FM Aware articles

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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Your Best Night’s Sleep

The following article, “Your Best Night’s Sleep” by Tina Marie Frawley, appears in Fibromyalgia AWARE magazine, Winter 2010, Vol. 21.  Reprinted with permission from the National Fibromyalgia Association:www.fmaware.org© FM Aware All rights reserved. No material may be reproduced or used without written approval of and proper credit given to Fibromyalgia AWARE Do you ever lie awake nights, wondering when restful [...]

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Steering Clear of Scams

By Deborah Barrett, PhD, MSW, LCSW When people suffer from problems with no easy answers, opportunity expands for quacks and scammers. While there is much helpful advice available, speculation and unscientific information about fibromyalgia and its treatments also abound. Reliable advice on ways to improve calls for patience and commitment, which can increase the appeal [...]

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Cures for the Housekeeping Blues

The following article, “Cures for the Housekeeping Blues” by Elisabeth Deffner, appears in Fibromyalgia AWARE magazine, Winter 2010, Vol. 21. © FM Aware All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission from the National Fibromyalgia Association: www.fmaware.org Cures for the Housekeeping BluesKeeping house is always a chore—but for people with fibromyalgia and other chronic pain disorders, it can be the source of a [...]

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Fibromyalgia and Osteoporosis: What’s the overlap and what can you do about it?

The following article, “Fibromyalgia and Osteoporosis” by Stuart L. Silverman, MD, FACP, FACR, appears in Fibromyalgia AWARE magazine, Winter 2010, Vol. 21.  Reprinted with permission from the National Fibromyalgia Association:www.fmaware.org © FM Aware All rights reserved. No material may be reproduced or used without written approval of and proper credit given toFibromyalgia AWARE. FIBROMYALGIA AND OSTEOPOROSIS By Stuart L. Silverman, [...]

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“New discussions will lead to better outcomes for patients”

The following is reprinted from the  “Editor’s Letter” by Lynne Matallana, appearing in the latest issue of Fibromyalgia AWAREmagazine Dear Friends, Over the past few months it has become extremely apparent that we are entering an exciting new time in the field of fibromyalgia. Recent research developments are changing our understanding of the disorder, its relationship [...]

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In Search of Restorative Sleep

The following article, “In Search of Restorative Sleep” by Elisabeth Deffner, appears in Fibromyalgia AWARE magazine, Spring 2010, Vol. 22. We invite you to share this article free-of-charge in your blog, website or any other educational and social media venues. We request that you include the following credit line with the article: © FM Aware All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission from [...]

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Genetics Link Overlapping Conditions

The following article appears in Fibromyalgia AWARE magazine, Spring 2010, Vol. 22. We invite you to share this article free-of-charge in your blog, website or any other educational and social media venues. We request that you include the following credit line with the article:  © FM Aware All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission from the National Fibromyalgia Association: www.fmaware.org   Genetics Link Overlapping [...]

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Up the Down Staircase: Dealing with Fibromyalgia-Related Thoughts of Suicide

  The following article first appeared in Fibromyalgia AWAREmagazine, Winter 2008, Vol. 18. We invite you to share this article free-of-charge in your blog, website or any other educational and social media venues. We request that you include the following credit line with the article:  © FM Aware All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission from the National Fibromyalgia Association:www.fmaware.org Up the [...]

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