Some people have an irrational fear of doctors. While some of us have been victimized so severely, that we may never trust one again. Since my first chronic illness diagnosis in 2001, my life, has…
Lyme
Understand Lyme disease, its symptoms, causes, and treatment options to prevent long-term effects and improve recovery chances.
Invisible Disability Awareness
We have embodied beings. All of us. But what then is distinct about the lived experience of pain? What is it like to have your life and choices filtered by pain, limited by pain, and…
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 and Karl-Gunnar Westberg, in collaboration…
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 low back pain, and most…
Using myofascial discharge for fibromyalgia, Lyme and related chronic pain
You probably are asking right now, “What’s the heck of myofascial release?” Yeah, it’s like massage, but it doesn’t really feel like massage. Myofascial release (MFR) is a bodywork that physical therapist John Barnes has…
How do you take pain from fibromyalgia, Lyme chronic and the like?
Exercise can be too much for people with autoimmune, Lyme and other chronic diseases, fibromyalgia and fatigue disorders, though. Out of my own practice, I know that. You can see that I have thyroiditis of…
Here I Got 3 New Treatments to Improve my Symptoms of Lyme & Fibromyalgia
In the hope of finding something that works better and provides relief, I constantly tweak my treatment protocol for fibromyalgia and chronic Lyme. I just added a couple of new things I found helpful and…
Why Every Fibrous Warrior Should be Aware of Lyme Disease Because of these Myths
The doctor may have checked Lyme disease, a bacterial infection often spread by ticks, before you are diagnosed with fibromyalgia. When you received a negative result, he or she probably removed the possible causes of…
Treatment Both Lyme & Fibromyalgia at Same Time
My current Lyme / Fibromyalgia pharmacist was just starting to work. Under his care, I have made marvelous progress. He’s by no means the best physician I ever saw. Yes, it’s all right! I would…