BY JULIA NELSON 1. “Imagine the worst sickness, fatigue and pain and your head is in a deep fog where it made you think to go to the hospital. Now imagine feeling like that every day and knowing if you go to the hospital they will likely find nothing wrong and send you home and tell you…
This article was written by Julie Hambleton, fitness and nutrition expert and co-founder of the Taste Archives. In the United States, between three and six million people, or one in fifty, suffer from fibromyalgia, a debilitating syndrome characterized by pain experienced throughout the body with no obvious cause. Although people often don’t get better with…
Fibromyalgia is the second most common rheumatic disorder behind osteoarthritis and is still largely unrecognized. It is now believed to be a lifelong disorder of the central nervous system responsible for increasing pain in the body. Daniel Clauw, MD, professor of anesthesiology at the University of Michigan, examined the neurological basis of fibromyalgia in a plenary lecture…
A new study suggests that using bad words can actually help in dealing with pain. If you are suffering from fibromyalgia, this may somehow benefit you in certain ways. Results of the Study The study investigating the connection between swearing and pain was published in the journal NeuroReport. The experiment was conducted by comparing the amount…
A common feature that most fibromyalgia sufferers present is a diffuse pain that affects a large part of the body. This disconcerting symptom is usually accompanied by morning joint stiffness, paresthesias in the hands and feet, ie tingling sensation and numbness, sleep disturbances and above all a feeling of tiredness and fatigue that accompanies them…
I usually do not tell people that I have fibromyalgia because this admission is usually accompanied by the eye turning. Fibromyalgia is a unique disease in which many people, including doctors, believe that we are inventing it. In your mind, fibromyalgia does not exist. Everything is in our heads. We need advice, or we are looking for drugs. People who live…
In America, between three and six million people, or one in every fifty, suffer from fibromyalgia, a syndrome characterized by debilitating pain throughout the body without any obvious cause. Although people often improve over time, it is often something they will have to face for life. If you have chronic muscle pain, however, it does not…
La fibromialgia impidió que Vera, de 46 años, se levantara por la mañana. Mientras se dirigía al baño y comenzó a trabajar, las heridas de dolor se asentaron en sus manos, cabeza y cuello. Lágrimas en los ojos. La hizo enojar pensar que Kurt ni siquiera había pensado en arreglar las cosas en casa para hacer la vida…
A fibromialgia evitou que Vera, 46, se levantasse pela manhã. Quando ele foi para o banheiro e começou a trabalhar, as feridas da dor se instalaram em suas mãos, cabeça e pescoço. Lágrimas nos olhos. Isso a deixou com raiva ao pensar que Kurt nem pensara em consertar as coisas em casa para tornar a vida um pouco…
La fibromialgia ha impedito a Vera, 46 anni, di alzarsi al mattino. Mentre si dirigeva verso il bagno e cominciava a lavorare, le ferite dolorose si posavano su mani, testa e collo. Lacrime negli occhi. La faceva arrabbiare nel pensare che Kurt non avesse nemmeno pensato di sistemare le cose a casa per rendere la vita un po…
