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DISCOUNTED
PACKS FOR MEMBERS ONLY
SIX
PACK OPTIONS
The following discounted packs are available only to existing Fibromyalgia
Network Members. If you are not a member, you can still receive the same
great deal by ordering a Fast Pack, which includes a one-year Membership
plus Six Back Issues grouped by a common theme of your choice.
Some of the issues may overlap
with other Six Packs, so it is best not to order more than one of them.
A $39 value for just
$19. If you would like to see outlines of each back issue, select
"Back Issues" from our catalog.
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Current Fast Pack
A collection of six back issues of Fibromyalgia Network Journal that provides you with the most current information published in the past year and a half (Issues 82-87). Topics include:
- Are you too tired to do the things you want? Fight your fatigue by taking steps to increase your energy. Learn how you can get up and moving again.
- A research team is trying to understand why fibro patients experience magnified pain and fatigue after exercise, and if this measurement can be used as a test for the illness.
- Your inability to sleep soundly can disrupt your metabolism, put on the pounds, and lead to increased health risks. But you can combat that.
- A prominent researcher pulls together data to offer a comprehensive cause and a holistic approach to treating fibromyalgia.
- Don't let your muscles cramp your style. Find out what causes painful muscle cramps, including those that jar you out of sleep, and what you can do about them.
- If you are not eating the right foods, you are probably making yourself sicker. Learn how to identify and eliminate foods that contribute to painful symptoms.
Pain
Treatments Fast Pack
A collection of six back issues of Fibromyalgia Network Journal that provides treatment suggestions for various types of pain (Issues 68, 69, 70, 73, 74, and 80). Topics include:
- Burning mouth, new class of pain meds, when to use muscle relaxants
- Bladder pain and interstitial cystitis
- Treating a faulty pain system: CPAP, medications, exercise, and mental stress
- Chronic headaches: Causes, patient input, and expert advice on treatment
- Understanding and treating vulvar pain
- Opioids for fibromyalgia pain: Study results and strategies to maximize opioid treatment success
Research Fast Pack
A collection of six back issues of Fibromyalgia Network Journal that focuses on new research findings (Issues 62, 69, 73, 74, 80, and 81). Topics include:
- The insula’s role, immune system connection, and new science in treating irritable bowel
- All pain medications are designed to target neurons, but another type of cell may be a key pain generator. Breakthrough research identifies new drug targets.
- The link between blood pressure and pain
- Disturbed sleep and enhanced pain: What is the relationship?
- Is fibromyalgia a syndrome or disease? Patients may have it long before they meet the criteria
- Influence of climate, gender, and stress on your symptoms
Coping Fast Pack
A collection of six back issues of Fibromyalgia Network Journal that provides you with practical, day-to-day advice to help you cope with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome (Issues 60, 61, 64, 69, 73, and 79). Topics include:
- Stay ahead of the panic; coping with flares and managing persistent symptoms
- How to respond to bogus treatments and miracle cures advertised in the media
- Patient rights explained by experts, plus tips on asserting your rights
- Realistic advice on how to overcome health-related losses and suggestions for moving on with life after being diagnosed with fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue syndrome
- Ideas to improve your self-esteem with specific examples from the experts
- Talking to your doctor about additional testing and second medical opinions
Nondrug
Therapies Fast Pack
A collection of six back issues of Fibromyalgia Network Journal that focuses on nondrug therapies (Issues 63, 66, 67, 71, 78, and 82). Topics include:
- If you are not eating the right foods, you are probably making yourself sicker. Learn how to identify and eliminate foods that contribute to painful symptoms.
- Music therapy, massage, and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for sleep
- Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for fibromyalgia: how it works, study results, cost guidelines, and how to find a qualified provider
- Top nondrug therapies based on a survey of both patients and physicians (covered in two issues), along with the research behind each form of therapy
- Mechanisms and benefits of acupuncture, aromatherapy, and massage
- Methods to promote healing to minimize the impact of surgeries, injuries, and flare-ups
Sleep Fast Pack
A collection of six back issues of Fibromyalgia Network Journal that focuses on helping you get a better night's sleep (Issues 62, 67, 68, 72, 75, and 79). Topics include:
- Poor quality sleep contributes to you pain
- Oral appliances for the treatment of sleep disordered breathing
- Review of the current treatments for sleep, including ways to open the airways, reduce arousals, and enhance deep sleep
- Treating chronic nasal congestion and reducing airway resistance to improve your sleep
- Airway obstructions that can destroy your sleep and advice on how to remedy them
- Seven experts discuss the benefits and potential drawbacks of a recently developed sleep medication that is being tested for people with fibromyalgia
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