Understanding the Overlap Between Fibromyalgia and POTS In recent years, there has been growing attention to the overlap between fibromyalgia and a condition known as Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, commonly abbreviated as POTS. While they…
Fibromyalgia Protocol
Discover a structured Fibromyalgia protocol to manage symptoms effectively, including treatment plans, therapies, and lifestyle strategies for improved quality of life.
Manual Therapists to “Help” Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is often described as a condition that lives in the space between pain and fatigue, between physical symptoms and nervous system sensitivity, and between what is felt internally and what can be measured externally.…
Fibromyalgia: Living on high alert
“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are”, Anaïs Nin One of the common sayings in Mindfulness Meditation is that thoughts are not facts. In chronic pain clinics, we are…
Fibromyalgia and Brain Fog: Stop, Breathe & Think
Introduction Fibromyalgia is widely recognized for causing widespread pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbances, but one of its most frustrating and often overlooked symptoms is brain fog. Many people living with fibromyalgia describe moments when they…
Fibromyalgia and Unnecessary Tests: More Care Is Not Better Care
Introduction: When More Testing Does Not Always Mean Better Treatment For many people living with fibromyalgia, the journey to diagnosis is long, confusing, and emotionally exhausting. Widespread pain, overwhelming fatigue, sleep disturbances, cognitive difficulties, and…
Fibromyalgia and Nurses: Understanding the Challenges, Responsibilities, and Importance of Compassionate Care
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that affects millions of people worldwide, causing widespread musculoskeletal pain, persistent fatigue, sleep disturbances, cognitive difficulties, and heightened sensitivity to physical stimuli. Although it is increasingly recognized within the medical…
I Have Fibromyalgia Again
When Symptoms Return and It Feels Like Starting Over Hearing or saying the words, “I have fibromyalgia again,” can carry a mixture of emotions. For some, it reflects a return of symptoms after a period…
Fibromyalgia and Living in a Chaotic World
Understanding the Challenge of Fibromyalgia in Modern Life Living with fibromyalgia is challenging under any circumstances, but navigating the demands of today’s fast-paced and often chaotic world can make the condition even more difficult to…
Fibromyalgia: the mosaic of treatments
“To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom”, Bertrand Russell I believe that those of us with central sensitization, that is, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, or to call it by another name -“post-traumatic stress disorder”, all…
Hypnosis for Fibromyalgia
Introduction Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that affects millions of people worldwide, causing widespread musculoskeletal pain, persistent fatigue, sleep disturbances, cognitive difficulties, and heightened sensitivity to various forms of sensory input. While there is currently…