe you have fibromyalgia and just don't know it! If you have experienced any of the following symptoms, you might want to look further: •Muscle pain, spasms or leg cramps •Insomnia or waking up still feeling tired •Always feeling tired and having little energy •Sensitivity to light, sound, odors, foods, cold and medicines •Dizziness •Headaches •Upset stomach •Feeling of anxiety and/or depression These are not the only symptoms and certainly these symptoms can apply to other diseases, but you owe it to yourself and your family to learn more. Explore Treatment Options While there is no known "cure" for fibromyalgia, there are treatments that can help sufferers. The Complete Guide to Prevention and Treatment!

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

Women Living with Fibromyalgia

Women Living with Fibromyalgia
Author: Mari Skelly
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2002-11-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 163026587X

Although fibromyalgia is a real neurological condition, it is not uncommon for FM sufferers to be treated as if "it's all in your head." Support, understanding, and even basic information can be hard to come by for coping with the intense pain and fatigue of this debilitating chronic illness, as well as the grief, anger, and isolation that often accompany its onset. Women Living with Fibromyalgia offers insight and practical advice to help sufferers alleviate the symptoms of FM and manage its impact on their lives, relationships, and careers. Woman from all walks of life share their experiences and the lessons they've learned about fibromyalgia, from a single student pondering the impact of FM on her future to the mother trying to find the energy to care for her children. Topics include: Strategies for dealing with pain, fatigue, and "brain fog;" advances in pharmaceutical treatment; results from latest scientific research; exciting new "alternative" treatments; financial issues such as insurance and Social Security benefits; and how an awareness of their rights can help women with FM in dealing with healthcare providers. This book helps its sufferers create new, rewarding lives even as they grieve the loss of the old one.

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.

Living with Fibromyalgia

Living with Fibromyalgia
Author: Dean L Mondell
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2005-03-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Fibromyalgia is a widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue disorder that afflicts nearly 10 million Americans - mostly women. Although there is no known cause or cure for fibromyalgia, much can be done to relieve the pain. This work provides you with a four-step plan to overcoming this debilitating condition.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fibromyalgia, 2nd Edition

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fibromyalgia, 2nd Edition
Author: Laurence A. Bradley Ph. D.
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2009-01-06
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1101024577

Nearly eight million Americans suffer from it 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

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.

The First Year: Fibromyalgia

The First Year: Fibromyalgia
Author: Claudia Craig Marek
Publisher: Robinson
Total Pages: 518
Release: 2012-10-25
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1472103815

Muscle pain, fatigue, irritable bowel and bladder - could it all add up to fibromyalgia? Such a range of common symptoms ensures that this disorder is difficult to diagnose, yet fibromyalgia makes life miserable for thousands of people in Britain, and it is greatly on the increase. In this book, patient-expert Claudia Craig Marek, first diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 1991, guides you through your first year of learning how to cope, informing you about mainstream and complementary treatment, as well as taking an in-depth look at the all-important quality of life issues. Marek answers your most pressing questions including: How to get a proper diagnosis; How best to manage muscle pain; How to treat irritable bowel syndrome; Which medications can help and which can harm; What are the most effective complementary therapies; How to manage work, travel and relationship issues

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.