Does the weather affect chronic pain?
The weather has an impact on all of us – both mentally and physically – and many patients who suffer from chronic pain report that the change in weather makes…
4 Conditions That Can Mimic Fibromyalgia
If you have symptoms that point to fibromyalgia but haven’t been diagnosed, you are not alone. Many people spend years working with doctors to rule out other diseases. That’s because…
How to Explain Fibromyalgia Fatigue to Other People
Anyone who lives with fibromyalgia has struggled to try to explain the chronic pain and fatigue they experience to their friends and loved ones, and even to strangers. Explaining fibromyalgia…
10 things I would tell the newly diagnosed with Chronic Illness
I wish I had been prepared for the impact of what was going to happen in my life from chronic illness being newly diagnosed. Realistically. I had a firm belief…
A new principle was discovered for how muscle pain is signaled
Chronic muscular pain may be linked to a previously unknown principle for how pain signals are transmitted in the human body. This is shown by Umeå University researchers Tuija Athanassiadis…
Immediate treatment can alleviate future back problems
Immediate treatment by a physiotherapist, bypassing a waiting list, can reduce problems with recurring low back pain, reveals a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Many people suffer from…
Homeopathic Remedies for Muscle Adhesions
At a recent appointment with my naturopath, to the wonderfully named Dr. Love, the topic of recurrent muscle pain flares came up. Anti-inflammatory interventions and nervous system calming remedies had…
Realities of Family Planning with Chronic Illness
My husband and I have decided the time is finally right to start family planning – or as right as it ever will be! For most (hetero) couples, this might…
The Start Of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Fibromyalgia
A few months later my husband graduated with 2 BS degrees in Finance and we were ready to start our life for real. During the first 5 years of our…
When pain slows you down
There are times with Fibromyalgia that I exceed my walking limits. It is actually difficult sometimes because the limit changes. It can be a short distance one day and a…