By: Dr Alex Robber Self-dubbing is one thing which continually surprises me about fibromyalgia. We have all heard of fibromyalgia-patients who deal with health workers who don’t think their pain is true or who are…
Chronic Awareness
Raise awareness about chronic illnesses by understanding their impact, symptoms, and the importance of support and education.
I Am Not Too Busy to Watch You, I Can’t Just Fool You, I Don’t Have a Hard Time
By: Dr Alex Robber That will be 7:30 p.m. I’ll be in bed on a Friday night. So, I’m next to my husband and pets. There is nothing new here, and frankly, most of our…
Check Some Great Biologic Therapies for Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that affects the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly the small intestine and colon. It is characterized by persistent inflammation that can extend through multiple layers of the…
Is Helminthic Therapy a Good Option for Crohn’s Disease?
Introduction Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterized by immune-mediated inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. It can cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, fatigue, and long-term complications such as strictures, fistulas, and…
How Does the Opioid Crisis Produce a Chronic Pain Crisis?
The Paradox at the Center of Modern Pain Care The relationship between the opioid crisis and chronic pain care is built on a paradox. Medications originally intended to relieve severe pain became widely prescribed, widely…
Anyone Living Without Pain, From a Girl with Chronic Pain
There is a certain kind of question that doesn’t always get spoken out loud, but sits quietly in the background of life when you are living with chronic pain. It appears in ordinary moments—watching someone…
You Need These Things If You Support Fibromyalgia Consciousness
Fibromyalgia consciousness is not just about awareness of a medical condition. It is about recognizing the lived reality of a syndrome that affects the nervous system, pain processing, energy regulation, sleep, and cognition in ways…
Fibromyalgia and Ear Problems: How Can You Deal With Ear Problems
Introduction Fibromyalgia is widely recognized for widespread pain, fatigue, and sleep disruption, but many people are surprised when ear-related symptoms show up as part of the condition. Ear pain, ringing sounds, pressure, sensitivity to noise,…
In Fibromyalgia: How to Fight Sciatic Pain
Sciatic pain in fibromyalgia can feel especially overwhelming because it combines two different pain mechanisms: the nerve-related pain of sciatica and the widespread pain sensitivity of fibromyalgia. The result is often a sharper, more persistent,…
Unbelievable Impacts That Can Develop in Fibromyalgia: What the Condition Can Affect Beyond Pain
Fibromyalgia is often introduced as a chronic pain condition, but that description barely captures its full impact. What makes it particularly complex is that it does not stay confined to muscles or joints. Instead, it…