Product Description
The original edition of this classic survival manual offered the first comprehensive patient guide for managing these conditions. Its extensive set of healing tools included targeted bodywork for painful trigger points and strategies to helpccope with chronic pain and sleep problems and the numbing effects of fibrofog. More than 75 percent of the second edition is new or updated material, including coverage of promising new research on the causes of fibromyalgia, evaluation of new treatments, complete discussions of special issues for women and men, and the latest information on medication. An update of the first edition's popular provider index helps sufferers select those practitioners who will take their complaints seriously and offer knowledgeable treatment advice.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 147 reviews)

very helpful by Acocacolagirl (Lafayette, CA USA)

5 Stars
November 02, 2009
This book was full of information and coping idias. It was written in easy to understand language and flowed nicely. Most importantly, at least one of the authors suffers from Fibromyalgia - this is not a book written by and observer! It is written by someone who understands!

fibromyalgia book by D. Williams (Gainesville, FL USA)

5 Stars
October 15, 2009
Thank you for the timely delivery and good condition of the book. My friend was very happy to receive it.

Highly informational. by Crystal Whiting (Austin, TX USA)

5 Stars
September 12, 2009
This book really helped to explain my fibro and myofacial pain. I have not read the whole book as of yet.

Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain: Survival Guide by Shirley A. Shofner (Round Rock, Texas)

5 Stars
September 05, 2009
Teriffic resource. Practical steps to reduce and contol pain and live successfully with these conditions. Some material pretty techinical but is important to help your physician better understand the condition. Helps you be your oun advocate.

Absolute 'bible' on Fibromyalgia by Teri L. Malone (SF Bay Area, CA)

5 Stars
August 25, 2009
When I first found out that I had Fibromyalgia, I was lost. Aside from being in severe pain and suffering from a cloying fatigue, I didn't really know very much about the condition. I ended up joining an online support group and nearly everyone in the group recommended a particular book to me. Once I finally broke down and bought the book, my life changed for the better. I still had the condition, but I was armed with excellent information. They don't call this book the "Fibro bible" for nothing. This book is written by a doctor who actually has Fibromyalgia (although for some reason, she's removed the M.D. from her name for this edition...). This book covers everything that you need to know, whether you be a patient or the treating physician. It has a wonderful section that helps you to identify many of the strange and random-seeming symptoms of the syndrome. There are detailed body charts showing likely trigger points throughout the body. Other sections inform you of such aspects as gender, sleep and fatigue, age-related issues, chronic pain and various courses of action toward relief. Once you come to terms with having the disease, there are informative sections on gaining control over parts of your life again. There's a Wellness Recovery Action Plan, sections on mindwork, nutrition, medications, fibrofog, work, ability and disability...it goes on and on. If you only choose one book on Fibromyalgia, this should be the one. This is the second edition and picks up where the first edition left off. Both are excellent and considered necessity if you, or a loved one, have this debilitating condition.

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