My Rough & Frightening Journey to Diagnosis, by Tiffany Stuart
Tiffany Stuart My name is Tiffany Stuart and I live in Los Angeles, CA. I am 23 years old and was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in January 2019 at the age…
Dealing Fibromyalgia with Yoga Poses
Dealing Fibromyalgia with Yoga Poses
Yoga movement and respiration, visualization and techniques of relaxation can decrease suffering and fatigue, lead to deeper sleep and stress. Inadequate exercises may cause increased distress, but adapted yoga should…
It’s Just a Stretch for your Pain
It’s Just a Stretch for your Pain
Diane Lewis enjoyed wild-kayaking off Vancouver Island's north-western coast, in the middle of tumultuous greens, and the remains of First Nations houses and villages, when she didn't help her patients…
Is to Possible for Getting Pain Free Pilates?
Is to Possible for Getting Pain Free Pilates?
Pilates can be an effective way of building muscle strength and relieving chronic muscle tension in people with fibromyalgia. Although many believe that Pilates' approach focuses on abdominal muscles, the…
I don't even believe in how can I have an illness?
I don’t even believe in how can I have an illness?
I find myself fighting to lift my sandwich, one night when my husband and I sit down for a delicious meal. It's too loud! It's too loud! It isn't a…
Fibromyalgia and the event of Economic Burden
Fibromyalgia and the event of Economic Burden
Fibromyalgia is expensive for the individual as well as for society. A 2007 study showed that 34% of fibromyalgia patients spend between $100 and $1000 a month over their health…
Chronic Pain and Couples Experience
Chronic Pain and Couples Experience
In the purest of sense, though others do not really understand or judge the physical pain of others, those who live with pain are conscientious of the profound impact it…
Stretch/Extension is one of the pillars of Fibromyalgia treatment
Stretch/Extension is one of the pillars of Fibromyalgia treatment
"To feel my best, I must stretch daily. It makes me smoother, relaxed and energy-free, "said Diane Lewis, an eager backpacker and kayaker before being in a pileup of three…
You can't get rid of Chronic Illness Roller-Coaster
You can’t get rid of Chronic Illness Roller-Coaster
Two years have passed since chronically ill people fell and what a scooter ride. For rollercoasters I was never really one, but here I am on a ride of my…
My Previous Travel Blog for Chronic Illness
My Previous Travel Blog for Chronic Illness
For more than 30 years I have been traveling and for half of that time have a chronic illness. I know first hand that it is EXTREMENT difficult but not…