HerbalCroft’s Tender Point Frog is perfect for the aches and pains associated with fibromyalgia, arthritis, sports injuries, and other occasions when pain is present. Great for sinus headache as well. Great gift idea and fun too! ….read more
February 27th, 2010 | Posted in Fibromyalgia Resources, fibromyalgia | No Comments
Debilitating pain and tenderness in muscles, ligaments, and tendons are the typical symptoms of fibromyalgia, and this guide by a medical researcher of the disease dismisses traditional treatment—heat, exercise, and rest—in favor of antiviral medications that often provide immediate relief and eventual complete recovery. Offering new hope for advances in treatment, the discussion covers the difficulty of diagnosing fibromyalgia, the overlaps with chronic [...]
February 20th, 2010 | Posted in Fibromyalgia Resources, fibromyalgia | No Comments
Fibromyalgia Syndrome or FMS, is a disorder that brings both a sense of exhaustion and pain. It affects the whole body robbing the person of their energy and bringing with it sensations of pain. Currently there is no known cure for FM. The word “”fibromyalgia” has a definition that refers to the fibrous tissues in [...]
February 12th, 2010 | Posted in treatments | No Comments
Our most popular design reflects years of feedback from massage therapists, chiropractors, and physical therapists. With 11 therapy knobs, the Body Back Buddy stimulates in between muscles and pinpoints trigger points for a more finely tuned treatment. Engineered to be lightweight, strong and easy to use. Combines the best of the Body Back Buddy features [...]
January 9th, 2010 | Posted in Fibromyalgia Resources, fibromyalgia | No Comments
The original edition of this classic survival manual offered the first comprehensive patient guide for managing these conditions. Its extensive set of healing tools included targeted bodywork for painful trigger points and strategies to helpccope with chronic pain and sleep problems and the numbing effects of fibrofog. More than 75 percent of the second edition [...]
January 8th, 2010 | Posted in Fibromyalgia Resources, fibromyalgia | No Comments
Many people don’t exercise because they associate exercising with uncomfortable pain. Then how can people with Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) who live with constant pain be encouraged to exercise?
Pain is a “normal” almost accepted part of daily life. Morning stiffness, reduced joint mobility, muscular weakness, cardio respiratory impairment, poor posture, sleep deprivation, anxiety and depression [...]
November 27th, 2009 | Posted in Fibromyalgia News, fibromyalgia, pain relief | No Comments
Happy holidays, time with friends and family, the freshness of a new year – there are many things to look forward to with the arrival of winter. If you’re among the millions of Americans, however, who suffer from chronic pain, winter can bring on a whole new set of problems and pains.
Whether you suffer from [...]
November 24th, 2009 | Posted in Fibromyalgia News, fibromyalgia, pain relief | No Comments
You hurt all over, and you frequently feel exhausted. Even after numerous tests, your doctor can’t find anything specifically wrong with you. If this sounds familiar, you may have fibromyalgia according to the Mayo Clinic.
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain in your muscles, ligaments and tendons, as well as fatigue and [...]
November 22nd, 2009 | Posted in diagnosis, fibromyalgia | No Comments
You may well have heard of fibromyalgia but what exactly is it? It is a chronic condition of widespread pain and profound fatigue.
The pain tends to be felt as diffuse aching or burning, often described as head to toe. It may be worse at some times than at others. It may also change location, [...]
August 25th, 2009 | Posted in Fibromyalgia News, fibromyalgia, pain relief | No Comments
Dr. Oz analyzes the different treatments for fibromyalgia.
Defining Fibromyalgia: Though classified as a disorder of the musculoskeletal system, the condition is now seen as a central nervous system problem. Symptoms include increased sensitivity to pain, achy and stiff joints, fatigue, and specific tender points on the back, chest, arms, and legs. Migraines, sleep disorders, and [...]
August 14th, 2009 | Posted in treatments | No Comments
You have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. Now you need to focus on the best treatment for Fibromyalgia for you. The good news is that doctors know what is wrong with you. You finally have the reasons why your body hurts all over and you can’t sleep, and you are exhausted during the day even when [...]
April 15th, 2009 | Posted in fibromyalgia, treatments | No Comments
Although the causes of fibromyalgia are unknown, its sources of pain, called “trigger points,” are not. These are multiple tender points on the body. In making a clinical diagnosis, a physician confirms the presence of fibromyalgia trigger points on at least eleven out of eighteen parts of the body. These painful areas are typically located [...]
March 4th, 2009 | Posted in fibromyalgia, symptoms | No Comments
Fibromyalgia is an arthritis-related condition wherein a patient experience widespread muscle pains and persistent fatigue. A patient diagnosed with this condition may experience pain in tendons, ligaments and muscles.
February 18th, 2009 | Posted in fibromyalgia, symptoms | No Comments
If you suffer from the painful and debilitating symptoms of fibromyalgia, chances are you have a knowledgeable physician who is treating your symptoms with a variety of medications and behavior modification that helps bring relief. However, medical studies conducted in the past decade suggest that certain supplements and herbs also bring relief from fibromyalgia symptoms. [...]
February 1st, 2009 | Posted in diet, fibromyalgia, symptoms, treatments | No Comments
When you hear the word “disability”, you might think of physical limitations that slow people down. This is exactly what a Fibromyalgia disability is, even though you can’t see it on the outside of someone.
January 28th, 2009 | Posted in fibromyalgia | No Comments
Anyone who suffers from fibromyalgia is constantly aware of the debilitating chronic pain that comes from the 18 trigger points on the body; some of these points are more painful than others, but they are all sources of moderate to intense pain.
January 11th, 2009 | Posted in Chronic Fatique, fibromyalgia, treatments | No Comments
Fibromyalgia is a serious and painful disorder, affecting only two to four percent of the population. Some of the common symptoms of fibromyalgia are extreme fatigue, chromic pain in the muscles, stiffness in the morning, and waking up without feeling refreshed.
January 4th, 2009 | Posted in fibromyalgia | No Comments
Many people feel tired throughout the day and they usually attribute it to a lack of sleep. These people will try everything, from changing beds to changing pillows to taking sleeping aides, thinking it has something to do with their quality of sleep that’s causing them to feel so tired throughout the day. However, it [...]
December 28th, 2008 | Posted in Chronic Fatique, treatments | No Comments
Chronic fatigue syndrome, more commonly known as CFS, is a health condition without a known cause. CFS is a disease causes patients to become easily fatigued to the point that they cannot perform simple and normal daily activities. The major symptom of chronic fatigue syndrome is that the fatigue lasts for more than six months. [...]
December 21st, 2008 | Posted in Chronic Fatique, fibromyalgia, treatments | No Comments
Treating the pain associated with Fibromyalgia can be a difficult task since cures that help one person might not help you. Here is a list of popular and common pain remedies that should help your symptoms.
November 16th, 2008 | Posted in fibromyalgia, pain relief | No Comments
Fibromyalgia, also known as non-articular rheumatism, soft tissue rheumatism and fibrositis, is a condition that affects muscles, tendons and ligaments. It gives a widespread pain in all joints that connect the bones. Fibromyalgia causes people to have trouble of sleeping and regular fatigue.
November 12th, 2008 | Posted in fibromyalgia | No Comments