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Stay on the receiving end of cutting-edge treatments, research, and coping strategies to help you get more out of life. Fibromyalgia Network publishes an ad-free Journal delivered to your door on a quarterly basis (Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall). Each 20-page issue is written from a patient’s-perspective and contains the following:
- advice from the experts who understand you and self-help suggestions for overcoming the obstacles created by your chronic illness
- new treatments to try (both drug and nondrug)
- the latest research findings to help explain your many symptoms
- strategies for reducing your pain, fatigue, trouble sleeping and other symptoms
- a section on Therapies That Work to highlight what other patients find beneficial for reducing the impact of their fibromyalgia.
Join or Renew today and you will begin your Membership with the issue outlined below.
Here are a few topics in the current Fibromyalgia Network Journal that you don’t want to miss:
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Differences in the way your brain handles pain can affect your abilities to find words and multitask. Learn about the new research.
- Too much buzzing going on in your brain? A new long-term study suggests there may be a nondrug solution to your fibro.
- Wish you could take fewer meds to treat your fibro? Read how one doctor selects drugs that target multiple symptoms.
- Why are your muscles so tight, and are some topical gels better than others for reducing muscle pain?
- Could losing sleep cause more symptoms with your fibro? Find out how insomnia can be dangerous for your heart and learn about treatments.
- A 20-minute bath a day could reduce pain and relieve symptoms. Read the science behind why spas work and how to recreate the effect at home.
- Want the health benefits of exercise without adding to your pain? Learn how to get going with yoga, Pilates, or a simple walking program for fibro.
- Could smooth walking and balance really require more brainpower than you think? Read the surprising facts that can help you master both.
- How do opioids relieve pain, and do they work for fibro? Learn what doctors view as the primary side effects and why they hesitate to prescribe these drugs.
- Questions you should ask your provider in order to achieve optimal care.
PLUS, receive our monthly eNews Alerts containing short news briefs (4-5 pages long) to help you feel connected between the quarterly Journal issues, physician and support group referrals, and much more!
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We ferret out useful information from physicians, researchers, medical journals, and scientific conferences and package it into patient-friendly articles. Get the quality of care you deserve. For just $28/year, we will keep experienced physicians and researchers in your treatment loop year around.
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