Exercises for Fibromyalgia

Author: William Smith
Publisher: Hatherleigh Press
ISBN: 1578265452
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 154

Book Description
Designed specifically for fibromyalgia patients, this gentle exercise program will help you minimize pain, maximize results, and take back your life Fibromyalgia is a debilitating condition, yet medical opinions are divided as to its cause and how it should be treated. Is it a neurological or a physical ailment? Should you treat the muscles or the mind? The correct answer is to treat both. Improving overall fitness while reducing anxiety and stress is the key to reducing your fibromyalgia symptoms and improving your daily functioning. Exercises for Fibromyalgia is tailored to improve your fitness and energy levels without strain or stiffness. With a focus on exercises designed to relieve pain and improve sleep for fibromyalgia sufferers, you will find yourself feeling better each day, as your strength increases and your soreness decreases. Combined with effective techniques proven to relieve stress and improve your sleep habits, Exercises for Fibromyalgia makes sure your mind and body both benefit from a healthy lifestyle. It also includes: • An overview of living with fibromyalgia and the benefits of exercise • Clear, informative pictures of safe, effective exercises • Detailed instructions on how to perform each exercise • A complete exercise approach to reduce stress and improve fitness • A training log to track progress Having fibromyalgia doesn’t mean having to give up doing the things you love, or having to live with aches and pains for the rest of your life.

Yoga for Fibromyalgia

Author: Shoosh Lettick Crotzer
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 1930485611
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 154

Book Description
Eight simple and relaxing yoga sequences for fibromyalgia patients looking to manage their pain, alleviate their fatigue, and improve their overall well-being Fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread pain in muscles, ligaments, and tendons, as well as fatigue and multiple tender points (places on the body where slight pressure causes pain). Although mainstream medicine has yet to devise a successful plan for treating fibromyalgia, yoga offers sensible strategies for managing—and sometimes overcoming—the pain. Written by a yoga teacher and suitable for both yoga novices and veterans, this book is grounded in simple movements, breathing techniques, and guided visualization and relaxation sessions. Readers learn to reduce stress and manage fibromyalgia through eight sequences: four for pain relief, one to diminish fatigue and improve sleep, and three for maintaining body awareness and general flexibility. The author’s simple, supportive language and mixture of theory, practice, and the latest scientific data offer hope for one of today's most challenging health conditions.

User's Guide to Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia

Author: Laurel Vukovic
Publisher: Basic Health Publications, Inc.
ISBN: 9781591201472
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
Covering a wide range of popular alternative medicine and health issues, User' are written by leading experts and science writers and are designed to answer the consumer's basic questions about disease, conventional and alternative therapies, and individual dietary supplements.

Water Exercises for Fibromyalgia

Author: Ann A. Rosenstein
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
The book is richly illustrated so you can see all of the elements that go into a water exercise program: * equipment * warm-ups * stretching * aerobic exercises * strength exercises * balance exercises * exercises focusing on the abdominals * neck exercises * cool downs Also included is a wealth of up-to-date information on medications, vitamins and minerals, herbs, diet, and nutrition, and working with an exercise companion.

Fibromyalgia

Author: Daniel Jeffrey Wallace
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195149319
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 209

Book Description
Families today often face a range of urgent problems, and practitioners need to intervene with the most effective methods possible, methods which have been tested and that have proven clinical utility. Mental health service delivery systems are increasingly moving toward these empirically-validated approaches, and practitioners need guidelines as to how such treatments may be implemented in daily practice. Evidence-Based Family Treatment in Social Work Practice reviews the empirically validated treatments that are relevant for family practice in the social work setting.

Home Exercise Guide for Adults & Seniors Plus MS, Lupus & Fibromyalgia Exercise Benefits & Precautions

Author: Karen Cutler
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781096273714
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
Please go to LostTempleFitness.com for more information on this series. This is the seventh book on home exercise guides for frail and fit adults and seniors. This book includes an extra chapter on Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus & Fibromyalgia, including exercise benefits and precautions. It has been proven that exercise and nutrition are two of the main factors that you can control for a healthy lifestyle. Many people do not know how to start or progress an exercise program. There are hundreds of pictures for beginner, intermediate and advanced exercise programs, as well as a list of equipment that you can use in the home.This book is for: Those with a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus or Fibromyalgia. The beginner who has never exercised before. The individual that has mastered the basics, but wants to know how to advance to the next level. Pre/post rehab individuals who would like to advance or want a list of exercise programs to follow. The personal trainer, physical therapist, or other coaches who would like their client to have a list of exercises that can be progressed. This book is not for or may need modification: Chronic or acute disorders/injury's that is not being followed by a health care professional. This book can be used in conjunction with a rehab program. If you are over 40 and have never exercises before, it is advised that a physician clears you first. Undiagnosed pain. The person that does not feel they can safely modify their individual program, although can be used in conjunction with rehab or coaches/personal trainers. People with the following issues that have been cleared by an MD for an exercise program or in conjunction with rehab. These issue will be addressed in future volumes: Cardiopulmonary, Cancer, Arthritis, Diabetes, Orthopedic disorders. What is covered in this book? Home Exercise Programs - pictures and explanations. Myofascial release. Flexibility - Stretching. Core Stability. Balance with progression to Standing Strengthening exercises. Strengthening / Lower extremity - Lying and Seated / Upper extremity. Benefits and Factors to consider before starting an exercise program. Vital signs and how to monitor exercise intensity. Temperature - Heat and Cold. Dehydration. Equipment needed for home exercise. Warm up/cool down. Duration, Frequency, Intensity and Primary Movement Patterns. Nutrition - Protein, Amino Acids, Fats, Carbohydrates, sugars, glycogen, glycemic index. Vitamins and Minerals. Calories. How to read a nutrition label. Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus and Fibromyalgia: Definitions, Causes, Symptoms, Treatments, Exercise tips and possible Diets

The FibroManual

Author: Ginevra Liptan
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 1101967218
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 386

Book Description
The most up-to-date, comprehensive treatment guide to fibromyalgia, by a renowned physician who herself has the condition If you suffer from fibromyalgia and are struggling to get help from your doctor, you’re far from alone. Ten million Americans experience the widespread muscle pain, profound fatigue, and fuzzy brain (“fibrofog”) that have long frustrated both patients and doctors. In this unique resource, Ginevra Liptan, M.D., shares a cutting-edge new approach that goes far beyond mainstream medical knowledge to produce dramatic symptom improvement. Dr. Liptan’s program incorporates clinically proven therapies from both alternative and conventional medicine, along with the latest research on experimental options like medical marijuana. Since many health care providers have limited fibromyalgia expertise, The FibroManual includes a thoroughly sourced “health care provider guide” that enables readers to help their doctors help them. Alleviate fibromyalgia symptoms in four simple steps (Rest, Repair, Rebalance, and Reduce) and you will • restore deep, restful sleep • achieve long-lasting pain relief • optimize hormone and energy balance • reduce fatigue This accessible and empowering resource provides essential information about understanding and treating fibromyalgia from a physician who, as both patient and provider, understands the illness from the inside.

Living with Fibromyalgia

Author: Christine Craggs-Hinton
Publisher: Sheldon Press
ISBN: 1847091903
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterised by pain in the muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves. Other symptoms include fatigue, sleep problems, allergies, anxiety, irritable bowel syndrome, headaches, morning stiffness and problems with short term memory and concentration. Increasing recognition of fibromyalgia means that diagnosis and treatment are increasingly likely, but self-help is still key. As well as tried and tested advice on how to reduce pain, boost energy levels and help with regular sleep, this new edition includes the latest in treatments, such as the popular therapy guaifenesin (sic). It also looks at how pain is experienced, explores the possibility that fibromylagia may be due to a rogue gene, and clarifies the difference between fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Other topics include: fibromyalgia and immune dysfunction; links with hypothyroidism; psychotherapy; the vital importance of low-impact aerobic exercise such as walking, cycling or swimming diet; illustrated posture and exercise advice; pain and stress management; complementary therapies 'Having managed her own fibromyalgia, Christine now passes her experience and knowledge on to others so that they do not have to spend their precious time researching what she has already done. Progress has been made over the last few years and more medical professionals are recognising the symptoms, but there are still many who lack the knowledge to diagnose and treat fibromyalgia effectively. At present there are no national guidelines for treatment. This is one reason this book is so vital to those with fibromyalgia their families, friends and employers' Pam Stewart MBE, Fibromyalgia Association UK chair.

The Complete and Utter History of the World

Author: Sarah Burton
Publisher: Short Books
ISBN: 1780721846
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
When his teacher sets the class a History project, Sam cannot choose which bit of History he prefers, so decides to do ALL OF IT. A very funny, ironic child"s-eye view on the history of the world, complete with his own illustrations

Mayo Clinic Guide to Fibromyalgia

Author: Andy Abril
Publisher: Mayo Clinic Press
ISBN: 1893005496
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
Called the “invisible disease,” fibromyalgia is estimated to impact more than 10 million Americans. And yet, so much is still misunderstood about this chronic disorder. Mayo Clinic Guide to Fibromyalgia is an invaluable resource for understanding fibromyalgia and its debilitating symptoms. Those living with fibromyalgia know it is an invasive disorder, one that can cause overwhelming fatigue, joint stiffness, sleep problems, migraines, digestive problems, and troubles with memory and concentration, a symptom so common it is often referred to as “fibrofog.” While it's believed that humans have suffered from fibromyalgia for hundreds, even thousands, of years, a delay in medical research means many people living with fibromyalgia are still in the dark, confused by their symptoms and what causes the painful disorder. By drawing upon decades of advanced research in studying and treating fibromyalgia, Mayo Clinic Guide to Fibromyalgia combines anecdotes from real cases with expertise from Mayo Clinic’s rheumatology and chronic pain experts to provide an all-encompassing guide for understanding one of the most common chronic illnesses affecting Americans today. This book also offers reasonable, proven strategies—like worksheets to help readers craft a personalized daily plan—for managing common fibromyalgia symptoms, while serving as a comforting guide for those who may feel alone in their journey with fibromyalgia. This book breaks down what fibromyalgia is—and isn’t—in 4 separate sections: · Section 1 introduces fibromyalgia, the history and modern discoveries of fibromyalgia research, as well as common myths and misconceptions associated with the condition · Section 2 outlines the different treatment options available to those who suffer from fibromyalgia, including prescription medications, therapies, and forms of integrative medicine · Section 3 offers helpful tips for managing—and improving—chronic pain through diet, exercise, sleep, and stress management · Finally, Section 4 explains how to find guidance and support from your family, friends, and physicians to help you live a life unhindered by fibromyalgia If you’re struggling to advance past your painful fibromyalgia symptoms, get the book Publisher’s Weekly described as “the first [book] a newly diagnosed patient should consult.”