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19 Feb 2014
Muscle Relaxants for Fibromyalgia
Muscle Relaxants: Do they work for fibromyalgia? Your muscles are tight and achy. You may even feel ropy bands with firm knots in the mid-section of the muscle. These are myofascial trigger points, and their location often
14 Feb 2014
18 Points Used to Diagnose Fibromyalgia
By Ryan Tomlinson On 14 February 2014 In Education
Diagnosing fibromyalgia isn’t easy. There are no blood tests or X-ray tests for diagnosing fibromyalgia. Tests are done to exclude other possible diagnoses. Therefore, the diagnosis of fibromyalgia is made purely on clinical grounds based on the
9 Feb 2014
Mozzarella Roasted Tomatoes – Gluten Free Recipe
By Ryan Tomlinson On 9 February 2014 In Recipes
I know what I will be cooking tonight to go along with dinner! Mmmhmmm, my mouth is watering already. Slow-roasted tomatoes and fresh mozzarella cheese is a winning one heck of a winning combination in my book.
5 Feb 2014
Role of Chiropractic in Managing Fibromyalgia
Hello Fibro Friends, Today I have the great privilege of sharing an article from a good friend of mine; Dr. Joshua Forbes from the Synergy Chiropractic Wellness Center. At Synergy Chiropractic Wellness Center everything they do has
3 Feb 2014
Vitamin D for Fibromyalgia?
There is some new research claiming that taking Vitamin D supplements may reduce pain in fibromyalgia sufferers. Using Vitamin D can be a low cost way to compliment your other fibromyalgia treatments. This research has shown that
31 Jan 2014
Friday Fibro Stories: I had Fibromyalgia since 1998
Friday Fibro Stories: 1/31/14 Every other Friday we are featuring a story on the blog from our audience. Stories of your small victories or full on war victories. What you did to overcome or manage fibro. Or
29 Jan 2014
Fibromyalgia – The Sleep Disorder
By Ryan Tomlinson On 29 January 2014 In Education
I think of fibromyalgia as a sleep disorder in many respects. More than 95 percent of people with fibromyalgia describe their sleep as being poor in quality. Sleep is light and unrefreshing in fibromyalgia, and followed by
23 Jan 2014
Juicing Fast For Fibromyalgia
By Ryan Tomlinson On 23 January 2014 In Recipes
Today I watched a very inspiring and eye opening Documentary on Juicing by Joe Cross. It’s called Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. Joe is from Australia, was 100 pounds overweight and was on high dose Prednisone due
17 Jan 2014
4 Tips To Manage Fibromyalgia
Although the cause of fibromyalgia is still unknown, the widespread pain is very real and overwhelming. Below are a few suggestions to best manage fibro. These have been gathered from our facebook page and facebook group, from
8 Jan 2014
Reflexology as a Fibromyalgia Treatment
I recently posted a status reaching out to my friends on facebook to see if any of my facebook friends had fibromyalgia. I asked if they “anything they tried helped?” There was so much great advice and
3 Jan 2014
Healing Touch – Fibromyalgia Massage
For many, fibromyalgia (fibro) affects quality of life. A licensed massage therapist will treat many clients challenged with this condition. Unfortunately there is no cure, but massage is a viable option to help ease the pain. Massage