Your source for current news and information on Fibromyalgia. Do you have Fibro and want to know more about how to file for social security disability? The disability digest is the place for all your info needs. Are You Likable? If not, your doctor may not take your pain seriously. Read on ... VA HELP FOR DISABLED VETS May 3, 2011 The VA has added new benefits for disabled vets allowing family members to provide at home primary care for post 9/11 disabled vets. Caregivers will receive a stipend and other services for their care. To learn more and to access the application, see the press release here.
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FAST FACT Only about 10 hours of four-year medical programs are devoted to pain and its treatment. Inexcusable! A reliable source for Fibromyalgia news and Fibro information. Thank you for visiting my Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain information website. New information and news on Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain is being posted daily. It is my goal to provide truthful, straightforward information on Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain. Current news articles, research studies, SSDI information and much more will be added daily. What you won't find is references to articles or products that claim to "cure" Fibromyalgia. We don't know what causes Fibromyalgia and we currently do not have a cure. What we do have available to us is treatments that help to relieve some symptoms in some Fibromites. This website is all about exploring those treatments and providing you with information to make living with Fibro and CP easier. TODAY'S NEWS Touching stories of young people with ME/CFS Do you use Walgreen's for your prescriptions? If so, you may need to take your Rx's elsewhere Medicare approves decompression back belt for low back pain Gene studies could lead to newer treatments for chronic pain Odds of TMJ disorder in Fibromyalgia may be as high as 1 in 3 ~This will help you get through your day~ Pretend that each morning, you are given a bowl of marbles. As you go through the day, everything you do is going to cost you some of your marbles. Doing laundry might cost 6 marbles. Walking around the block might cost 8 marbles. The trick is to get through the day without “losing all your marbles".
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![]() A list of the top 187 pain management specialists in the U.S. Research indicates that physicians grant credibility to patient reports of pain differently depending on the physical attractiveness of the patient, the patient’s gender, age, and ethnicity. Read more here. Do You Know the Politically Correct Pain Lingo? Test your knowledge now ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FAST FACT Did you know people with chronic pain qualify for having a service dog? Here is a great story of a lady who suffers with chronic pain and her service dog in-training, Hobi. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PAIN DIARY A pain medication log along with a physical and psychosocial assessment tool is available in pdf format for download from the PAIN DIARY page.
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6/17/11 - Will gene variant discovery explain Fibromyalgia? California 14 y.o. twins may help scientists answer this question. And, more evidence that 5-HTP may be helpful for Fibromyalgia pain. This is ProHealth's article. ![]()
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