Information and opinions on health from These Three Fibro Chronic Fatigue & Myofascial Pain at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/368767/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/368767/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/368767/index http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/368767/119925/plethora Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:06:01 -0400 These Three Fibro Chronic Fatigue & Myofascial Pain But Travel©   Travel in the darkness Travel in the sun Travel in the light of being But, travel.   I love people. Having fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and myofascial pain from unrelenting trigger points in my muscles doesn't change this fact of my life.   There are valleys, peaks and villages that make getting inside me intriguing. But mostly, it's about growing. Focusing only on setbacks and triumphs can... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/368767/119925/plethora http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/368767/111657/national Fri, 14 May 2010 11:13:25 -0400 These Three Fibro Chronic Fatigue & Myofascial Pain National Display of Information on FM   Awareness is wonderful and I am grateful for this, but I am dismayed that a network program, "The Doctors" would not do a better job researching their program topic. As you will see if you click on the link provided, they call the "tender points" of FM "trigger points." Trigger points are myofascial areas of knotted up muscle fibers in a taut band of muscle. They are EASILY felt unless behind bone... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/368767/111657/national http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/368767/111656/awareness Fri, 14 May 2010 11:03:54 -0400 These Three Fibro Chronic Fatigue & Myofascial Pain I was honored to have the opportunity to speak on blogtalk radio on Awareness Day, regarding fibromyalgia, chronic immunodysfunction, and myofascial pain from muscular trigger points.   I hope everyone continues to speak out. Be the advocate because every small voice when brought together make a chorus that can shout loud and clear.   Awareness Day, May 12th was the first day of the next 364.   "Though our bodies are weak... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/368767/111656/awareness http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/368767/110854/invisible Tue, 04 May 2010 10:02:35 -0400 These Three Fibro Chronic Fatigue & Myofascial Pain "Advocacy letter supporting awareness, education, research, & insurance reimbursement."   Dear compassionate gentlemen and gentlewomen,   What would you do if you suddenly became ill with unexplained life altering fatigue, severe body-wide pain, or knotted up pieces of muscle fiber in your muscles, but your doctors don't know what it is, don't put their hands on you, or worse yet, don't know what treatments could help you? This... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/368767/110854/invisible http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/368767/108481/poetry Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:35:30 -0400 These Three Fibro Chronic Fatigue & Myofascial Pain The endless path provided by poetry heightens our senses, sight, sound, touch and smell. It is the feel of texture, and all that is not present but is in the mind and knows no time.  It is inner beauty, the wits, the conduit to the soul. Poetry provides me with a way to journal, express and let go. It is one of my ways for dealing with the pain and fatigue of FM, CFID, myofascial pain and cervical spine degeneration. Lamb Hugs, Celeste... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/368767/108481/poetry http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/368767/104890/entitled Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:43:07 -0500 These Three Fibro Chronic Fatigue & Myofascial Pain I have been on a role today and saw no reason to not continue on, except that I am going to go MIA after this. I urge you to contact your senator or representive as I did.   Dear sir/madam,   I desperately hope you hear what I have to say.   I spent 7 days in a hospital bed after several days of profuse vomiting and a weight loss of 20 pounds over two months, I weighed 97 pounds, to find out 70% of my stomach lining was... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/368767/104890/entitled http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/368767/103754/suggest Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:43:02 -0500 These Three Fibro Chronic Fatigue & Myofascial Pain Dr. Donnica Moore suggested to me that we propose to the Harvard Nurses Health Study of which I have been a part for nearly 30 years, inclusion of CFS symptoms, & I suggest to include FM too. If you are a nurse, you can enroll in the study, http://www.channing.harvard.edu/nhs/. You do not have to be a nurse to let be an advocate. Contact mailto:nhs@channing.harvard.edu I see that Harvard Health Publications supports this site. Should... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/368767/103754/suggest http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/368767/101250/hopkins Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:53:00 -0500 These Three Fibro Chronic Fatigue & Myofascial Pain John Hopkins handout on FM suggest presence of "trigger points" as diagnostic. This is not so. Following is my response to them.   I am disheartened that John Hopkins would publish a paper stating that FM patients have trigger points. This is just not so. They have tender points.  Trigger points are knotted up muscle fibers that cause referred pain and restriction of motion. This is not the case with the tender points of... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/368767/101250/hopkins