"I believe the reason conventional medicine fares so poorly with fibromyalgia is that (unlike alternative medicine), the hurried primary care physician or rheumatologist does not establish a relationship with the patient and has little time to explore significant biographical issues. With fibromyalgia, these issues can go back for decades. Although the diagnosis itself is fairly easy, conventional medicine's focus on "disease" rather than "person" will automatically miss the unique biography of each individual patient."   David Edelberg, M.D.
What is Fibromyalgia?
by Adrienne Dellwo in About.com
"Fibromyalgia syndrome is a chronic condition that causes intense pain in various places around the body, including muscles, connective tissues and joints, as well as a host of other symptoms. It affects more than 6 million people in the United States."
Fibromyalgia from Life Extension Foundation
Detailed.   Recommended.
Oxygen and Fibromyalgia by
Majid Ali, M.D.
3 Rs of Fibromyalgia: It is Real, It is Reversible, It cannot be Reversed with drugs.
Chronic
Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, and Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
from About.com
"Dr. John C. Lowe, one of the nation's pioneers in fibromylagia research, has ... found clear relationships between thyroid function and fibromyalgia, and believes that some form of hypometabolism, including thyroid dysfunction, may in part explain FMS."
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Articles
by Leon Chaitow, N.D., D.O. |
Fibromyalgia:
The Muscle Pain Epidemic - Is it ME by Another Name? (Part 1)
Understanding
and Treating Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia (Part 2)
Chronic
Fatigue/Fibromyalgia: The Brain/Sleep Connection (Part 3)
What
Treatment Seems Most Effective in Treatment of Fibromyalgia?
(Part 4)
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CAUSES/RISK
FACTORS/PREVENTION |
Fibromyalgia:
Causative Factors by Linda Lazarides
Abstracts of Journal Articles Linking Diet to Fibromyalgia
What Causes Fibromyalgia? from About.com
"Genetic Component, Neurotransmitter and Hormonal Imbalances, Chemical Imbalances,
Decreased Blood Flow to the Brain"
Mycoplasmas
– The Missing Link in Fatiguing Illnesses
by Michael Guthrie, R.Ph.
New Theory Links Neurotoxins with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lyme, MCS and Other Mystery Illnesses
by Patti Schmidt
New Treatments for Chronic Infections Found in CFS, Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Gulf War
Illnesses
by Garth L. Nicolson, Ph.D.
Survival Strategies
by Melissa Kaplan
Living with Fibromyalgia and Surviving
by Jeannie B
Diagnosis and Integrative Treatment of Intracellular Bacterial Infections
in Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Syndromes, Gulf War Illness,
Rheumatoid Arthritis and other Chronic Illnesses by Garth L.
Nicolson, Ph.D., et. al.
Dietary Considerations for Patients with Chronic Illnesses and Multiple Chronic Infections: A Brief Outline of Eighteen Dietary Steps to Better Health by Garth L. Nicolson, Ph.D. and Dr. Richard Ngwenya
Fibromyalgia
Solutions by David Edelberg, M.D.
Relief
of Fibromyalgia Symptoms Following Discontinuation of Dietary
Excitotoxins by Jerry D. Smith, et al.
Nutritional Supplementation with Chlorella
by Randall E. Merchant, et al.
The Use of Uricosuric Agents in Fibromyalgia: Information for Physicians by R.
Paul St. Amand, M.D.
Sleep Disorder: The Most Important Symptom
by William Collinge, Ph.D.
5-HTP and L-Tryptophan: Sleep Aids
for Many People with FM by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
Relief
of Fibromyalgia Through Microcurrent Therapy
by John W. Addington
The Institute
for Molecular Medicine
A nonprofit institute dedicated to discovering new diagnostic and therapeutic solutions for chronic diseases.
"Co-Cure" site: Cooperate and Communicate for
a Cure.
An online mailing list for individuals who are interested, either professionally or personally, in information pertaining to Chronoc Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia.
The Carousel Network's
Chronic Neuroimmune Diseases Syndrome Information & Support for Sonoma County
Fibromyalgia by
Majid Ali, M.D.
Fibromyalgia Resource
from FibromyalgiaSupport.com
Provides the fibromyalgia community with a news, research, chat rooms, message boards and support groups.
Fibromyalgia Treatment
Center
A non-profit corporation whose mission is to support research
on, and educate the public and the medical community about the
nature, diagnosis, and treatment of Fibromyalgia.
ImmuneSupport.com
Information about Fibromyalgia
by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
Visual Contrast Sensitivity Test Center
See section on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome on this web
site.
Dr. Hoffman and Dr. Teitelbaum on Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia 1-3-07
Please
click on the picture of the book or the title to order.
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Majid Ali, M.D., The Canary and Chronic Fatigue
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Lily
G. Casura, Gentle Medicine: Treating Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia
Successfully with Natural Medicine
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Burton
Goldberg, Alternative Medicine Guide to Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia
and Environmental Illness |
Dharma
Singh Khalsa, M.D., The Pain Cure: The Proven Medical Program
That Helps End Your Chronic Pain
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Mari
Skelly and Andrea Helm, Alternative Treatments for Fibromyalgia
and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Insights from Practitioners and Patients
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Devin
Starlanyl and Mary Ellen Copeland, Fibromyalgia & Chronic
Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Survival Manual
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R.
Paul St. Amand, M.D. and Claudia Craig Marek, What Your Doctor May
Not Tell You About Fibromyalgia: The Revolutionary Treatment That
Can Reverse The Disease |
Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D.,
From Fatigued to Fantastic!
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Ritchie C. Shoemaker, M.D., Desperation Medicine
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Pavel Yutsis, M.D., The Downhill Syndrome: If Nothing's Wrong,
Why Do I Feel So Bad?
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