Unfortunately, it’s easy for chronic pain patients to gain weight. Chronic pain patients are often in too much pain to get up and cook a healthy meal or exercise, so the pounds can add up…
Chronic Pain
A comprehensive guide on chronic pain, its causes, symptoms, and effective management strategies to improve your quality of life.
Headaches After Exercise in Fibromyalgia: Causes, Prevention, and Effective Management
Exercise is widely recognized as one of the most beneficial lifestyle strategies for managing fibromyalgia. Regular physical activity can improve flexibility, strengthen muscles, reduce stiffness, support better sleep, enhance mood, and even decrease chronic pain…
Nerve Block Technique Might Help Chronic Back Pain in Fibromyalgia
Introduction Chronic back pain is one of the most frustrating and disabling symptoms experienced by many people living with fibromyalgia. While fibromyalgia is widely recognized for causing widespread musculoskeletal pain throughout the body, the back…
What Is a Quell Device? Understanding Its Role in Fibromyalgia Pain Management
Introduction Fibromyalgia is a long-term condition that affects millions of people worldwide, causing widespread pain, persistent fatigue, sleep disturbances, and a variety of other symptoms that can interfere with everyday life. Because fibromyalgia does not…
9 Questions to Ask About Postsurgical Pain Management for Fibromyalgia
Introduction Preparing for surgery can be stressful for anyone, but for individuals living with fibromyalgia, the experience often comes with additional concerns. Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder that affects the way the brain and…
Swimming for Degenerative Disc Disease Pain and Fibromyalgia: A Gentle Path Toward Better Mobility and Lasting Pain Relief
Introduction Living with both degenerative disc disease (DDD) and fibromyalgia can make everyday life physically demanding and emotionally exhausting. Persistent back pain, widespread muscle aches, fatigue, stiffness, and reduced mobility often combine to create a…
Don’t Wake Mom Today
This Mother’s Day, take pity on the woman who cooks, cleans, shops, fusses and worries over you. Before you overwhelm her with breakfast in bed, let her sleep in. It’s no secret that women are…
Why Do We Feel Pain?
When you drop something on your foot or slam your finger in a drawer, you know that pain will usually follow. Did you ever wonder why you feel that pain? Feeling pain in response to an injury…
Lower Back Pain in Fibromyalgia: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Long-Term Management
Introduction Lower back pain is one of the most common complaints among people living with fibromyalgia. While fibromyalgia is widely recognized for causing widespread musculoskeletal pain, persistent fatigue, sleep disturbances, and cognitive difficulties, discomfort in…
Non-Opioid Pain Relief Options
Each year in the United States, millions of prescriptions are written for opioids to relieve chronic pain. When used appropriately, they can be a viable treatment option for some patients. But, there are health risks…