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Nov 07, 2005 |
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Vicious Cycle of Fibromyalgia and Emotional Impact: What to Do
Author and FM survivor Rosalie Devonshire writes, "If you had been a healthy, active person and develop fibromyalgia, the symptoms can create havoc in your life. Your inability to engage in activities you once enjoyed can cause you to become frustrated, angry, worried, or depressed. Your inability to meet the needs of your children, spouse, job, or community may contribute to a sense of inadequacy and worthlessness...These are all normal reactions to the losses you suffer when fibromyalgia strikes. You are not alone, however." |
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Oct 14, 2002 |
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Living with Fibromyalgia: Nobody Understands?
Deborah A. Barrett writes, "being understood, particularly by someone who shares our experience [fibromyalgia], creates a feeling of camaraderie. You do not have to explain in any detail to produce an accurate picture or evoke an appropriate response. To be understood is to be validated.
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May 23, 2005 |
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To Be Young and Living with Pain: "Fibromyalgia wracks my body, but I won't let it ruin my life"'
Amy Chow writes, "I remember the exact moment I knew something was wrong. One day at ballet practice I noticed a sudden weakness in both my arms and couldn’t raise them over my head. And my back ached from top to bottom. Still, it was a complete surprise when, two years later, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Like most people, I had no idea what that even was." |
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Apr 26, 2004 |
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Fibromyalgia: The Answer Is Blowin' in the Wind
Dr. Kevin White quotes Bob Dylan in asking, "How many times can a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn't see? These immortalized words have rung true repeatedly throughout the sordid history of humankind. Yet it should seem startling that Dylan's words might apply to physicians, who recite the Hippocratic Oath, and promise to ease pain and suffering and 'do no harm.' Nonetheless, these words too often do apply to physicians, perhaps no more frequently than when many such physicians are asked to deal with fibromyalgia (FM)." |
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Jan 16, 2006 |
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Fibromyalgia: Practical Treatments for the Family Physician
Richard N. Podell, M.D., is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, in New Brunswick, NJ. In this insightful article, he discusses FM and its effective treatments at some length. |
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Feb 13, 2002 |
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"Just Give Me Something for the Pain": Coping with Fibromyalgia and Severe Pain
According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 40 million Americans each year visit a doctor for chronic pain. Headache and back pain top the list of chronic pain conditions. Others include arthritis, endometriosis, temporomandibular joint pain (TMJ), vulvar pain, trigeminal neuralgia, shingles pain, and fibromyalgia.
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Oct 02, 2002 |
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Treatment of Fibromyalgia: Managing a Multifactorial Syndrome
The management of fibromyalgia begins with a thorough examination and diagnosis by a physician trained in tender point recognition. Once fibromyalgia and any accompanying conditions are diagnosed, the healthcare provider and patient can decide on the best approach for treatment.
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May 18, 2000 |
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disability Benefits and Fibromyalgia: Getting Your Ducks Lined Up
Unfortunately, applying for and obtaining disability benefits can be similar to playing a game. The skill with which you play the game often determines whether your claim is approved or denied.
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Sep 02, 2003 |
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The Outsiders: Yes, the Pain & Fatigue of Fibromyalgia are Real. Now, What About the Diagnosis?
Americans with fibromyalgia see an average of four doctors before they receive a diagnosis. While fibromyalgia isn't the only condition difficult to diagnose – the same kinds of stories apply to those with autoimmune forms of arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, Lyme disease and lupus – it is one of the few that burdens the patient beyond the distress of physical symptoms with medical uncertainty, doctors' judgments and varying opinions and, yes, sometimes stigma. |
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Aug 28, 2002 |
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The Scientific Basis for Understanding Pain in Fibromyalgia
There is some evidence that fibromyalgia patients can be helped by a multi-disciplinary approach that emphasizes education, cognitive behavioral therapy, therapeutic treatment of pain, participation in a stretching and aerobic exercise program, prompt treatment of psychological problems and attention to associated syndromes.
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