By: Dr. Alexa James I watched one of my favorite TV shows recently, The Golden Girls. Though I saw the show hundreds of times, I really clicked and hit home this time to watch some…
Blue Badges is now available for the first time to people with hidden disabilities
By: Dr. Alexa James Fibromyalgia is the second most common disease that affects your bones and muscles. However, it is usually misunderstood and misdiagnosed. His classic symptoms are generalized pain and fatigue of muscle and…
It’s hard to pretend to be OK – Chronic Illness Awareness
By: Dr. Alexa James When people ask me what I am or what I am doing, generally my typical answer is the same, “I am OK,” or “I am good,” or “I am OK,” or,…
FDA warns Gabapentin and Pregabalin can cause serious problems in breathing
By: Dr. Alexa James U.S. health regulators warn against the risk of dangerous breathing problems associated with opioids and certain other drugs caused by popular nervous system drugs. FDA Announcement A warning regarding gabapentin and…
5 Patients Share Tips for Reducing Fibromyalgia Symptoms
1st Patient I am a by-nature problem-solver, so I obsessively investigated the best strategies for reducing fibromyalgia two years ago when I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. There are no easy answers, I found out. Some…
Use of Fibromyalgia Flotation Therapy
Last month, for a 90-minute flotation therapy session, I finally got back a Christmas gift certificate. Flotation therapy (technically known as flotation REST–environmental stimulation reduction therapy) was developed by a neuroscientist in the 1950s and…
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…
Fibro Warrior creates a training program for us only!
Fibromyalgia and the Lyme communities are a dreadful subject (literally!). This is why I have for such a long time stopped writing about it. I know many of you will agree with me when I…
How to Remove the Discomfort with Fibromyalgia
When my body changed, I was an active person. I was a knife, someone who plunged me through my long days at work. I’ve been a long-haul racer, a rodent trainer, skier. I was someone…