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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 [...]
“Imagine waking up every morning,” Amy Shephard says, “with a 103-degree fever and flu-like symptoms. Your body aches, you’re exhausted.” Shepherd suffers from fibromyalgia. “I still want to run. But I can’t run anymore, it will cause a flareup.” In 2005, Shepherd was diagnosed with the syndrome that has many doctors and patients scratching their [...]
If you suffer from fibromyalgia, you know the symptoms: the constant fatigue, the intense muscle pain, and the tender areas of the body. While this terrible disease is most common in women of childbearing age, there are men with fibromyalgia as well. This is rare, however. According to a 1999 study, there is only one [...]
When you are diagnosed with fibromyalgia, the first thing you want to know is what it is and how you can get rid of it. Unfortunately, there is no cure for fibromyalgia and experts still don’t really know what causes it. They just know the symptoms, which are characterized by fatigue, muscle and bone aches, [...]
Anyone who either has fibromyalgia or knows someone who does knows how unpleasant it can be. With the bone and muscle aches and the constant drowsy feelings, coupled with other symptoms that affect some with the disease and not others, it can be hard to find relief. After all, experts really don’t know what causes [...]