Archive for the ‘Pain’ Category
Hope for Pain Relief
I’ve known of mindÂfulÂness pracÂtices for sevÂeral years, and read Full CatÂaÂstroÂphe LivÂing: Using the WisÂdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and IllÂness by Jon Kabat-Zinn sevÂeral years ago. It is one of the books I’ve recÂomÂmended on this blog in the past. I have only recently, though, truly comÂmitÂted myself to […]
March 23, 2012
Tags: Jon Kabat-Zinn, meditation, mindfulness, pain relief Posted in: Fibromyalgia, Pain, Resources, treatments
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Long term opiate use safe; One woman’s experience with Savella
There are two great artiÂcles from Karen Lee Richards in HealthCentral’s Chronic Pain ConÂnecÂtion newsletÂter today. The first, One Patient’s ExpeÂriÂence with Savella for FibromyalÂgia, Richards brings us detailed feedÂback from one of her conÂtacts, Brenda, who has been takÂing the new drug for seven weeks. Many of us have heard of Savella, but so […]
December 3, 2009
Tags: chronic pain, Forest Tennant, Karen Lee Richards, opiates, Savella Posted in: Fibromyalgia, Pain, Resources, treatments
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Do you have chronic myofascial pain (trigger points)?
TrigÂger points (TrPs) conÂfuse many peoÂple. PeoÂple who sufÂfer from FibromyalÂgia SynÂdrome (FMS) have tenÂder points that are used for diagÂnoÂsis, not trigÂger points. TrPs can lead to Chronic MyofasÂcial Pain (CMP). TryÂing to explain both of them is really beyond me, but Devin StarÂlanyl does a great job of makÂing all of it clear. […]
August 19, 2009
Tags: chronic myofascial pain, CMP, trigger points Posted in: Pain, treatments
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Fibromyalgia or Depression?
There are many peoÂple, espeÂcially docÂtors, who claim that fibromyalÂgia is just a sympÂtom of depresÂsion. I’ve had both, and I know the difÂferÂence quite well. They are very, very difÂferÂent. Being in pain all the time can cerÂtainly lead to depresÂsion. That’s just logÂiÂcal. There are, howÂever, peoÂple who have fibromyalÂgia who are not […]
May 24, 2008
Tags: depression, Fibromyalgia, FMS, psychology Posted in: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Pain
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Interview: Chronic Pain and Sex
The interÂview we did is up! Chronic Pain and Sex: a Couple’s GenÂtle BatÂtle With FibromyalÂgia I’m pleased with it. There are very few, mostly immaÂteÂrÂial inaccuracies.
May 14, 2008
Tags: chronic pain, intimacy, relationships, sex Posted in: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, From the news, Pain
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