Fibromyalgia: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

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…

chronicillness 01/03/2023

Chronic Pain Fibromyalgia

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…

chronicwoman 01/03/2023

Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia Diet Fibromyalgia Exercises

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…

chronicillness 01/02/2023

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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…

chronicillness 01/01/2023

Arthritis Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic Pain

9 Questions to Ask About Postsurgical Pain Management

One of the best ways to ease anxiety about a major event, like surgery, is to plan ahead. Conversations about postsurgical pain management need to happen before your procedure, so…

chronicillness 12/31/2022

Arthritis Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic Pain

Don’t Wake Mom Today

This Mother's Day, take pity on the woman who cooks, cleans, shops, fusses and worries over you. Before you overwhelm her with breakfast in bed, let her sleep in. It's…

chronicillness 12/30/2022

Arthritis Chronic Awareness Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Why Do We Feel Pain?

When you drop something on your foot or slam your finger in a drawer, you know that pain will usually follow. Did you ever wonder why you feel that pain? Feeling pain…

chronicwoman 12/30/2022

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Fibromyalgia Takes Different Tolls on Different People

Fibromyalgia patients, who suffer pain in the muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons, are not all the same and can be classified into three distinct subgroups, a new study suggests. Researchers…

chronicillness 12/29/2022

Arthritis Chronic Awareness Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Lower Back Pain

Lower back pain is a common reason for visits to the doctor, affecting people of all ages and activity levels. An estimated 8 in 10 people experience this musculoskeletal disorder…

chronicwoman 12/29/2022

Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia Conditions Fibromyalgia Flares

Anger, Sadness Increase Pain in Women With Fibromyalgia

Negative emotions increase pain responses in women with and without fibromyalgia (FM), while combined treatment with cognitive behavioral therapy and a tailored exercise program can improve outcome in FM, according…

chronicillness 12/28/2022