Too bad you can't remove the damn stair carpeting. I have a Royal upright vacuum, must be 30+ years old. Bought before it was bought by a Chinese...
Kaiser Health News is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente, the health care system, though from my experiences with Kaiser Permanente, I am no...
The process of saying good-by to the concept of working is probably easier the older (> age 50) one is. Though, at 50, one has so much to offer,...
A few years ago, the last time I tried 'working' was to try launching a freelance editing service. My first client was someone who wanted me to...
Small study, no significant decrease in pain. Well-written and easy to understand.
Took me ten years to truly accept myself as someone who could not work.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/well/family/im-a-disabled-parent-it-took-a-pandemic-to-let-me-join-the-pta.html More PTA, less about pacing.
Swan muddled-brain syndrome
Transdiagnostic CBT, now that's a turn of phrase.
And my father who taught graduate science writing journalism, said after I told him I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia: "I don't believe in...
On central sensitization https://myalgia.com/Pain_amplification/Pain%20amplification.htm Basically pain amplification and maintenance of pain has...
I have been interested in fibro research since 1996. This article is a good review of what's been elucidated. The author points out that it's...
Put in the wastebasket bin and then "treated appropriately". Hmm.
It's not the first thing that comes to mind as a symptom of fibro, indeed, it's not even in the top 10.
Incredible in that the medical profession usually takes extra good care of its own.
Sounds like the author is pushing the =mab drugs a bit heavily.
Sitting straight helps the neck a bit with supporting one's heavy head. Less strain.
Yup, you have to be on a path to imminent death (six months to a year, I think) to qualify for hospice here in the US.
Hey, what's wrong with our jeeps?
I have a close relative with anxiety who has attended CBT group therapies (which is the first line of treatment offered by a major US health plan)...
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