June 2011

All Wheels 4 Fibromyalgia sets record for 2-person mixed team in Race Across the West

“Just like dealing with fibromyalgia – crewing an extreme event like this is all about your attitude and working through adversity. We needed to be flexible and adapt to all of the challenges we faced – we worked so well as a team with our single goal of facilitating the safe finish in Durango. We [...]

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Beat the heat with fibromyalgia

By Dana Herrera While the warmer times of year are often a welcome change to bone-chilling winters, extreme heat can take its toll. And sunny activities and beach retreats require some extra health considerations. Keep in mind these important tips to enjoy sunny days—and warm nights—even longer.   Sunny Sensitivities Fibromyalgia symptoms are infamous for [...]

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STUDY: Direct Medical Costs Are Double for Patients with Fibromyalgia

Following is an abstract from a published scientific article regarding medical costs associated with fibromyalgia and the impact of a brief multidisciplinary treatment program.  The four year medical cost statistics of fibromyalgia compared to control patients in the study group are staggering.  The total four-year medical costs for controls in the study were $7774 compared [...]

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Clinical Fibromyalgia Research Trials

Submitted by Rae Marie Gleason, Executive Director, National Fibromyalgia Association If you are interested in participating in a fibromyalgia clinical research study or you are curious about what kind of research is currently being done, visitwww.clinicaltrials.gov.  There you will find over 300 studies. Some of them are now closed for volunteers, but there are some [...]

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My Fibro Story: Reclaiming my life and health, with Rosie

The author with Rosie My name is Jeannie Hughes, and I was diagnosed with myofascial pain, repetitive stress injuries and fibromyalgia in 1995, and I have had an on and off struggle of chronic pain -the syndrome- for almost 15 years. In my lifetime, I have had a number of   traumatic incidences that occurred to me, but nothing is [...]

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