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…
chronic pain
A comprehensive guide on chronic pain, its causes, symptoms, and effective management strategies to improve your quality of life.
Coping With Your Partner’s Fibromyalgia
If your spouse has been diagnosed with a chronic pain condition, such as fibromyalgia, it may feel like a strange thing to ask how you are coping. However, as your partner is busily navigating his/her…
The Best Sleeping Positions For Chronic Pain Sufferers
For those of you that suffer from a chronic pain illness, such as fibromyalgia, it’s likely that you may also find it difficult to get a good night’s sleep. According to the Sleep Foundation, approximately…
How To Help Chronic Pain By Altering Your Diet
When suffering from chronic pain, most people reach for comfort food. Would you still make the same choice if you knew this could be aggravating your chronic pain symptoms? Find out more. Nowadays, whether you…
Why Is Chronic Pain Worse At Night?
Chronic pain is an extremely painful condition that has a tendency to worsen at night, but what’s the reason behind this? Find out in this blog. As a law firm with vast expertise in handling…
In Fibromyalgia, Some Days Are Just Tough
In past posts, I’ve written about feeling ill-equipped to handle the role of spouse, the (still ongoing) process of learning that I can’t fix everything, and just being there for my loved one. Those are…
Managing Your Fibromyalgia Pain Safely
People with fibromyalgia are usually prescribed pain relievers, sleep medicines, antidepressants, muscle relaxants, and anti-seizure medications to help with their symptoms. These medications all come with risks and side effects so they are just as…
Should rheumatologists treat fibromyalgia patients?
I do believe there are patients who have widespread musculoskeletal pain attributed to a syndrome we call fibromyalgia. However, I do not believe rheumatologists should be the “main caregivers for these patients,” as Pisetsky and…
The study suggests Fibromyalgia might be an immunologic disorder
Fibromyalgia has long sat at the crossroads of neurology, rheumatology, and mental health. For years, doctors viewed it mainly as a central nervous system pain-processing problem—real, persistent, and often disabling, but difficult to pinpoint with…
Why is chronic pain so bad?
When it comes to chronic pain syndrome, there is no universal definition, but it is often explained as pain that has persisted for longer than 12 weeks, or beyond what would be expected to have…