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Managing Fibromyalgia

Q: In addition to medication, how can I manage my fibromyalgia? A: Medications may be necessary to manage your fibromyalgia, but there also are a number of day-to-day strategies for coping with the disease. Your psychological outlook is important, with studies finding benefits from cognitive therapy for women with fibromyalgia. Specifically, studies find, negative thinking increases stress and affects your perception of pain, so learning to minimize and control these thoughts can improve your symptoms.…

by chronicillness•01/06/202308/23/2025•0

Your Body in Extreme Heat

Everyone who has survived a summer in the United States knows that temperatures can easily exceed 100 degrees. Natives may brush it off saying “at least it’s a dry heat,” but extreme heat actually has a negative impact on the body if you’re not careful. In fact, some studies have even linked heat to chronic pain conditions! When the body heats up due to exercise or external conditions, the natural response is to sweat so…

by chronicwoman•01/06/202308/23/2025•0

Health Tip: Symptoms That May Indicate Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is characterized by body aches and pains, and “tender points” that are painful to the touch. The chronicillness.co website mentions these other typical symptoms of fibromyalgia: For More Information Related to Fibromyalgia Visit below sites: References: Join Our Whatsapp Fibromyalgia Community Click here to Join Our Whatsapp Community Official Fibromyalgia Blogs Click here to Get the latest Fibromyalgia Updates Fibromyalgia Stores Click here to Visit Fibromyalgia Store

by chronicillness•01/05/202308/23/2025•0

Can Coffee Cause Arthritis?

There are a number of risk factors associated with developing rheumatoid arthritis. You are more likely to develop the condition if you are a woman between the ages of 40 and 60, smoke, have a family history of rheumatoid arthritis, or are clinically obese. Of course, none of these factors guarantee a future diagnosis, but they do increase your risk of developing the condition. However, many patients with Chronicillness.co Site of the United States wonders…

by chronicwoman•01/05/202308/23/2025•0

The Impact of Fibromyalgia: New Survey Findings

Results from Women Expressing Fibromyalgia’s Effects on their Everyday Lives (WE FEEL), illuminate the private, prolonged, and often agonizing, physical and emotional struggles that women with fibromyalgia face. The survey also reveals constructive, concrete ways to help ease suffering, including an earlier diagnosis and access to information and support. to Visit the Store and find Much More…. Key Findings to Visit the Store and find Much More…. *Methodology: Fielded by Harris Interactive | 508 respondents…

by chronicillness•01/04/202308/23/2025•0

Fibromyalgia: 3 Strategies for Workplace Success

Juggling a career—and social life, family, and the demands of fibromyalgia–can be challenging. Find the help you need from Jenni Prokopy—a woman living with the chronic, widespread pain and fatigue of fibromyalgia. Watch the video below as she shares some of her favorite tips for working smart and healthy. A transcript of the video is also available. Read the transcript of the video, “Fibromyalgia: 3 Strategies for Workplace Success,” below: Hi, and welcome to Fibromyalgia:…

by chronicillness•01/03/202308/23/2025•0

The Relationship Between Fibromyalgia and Weight Gain

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 after years of battling chronic pain. However, could it be possible for chronic pain conditions like fibromyalgia to cause weight gain in the first place? Click Here to Visit the Store and find Much More…. Fibromyalgia is still a mysterious…

by chronicwoman•01/03/202308/23/2025•0

Fibromyalgia: 5 Tips for Traveling Like a Pro

For 5 simple ideas for traveling well in spite of pain, a woman living with the pain and exhaustion of fibromyalgia. Despite her condition, Jenni needs to travel many times throughout the year and, in this video, she shares her favorite tips for traveling well. A transcript of the video is also available. Read the transcript of the video, “5 Tips for Traveling Like a Pro in Spite of Pain,” below: Hi, and welcome to…

by chronicillness•01/02/202308/23/2025•0

Headaches After Exercise

Exercise is extremely vital to our health. It keeps our hearts healthy, lowers our risk of diseases, and can even release pain-relieving endorphins that can help patients suffering from chronic pain. However, instead of feeling pain relief, some people may get headaches after working out, commonly after running or lifting weights, although some people have reported getting a headache during their exercise session as well. Click Here to Visit the Store and find Much More….…

by chronicwoman•01/02/202308/23/2025•0

Nerve Block Technique Might Help Chronic Back Pain

A procedure that uses radio waves to treat chronic low back pain provided long-lasting relief to a small group of patients, researchers report. Called intradiscal biacuplasty (IDB), the procedure uses two water-cooled needles to blast radiofrequency energy at the nerve fibers within and around a spinal disc that’s begun to degenerate but has not ruptured, explained lead researcher Dr. Michael Gofeld. “Basically you’re destroying the nerve fibers, which will lead to the elimination of pain,”…

by chronicillness•01/01/202308/23/2025•0