Review from Goodreads, here. Tami Says:
Based upon my own personal
experiences, I know that getting that Fibromyalgia and/or Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome diagnosis is difficult. Saying that you hurt all over for no
particular reason, that you just can’t seem to get out of bed each morning,
that you could sleep for days and still be tired, or that you feel like you are
thinking through several layers of cotton just tends to confuse most doctors.
Even though there is nothing new about these conditions and there are a growing
number of individuals suffering from them, few doctors know much about
Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or Myofascial Pain. Diagnosis, even if
your doctor believes you, can take months or even years. Then, once diagnosed,
there is no set treatment options leaving us with the primary responsibility of
finding options that ease our suffering.
Integrative Therapies for Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and
Myofascial Pain is the book that I wish I could have been given when I started
this journey. I highly recommend it to anyone who thinks they might have
Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or Myofascial Pain. This
multifunctional book will educate you while reminding you that you are not
alone.
Integrative Therapies for Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Myofascial
Pain begins by explaining the similarities and differences between the three
conditions. Many doctors and most of the literature tend to lump these together
because the symptoms are very similar. Nonetheless, the root cause may not
necessarily be the same which definitely suggests different treatment
strategies.
Next, the book tells us how to talk to our doctor. How to explain our symptoms:
their location, the intensity and the duration, knowing our rights and when to
find another doctor. This is important as after repeated testing and specialist
visits, we all start to wonder if the pain is in our head. However, it is at
this point that we need to stand up for ourselves and find appropriate
healthcare specialists.
The final sections are for after the diagnosis. Things like finding support,
educating yourself, and figuring out what treatment options might be useful to
you. There are also some invaluable tips on living, getting through your day,
reworking relationships, and understanding the emotional aspects of these
conditions.
More about the book can
be found here.
Available at:
- Inner Traditions, Bear and Company, (Publisher, imprint Healing Arts Press) here.
- Amazon.com, here.
- Kindle, here.
- Barnes and Noble, here.
- Nook Book, here.
- Booktopia, here.
- Google Books, here.
- Simon and Schuster, here.
- Amazon UK, here.
- Amazon Canada, here.
- Amazon India (free shipping), here.
- Australian Amazon Associate (note: you will need to type in the book title), here.
- Alibris Books, here.
- ebay, here.
- Abe Books, here.
- Kobo ebooks, here.
For many diseases in our
world, we are finally learning the treatments using only allopathic or only
homeopathic remedies are seldom the best approach in and of themselves. Much of
the confusion has come from the polarized arguments of both sides attempting to
defend their points of view, but like most truths the answers are often found
in the middle ground, hence “integrative medicine.” I found this book, at 448
pages, to be very comprehensive and I highly recommend it for anyone searching
for a balanced approach for the treatment of these diseases.
~Dhara Lemos, Lotus
Guide
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Celeste Cooper is a
retired RN, educator, fibromyalgia patient, and lead author of the Broken Body
Wounded Spirit: Balancing the See Saw of Chronic Pain devotional series
(coauthor, Jeff Miller PhD), and Integrative Therapies for Fibromyalgia,
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myofascial Pain: The Mind-Body Connection
(coauthor, Jeff Miller PhD) She is a fibromyalgia expert for Dr. Oz, et al., at
Sharecare.com, here, and she
advocates for all chronic pain patients as a participant in the Pain Action
Alliance to Implement a National Strategy, here.
You can read more educational information and about her books on her website, http://TheseThree.com
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