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Deborah Barton .A Sign of our Timesnot letting Fibromyalgia keep me down, it was a stubling block not a death sentence, to feeling healthier & feeling better |
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How Xocai is saving my lifeI introduce healthy chocolate, Xocai. I write my daily progress about how the products are changing my life in regards to my 22 year battle with Fibromyalgia. |
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iPentimentoPrimarily a genealogy blog; sometimes other topics too. |
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owie
on Apr 27, 2007 in fibromyalgia randomness owie, owie, owie, owie. It hurts. And God, that's a weird looking word. OK, so it's not really a word, but it still looks strange.My head is pounding, my eyes are dry and painful, and I'm still half considering amputating my left leg at the hip.
Testing, One, Two, Three
on Jun 30, 2007 in fibromyalgia I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia when I was ten years old or so. Since that time, I really haven't been to the doctor for it. When I was diagnosed, it was newly recognized and there weren't a lot of treatments for it--there were none that my docto...
Gender Differences in Chronic Pain and Depression Rates
on Sep 25, 2007 in women and fibromyalgia mental health general pain research fibromyalgia men and fibromyalgia In October's Psychosomatics (2007 Oct;48(5):394-399), Canadian researchers present results of an epidemiological study of "gender differences in the prevalence of depression in four chronic pain conditions and pain severity indices in a national data...
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Induces Long-Term Pain Decrease in Fibromyalgia Patients
on Sep 25, 2007 in treatments fibromyalgia electrical stimulation treatment As we reported in this post from 2006, transcranial magnetic stimulation is increasingly being studied and found to be effective in pain reduction for fibromyalgia and other conditions. The latest study of transcranial magnetic stimulation comes from...
Physical Activity Protects Men with PTSD from Developing Severe Fibromyalgia
on Sep 25, 2007 in mental health psychology fibromyalgia exercise men and fibromyalgia prevention trauma Researchers at Meir Medical Center in Israel have discovered that men with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are less likely to develop severe fibromyalgia (FMS) if they maintain a high level of physical activity, according to a st...