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July 2009, Issue 86
- Survey Results: Creating a Sleep-Friendly Bedroom
- 7 Keys to Sound Sleep
- Take the Strain Off Your Pain
- Biomarkers for Pain and Fatigue
- Treating the Many Layers of Your Pain
- Ken's Corner: Upper Body Toning
- Sleep Disorders that Fly Under the Radar
- Q&A with the Experts on the effects of sleeping too much, areas most affected by painful neuropathies, and neuropathic sources
- Make Sleep a Habit
- Stockings Keep Her on Her Feet
- Making Her World a Softer Place
April 2009, Issue 85
- Survey Results: Sharing Strategies on Managing Sleep
- Myofascial Trigger Points
- Facial Pain, Headaches and Pelvic Discomfort
- Ken's Corner: Easing Back Pain
- The Brain That Never Fully Sleeps
- Treatment News
- Relief with Acupuncture
- Wearing a Bra Shouldn't Hurt
- Combating the Brain Fog
January 2009, Issue 84
- Consider the Positive Solutions
- Dissecting the Fibromyalgia Diagnosis
- Survey Results: Handling Social Stereotypes & Gender Issues
- Treatment News
- Unraveling the Complexities of Fibromyalgia
- Did Trauma or Infection Trigger Your Fibromyalgia?
- Ken's Corner: Easing Neck, Shoulder, and Headache Tension
- Treating You as an Individual
- Is Your Sleep Making the Pain Worse?
- She Has Fun Getting Fit
- Putting Together the Therapy Puzzle
October 2008, Issue 83
- Survey Results: Employment Issues and Generating Income
- Simple Everyday Attention Disrupted in Fibromyalgia
- Role of Slow Wave Sleep in Memory and Learning
- Ken's Corner: Fibro Ergonomics
- Muscles Cramping Your Style?
- Telling Your Brain About Muscle Pain
- Amplified Senses and Physical Symptoms
- Q&A with the Experts on causes of night sweats and possible therapy; cause and treatments of those irritating muscle twitches
- Then and Now: Looking Back at Living with Fibromyalgia
July 2008, Issue 82
- Survey Results: Parents and Grandparents, Getting the Most out of your Time
- New Meds in the Pipeline for Fibromyalgia
- Ken's Corner: Improving Balance and Mobility
- Maintaining Sleep Throughout the Night
- What is Your Doctor Being Told About Fibromyalgia?
- Looking at the Brain
- Treatment News
- Q&A with the Experts
- Sleep Findings Correlate with Symptoms
- Eliminate the Foods that are Making You Sick
- The Dr. Crook Connection to Nutrition
- Therapies that Work
April 2008, Issue 81
- Survey Results: Breakthroughs, Progress, and Awareness
- The Insula's Role in Fibromyalgia Symptoms
- Fibromyalgia and the Immune System Connection
- Irritable Bowel Got You Down?
- Ken’s Corner: Improving Posture and Gait
- Weighing the Benefits vs. Side Effects of Lyrica
- Spreading Awareness Throughout the Year
- Q&A with medical psychotherapist and fibromyalgia researcher
- Not Enough Deep-Level Sleep
- Tai Chi May Offer Variety of Health Benefits
January 2008, Issue 80
- Finding a Quality Physician
- New Targets for Pain Relief
- From the Skin Tissue to the Brain ... It All Signals Pain
- Q & A on Muscle Relaxants with Robert Katz, M.D., and Richard Podell, M.D.
- Shortness of Breath & Tight Chest Wall Muscles
- Burning Mouth or Tongue: Causes and Treatments
- What the Drug Companies Can't Tell You about Your Prescription
- FDA to Consider Milnacipran
- Cymbalta Awaiting FDA Approval
- Opioids for Chronic Pain
- Hormonal Influences on Sleep
- Therapies That Work
October 2007, Issue 79
- Survey Results: Coping with Flares, Keeping a Positive Outlook
- Research and Treatment News
- Sleep, Pain, Dopamine & Gray Matter Loss
- Q&A with Rheumatologist
- Research Paves Way to Treatments
- Clinical Trials on Fibromyalgia
- Sleep Quality Buffers Mood, Stress and Pain
- A New Device for Better Nighttime Breathing
- Pelvic Pain & Trigger Points
- Patients input: Pelvic Floor Therapy Offers Surprising Benefits; Staying on the Sunny Side (UV light therapy); Getting Involved Keeps Group Leader Going
July 2007, Issue 78
Survey Results: Coping and Communicating Your Fibromyalgia
- Identifying Sleep Disorders
- Q & A with Pain Specialist & Rheumatologist
- Deficient Vitamin D Levels Associated with Fibromyalgia
- Painful Trigger Points in the Chest, Abominal, and Pelvic Regions ... distinguishing them from diseases in the underlying tissues
- Protecting Your Aging Brain
- Patients input: Music Transforms Pain; CPAP Machine Improves Sleep & Life;
Massage and Gentle Stretching Unwinds Muscles
April 2007, Issue 77
Patients and Partners: Minimizing Feelings of Resentment
- Treatment Approaches—from the experts
- Is Your Expanding Waistline Due to a Metabolic Disease? Learn about the research and how you can fight back!
- Frequency Specific Microcurrent
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy: Altering Brain Function Without Drugs
- Head & Neck Pain Caused by Myofascial Trigger Points
- Patient input: Myofascial Release Offers Serious Relief to Body Pain;
Xyrem Promotes Sleep, Relieves Pain
October 2006, Issue 75
Alleviating
Guilty Feelings- Impaired Memory ... distractions may play a role
- Yoga for Stretching the Muscles and Relaxing the Mind
- Rashes and Skin Sensitivities in fibromyalgia
- Restless Legs Syndrome
- Systemic Use of Lidocaine for fibromyalgia Pain
- Q&A with three M.D.s
- Oral Appliances for the Treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing ... now patients have a choice!
- Patient input: Oral appliances corrects sleep disorder, reduces pain; Yoga improves function and outlook on life; Systemic lidocaine helps one woman avoid disability
July 2006, Issue 74
Getting
parents to understand you- Blood pressure & pain: How are they linked?
- Bladder Pain and Interstitial Cystitis
- Q&A with three M.D.'s
- Do you know what really happens while you sleep?
- Androgen Deficiency Syndrome
- Warm water exercise for improved sleep
- Findings show reduced ability of brain to filter sensory signals in fibromyalgia
- Increased Substance P levels cause sleep disturbance
- Survey Results: Weighing the Benefits Versus the Side Effects of Medications
- Three fibromyalgia patients describe dramatic results with Lyrica (pregabalin)
- Patient input: Overcoming the stigma of methadone; Topical gels for pain relief
April 2006, Issue 73
Responding
to Bogus Cures and Remedies in the Media- Exercise Intolerance Linked to Nitric Oxide in the Muscles
- Connective Tissue Anomalies in fibromyalgia
- Drug Update (Cymbalta, Milnacipran and NMDA blockers)
- Deficits in Pain Inhibitory System
- Disturbed Sleep and Enhanced Pain: What is the relationship?
- Ultrasound Technology Shows Impaired Muscle Blood Flow
- Ear-Related Symptoms Common in fibromyalgia
- Q&A Column (RSDS, eye problems & reverse drug reactions)
- Sleeping with CPAP to Relieve fibromyalgia Symptoms
- Therapies That Work: Two patients offer their advice
January 2006, Issue 72
Trying
to lose weight? Why disturbed sleep may be blocking your efforts.- Causes & treatment for dry mouth and tooth decay
- Gastrointestinal esophageal reflux disease (GERD) in fibromyalgia
- Acupuncture for fibromyalgia
- SLEEP: Current and future therapies
- Expert input on the downside of new drugs
- Q&A with experienced healthcare providers and researchers
- Physicians in the Spotlight
- Patient Resources for: Finding an Acupuncturist; CPAP Masks & Devices; Free Heartburn Brochure; and Diagnosis and Management of Dental Erosion
October 2005, Issue 71
Gearing
Up to Enjoy the Holidays- Q&A Column
- Are Surgeries, Injuries or Flares Dragging You Down
- Low Level Laser Therapy
- Fibromyalgia Treatment News
- Survey Results: Family Links to Pain and Sleep
- Brain Imaging
- Physicians in the Spotlight
- Letter from the Editor
- Finding a Qualified LLLT Provider
- Answers to Commonly Asked Questions
July 2005, Issue 70
-
Is
Your Memory Frustrating You? - Are TMD and fibromyalgia Part of the Same Pain Spectrum
- Bugged by Irritable Bowel?
- Methods to Boost Pain Relief
- Serotonin Syndrome
- Lunesta for Sleep
- Headaches: Causes, Patient Input & Expert Advice on Treatments
- Q&A Column
- Which Symptom Should be Treated First?
- Physicians in the Spotlight
- Letter from the editor
- Switching to Memberships
- Survey on genetics of pain and sleep
April 2005, Issue 69
Patient
Rights – Do you know what they are? - Sleep Update
- Fibromyalgia: The Next Advances
- Medical Journal News - Blood flow abnormality & New findings on pelvic pain
- Fibromyalgia: Syndrome or Disease?
- New Drug Gets FDA Approval
- Understanding and Treating Vulvar Pain
- Sleep Studies - Feedback from subscribers
- Expert Answers to YOUR Questions
- Survey on genetics of pain and sleep; Dietary news
- Patient suggestions for finding a doctor to treat pain
January 2005, Issue 68
-
Focus
on Improving Your Sleep - Sleep medicine undergoing changes
- Quality sleep improves function
- Chronic nasal congestion interferes with sleep
- Treatments for stuffy nose
- Therapies for UARS, insomnia and apnea
- How to get a sleep study performed
- Handling misinterpretation of your pain
- Opioid trial in fibromyalgia a success!
- What do fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome experts say in answer to questions by treating physicians
- Explanation for neck pain; symptoms of exhaustion; & reader input on UARS
October 2004, Issue 67
-
Airway
Restrictions Hinder Sleep - Are your airways clear?
- Sleep studies on breathing
- Fibromyalgia linked to airway restrictions
- Airway resistance differs from apnea
- Studies in children
- Determining if a drug is working
- Spinal glutamate high and agents to block it
- Dr. Spanos' advice on testing meds
- Patients' input on massage and heat
- Research on nondrug therapies
- Patients and docs disagree on therapies
- Sample nondrug therapy regimen
- Anti-cholesterol meds may cause pain
- Working with an occupational therapist
July 2004, Issue 66
-
Coming
to Grips With Fatigue - Communicating with your doctor
- Neuro-hormonal impact
- Low blood sugar
- Aberrant nervous system
- Your treatment strategies
- A closer look at the heart
- Avoid common myths about surgery
- Pain relief before, during & after surgery
- Metabolic findings in the muscles
- Survey Results: Non-drug therapies
- Brain abnormalities & useful meds
- Hormone update
- New drug may help IBS and fibromyalgia pain
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
January 2004, Issue 64
Understanding & Handling Back Pain - Muscle & neurologic components
- Self-help tips to minimize pain
- Exercises for increased support
- Hands-on therapies and helpful meds
- Injection therapies
- Significance of spinal abnormalities
- Overcoming losses for a brighter future
- Research improves credibility
- Opioid debate
- Staying alert against sham treatments
- Expert opinions of medical hoaxes
- Avoiding drug interactions
October 2003, Issue 63
Massage, Acupuncture & Aromatherapy - Alternative methods for pain relief
- How massage works
- Probing deeper with acupuncture
- Impact of ordors on pain
- Advice on combo therapies
- A rational approach to treatment
- APS guidelines in perspective
- The truth about tolerance
- New laws help pain patients
- Intercepting pain in the tissues
- Expert recommendations for topicals
- Novel uses of existing meds
July 2003, Issue 62
Controversial Drug Shows Promise for fibromyalgia - Xyrem's sleep-enhancing abilities
- Two sleep studies in fibromyalgia
- Roadblocks to Rx use in fibromyalgia
- Opinions from practicing physicians
- Ideas for additional studies
- Surviving summer travel
- Fibromyalgia not caused by psychological stress
- Impact of coping styles
- Weather and seasonal effects
- Cancer risk and post-exertion fatigue
- Gender affects pain therapies
- Cost-driven fibromyalgia treatment guidelines
- Abnormal cardiovascular findings
April 2003, Issue 61
-
AACFS
Conference Highlights: CFS and fibromyalgia Researchers Join Forces - Research conquers stereotypes
- Role of the anti-viral pathway
- Oxidative stress & nitric oxide
- Infections and immune dysfunction
- Genetic profiling of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome?
- Improving your self-esteem
- Gender and age affect symptoms
- Staphylococcal vaccine therapy
- Nickel allergy and folate deficiency
- Interval training, cytokines & brain blood flow, and links to endometriosis
- Do tender points count?
January 2003, Issue 60
-
Musculoskeletal
Pain Generators - Locating the origins of your pain
- Common forms of arthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoarthritis
- How to ask for a second opinion
- The neuro-immune link to fibromyalgia
- Kineret & Enbrel: fibromyalgia Therapies?
- Treatments—Pregabalin, Flexeril, Zanaflex, supplements, Concerta & CBT
- Sorting through the rehab approach
- Prevention medicine for better health
October 2002, Issue 59
-
Identifying
New Illnesses That May Develop - Detecting new symptoms
- Conditions with symptom overlaps
- Regional pain & exhaustion
- Autoimmune disorders
- Aggravating factors
- Unlikely fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue symptoms
- Lidoderm, Provigil, & Mirapex
- New substance P blockers
- Zanaflex therapy for fibromyalgia
- Oral appliances for snoring
- Dizziness, stress hormones & diet
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