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Monthly Archives: November 2009
hydrotherapy programs for fibromyalgia syndrome
Previous systematic reviews have found hydrotherapy to be an effective management strategy for fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). The aim of this systematic review was to summarize the components of hydrotherapy programs used in randomized controlled trials. Continue reading
Posted in Chronic Pain Syndrone, Fibromyalgia
Tagged components, effective, Exercise, fibromyalgia syndrome, hydrotherapy
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Exercise can help FMS
Many people don’t exercise because they associate exercising with uncomfortable pain. Then how can people with Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) who live with constant pain be encouraged to exercise Continue reading
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Tagged Exercise, fibomyalgia, Fibro, joint pain
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Managing Chronic Pain 10 Steps
Making the journey from patient to person takes time. The isolation and fear that can overwhelm a person with chronic pain grows over time. And the return to a fuller, more rewarding life also takes time.
It’s a journey with many phases. The ACPA describes these phases as Ten Steps.
The ACPA’s Ten Steps For Moving From Patient To Person. Continue reading
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Tagged Fibro, Fibromyalgia, joint pain, pain
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Fibromyalgia Patients Show Decreases In Gray Matter Intensity
Previous studies have shown that fibromyalgia is associated with reductions in gray matter in parts of the brain, but the exact cause is not known. Using sophisticated brain imaging techniques, researchers from Louisiana State University, writing in The Journal of Pain, found that alterations in levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine might be responsible for gray matter reductions. Continue reading
Posted in Fibromyalgia, General Health News
Tagged chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, fibomyalgia, Fibro, joint pain, pain
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Pain In Fibromyalgia Is Linked To Changes In Brain Molecule
Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have found a key linkage between pain and a specific brain molecule, a discovery that lends new insight into fibromyalgia, an often-baffling chronic pain condition. Continue reading
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Tagged fibomyalgia, Fibro, Fibromyalgia, joint pain
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