Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofascial Pain

by Starlanyl, Devin J.; Copeland, Mary Ellen; Brown, Christopher R.

• ISBN13: 9781572242388
• ISBN10: 1572242388
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: New Harbinger Pubns Inc

Summary

This update of the best-selling book on fibromyalgia and myofascial pain includes brand new diagnostic information, effective new treatment options, and extensive new provider references for these often-linked conditions.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Foreword	xi
Introduction	1	(4)
Fibromyalgia 101: A Disturbance in the Force	5	(12)
Myofascia 101: What It Is, What It Does, and What You Need to Know	17	(6)
One Little, Two Little, Three Little Trigger Points	23	(8)
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain: The Double Whammy	31	(6)
The Lymph System and the Immune Connection	37	(4)
Coexisting Conditions: Not Diagnoses of Exclusion	41	(10)
Initiating, Aggravating, and Perpetuating Factors	51	(20)
Signs and Symptoms	71	(40)
Chronic Pain	111	(8)
Sleep and Fatigue	119	(8)
Gender Issues	127	(16)
Age-Related Issues: Infants to Seniors	143	(10)
Life Crises: Preparation, Prevention, and Management	153	(6)
Taking Control: Dancing with Dragons	159	(8)
New Research	167	(16)
Wellness Recovery Action Planning	183	(16)
Fibrofog and Other Cognitive Deficits	199	(10)
Positive Change	209	(8)
Bodywork: Regaining Function	217	(24)
Mindwork	241	(16)
Medications	257	(20)
Complementary Medicine	277	(16)
Nutrition: You Are What You Eat--Don't Be a Twinkie	293	(14)
Your Healing Team	307	(14)
Support Structures	321	(14)
At Work and at Home: Making Your Life Easier	335	(8)
Ability and Disability	343	(22)
Opening Doors	365	(10)
Appendix A Resources	375	(4)
Appendix B Reading List	379	(2)
Appendix C Medical Care Providers' Reading List	381	(4)
Index	385