The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fibromyalgia - Softcover

Matallana, Lynne; Bradley, Ph. D. , Laurence; Bradley, Laurence A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592578330 ISBN 13: 9781592578337

Verlag: ALPHA BOOKS, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

Nearly eight million Americans suffer from it.

Cutting through the history and medical jargon found in more exhaustive and incomprehensible reference books, this guide focuses on the most important things readers need to know in order to effectively understand and manage fibromyalgia, especially important now, with 22 new fibromyalgia-fighting drugs on the market. This new edition teaches readers how to:

·Communicate better with doctors and healthcare providers
·Evaluate pain medications and non-medical therapies
·Develop exercise and diet regimens
·Identify and treat symptoms

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Lynne Matallana was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 1995. Her frustration with lack of available treatments inspired her to create an organization that would focus on awareness for this misunderstood illness. The National Fibromyalgia Association has since grown into a major force. She is also the editor-in-chief of Fibromyalgia AWARE magazine.

Laurence A. Bradley, Ph.D., has devoted his research career to the study of biological and psychosocial factors that influence persistent pain associated with fibromyalgia. He heads the department for fibromyalgia research at the University of Alabama.

Lynne Matallana co-founded the National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA) and, in 2001, she published the first-ever consumer magazine to focus on FM, Fibromyalgia AWARE. Ms. Matallana is now president of the NFA.

Laurence A. Bradley, Ph.D., is a professor of medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Clinical Rheumatology and Immunology.

Lynne Matallana was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 1995. Her frustration with lack of available treatments inspired her to create an organization that would focus on awareness for this misunderstood illness. The National Fibromyalgia Association has since grown into a major force. She is also the editor-in-chief of Fibromyalgia AWARE magazine.

Laurence A. Bradley, Ph.D., has devoted his research career to the study of biological and psychosocial factors that influence persistent pain associated with fibromyalgia. He heads the department for fibromyalgia research at the University of Alabama.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: ALPHA BOOKS
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1592578330
• ISBN 13: 9781592578337
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 384
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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