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OverviewFibromyalgia-medicine - Fibromyalgia: The Complete Guide From Medical Experts and PatientsLowest Price: $10.00Usually ships in 24 hours Product Group: Book Manufacturer: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.  ISBN13: 9780763746407 Condition: New Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction GuaranteedPaperback Number Of Items: 1 EAN: 9780763746407 DescriptionProduct DescriptionFibromyalgia is a severe musculoskeletal pain and fatigue syndrome that afflicts approximately 3 to 6 million Americans. Fibromyalgia: The Complete Guide from Medical Experts and Patients is a compilation of a diverse group of health care practitioners and a comprehensive guide for patients and families. The book provides authoritative, practical advice and answers to common questions about this condition to help patients and families achieve a greater understanding of all aspects of dealing with fibromyalgia. Physicians incorporate newest research on fibromyalgia. This resource offers material never presented in any other fibromyalgia book. Customer ReviewsRating: Date: 2010-07-25 Summary: A Foot In The Door, That's All Needless to say, fibromyalgia has very little definative information. It is still a mystery to most doctors and scientists. All that is known for sure is this "syndrome" causes widespread pain and a garden variety of problems, none of which will kill you or cause your body to deteriorate. Like the author of the book, I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Everyone with this diagnosis will share some things and not others. It is not a cookie-cutter syndrome. It is not even technically a disease, but a syndrome. According to Adrienne Dellwo (a journalist with FMS) of About.com: "A syndrome is a collection of signs and symptoms known to frequently appear together but without a known cause. A disease is a disorder in a system or organ that effects the body's function."(1) Fibromyalgia: The Complete Guide from Medical Experts and Patients is a good start for someone wanting basics of what is involved, but it tends to go all over the place. The chapters do not seem to follow a logical order and the writings from different people seem to bring more confusion than clarity. The author, Sharon Ostalecki has a BS in science, MS in physcial science, and PhD in nutrition. Her specialty is in fibromyalgia and she also has the syndrome for over 15 years. You might expect someone with so much insight to have written more of the book, but she opted to let other doctors, specialists, and patients to write a chapter. Dr. Ostalecki wrote chapters 17 (Self-Management Techniques) and 19 (Nutrition and Healing) along with the introductory preface about what she does. The first two chapters talk about FMS in some detail, but to be honest you can find more detailed information online for free. The first chapter is written jointly by two doctors and the second chapter is written by an FMS patient. I like having different perspectives, but not necessarily within the same book. Chapter one sort of tunnel visions what FMS is and it is backed up by one person's experience which would leave someone unfamiliar with FMS to think all doctors are on the same page as far as diagnosis, tests which need to be run, and the other similar things it could be if not FMS (chronic fatigue, for instance). Fibromyalgia is almost as diverse as the person diagnosed with it, but it is mostly recognized by the pain points - the ones that not all scientists agree upon. The book also touches on, but doesn't go too much into the other displays of FMS such as depression, seizures, Raynaud's syndrome, or restless leg syndrome(2). It is at least a good smattering of information for beginners to start, so I've said, but when you need more information about it, this falls short. The book seems to suggest most FMS people can deal with a bit of medicine, nutritional support, yoga, alternative medicine and a positive attitude. If I were to just scan the chapter titles, I would run thinking it was just another quack book. It does take each topic in a responsible manner and does not even suggest that FMS is all in one's head nor that some New Age positive thinking will make it go away. To date, there are no cures for FMS, all one can do is manage the symptoms as best as possible. Sometimes it will go away for no reason and with others it doesn't seem to go away. This book points out some good methods in coping such as acupuncture and other options for dealing with the pain and what to do with things such as IBS, visual distortion, and sleep disorders as well as how to cope mentally with this sometimes overwhelming syndrome. Again, it's a good start. What might work for one person may not work for another. Anyone who has FMS should be working in conjunction with their doctor(s) and/or specialist(s) and finding a personalized plan. That is the most responsible part of the book, it will refer you to work with your doctor and encourage you not to give up. FMS won't kill you and won't make your body deteriorate, in and of itself, but it will put you in a position where you will not want to be active and that inactivity itself is what can make your body deteriorate (not the FMS). The part of the book I wish were expanded upon was the medication part. It talks about relieving your pain with NSAIDs/Tylenol and narcotic/non-narcotics as well as pain block injections. It then talks about anti-depressants such as tricyclic, SSRIs and SNRIs which are usually associated with patients who have emotional issues. And then it goes on to anti-convulsant drugs given to seizure patients. The effects of these drugs on FMS are brief as well as the side effects and the potential dangerous interactions with other things like herbal remedies. If you hate needles, acupuncture won't help you. If you have a bad reaction to certain medications, those meds won't help you. If you cannot work with any type of therapist (physical or emotional), they cannot help you. As the book makes it clear, the FMS patient is the one who has to be the proactive one in getting better. All in all, the book is a good read. Most of it can be found online on free, but if you have the visual issues of FMS, the book might give you a headache where you can always adjust type-size on a browser. Likewise, if you have FMS and have problems sitting behind the computer for a long time, the book option is good to read when lying down where you may be more prone to shift position. Worthwhile for a look, but I've seen more thouhrough information elsewhere. 1. [...] 2. [...] Rating:  Date: 2010-06-08 Summary: complete I have had FM for many years now and have read so many books on FM. This book is absolutely incredible! I have learned so much! It talks about everything. I thought I knew all there was to know about FM, But I was wrong. If you have FM---Buy this book! It is written by a Dr. who has FM and specializes in FM. You will learn more than you could ever imagined. I give most of my books away after I read them. Not this one. This is a keeper! Rating: Date: 2010-01-07 Summary: Very helpful. Great book. Alot of information. This book is very helpful in understanding fybromyalgia. It explains pretty much everything on what you are experianceing and what to maybe expect. It also helps with understanding what to do on trying to ease the pain and try to live a more pain free life. Talks about medicines and excersize that can help. The book is not too short, not to long, its perfect. Its my little carry along info book. Great book. I have already recommended it to my mother and a few friends. Well worth every penny. :) Maria K Rating: Date: 2009-09-28 Summary: Great Book After exhausting my resources at the local library about fibromyalgia, I decided I wanted a reference book of my own. With limited funds I could only buy one book. I decided to buy Fibromyalgia: The Complete Guide From Medical Experts and Patients based on the reviews. I'm glad I chose this book. Even after spending hours on the internet I find this book actually adds to my knowledge of this awful illness. I was afraid that anything I bought would be out of date since research on fibro is growing at such a fast pace lately. But this book, for me, is a treasure of information. Especially after reading about the kind of care the author and others (after reading their personal stories) are receiving I've decided to make a concerted effort to find the right care giver for me. I'm very thankful to the author and all the other experts who banded together to create this book. Rating:  Date: 2009-07-17 Summary: Fibromyalgia IS NOT a Musculoskeletal Disorder OK, I'm going to be a jerk about the product description. I know this is supposed to be about the product, but this kind of thing is what continues to screw up the diagnosis of fibromyalgia when chronic myofascial pain syndrome should be diagnosed. Since I am going into the field of chronic soft tissue pain, I feel obligated to correct this statement. Fibromyalgia is DEFINITELY NOT A MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER, as it clearly states in Devyn Starlanyl's exceptional book, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain: A Survival Manual. That being said, I am definitely going to order this book as I believe it will be very high quality and since there are no definitive medical textbooks that I have found that deal with fibromyalgia in any great detail. Similar ProductsAccessoriesSorry, no accessories available. |
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