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Posted by Pamela Rice Hahn on June 20, 2008.
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by Pamela Rice Hahn
Note: I wrote an initial article about the Bounce Back Exercise Chair in 2005 while working as the about.com guide for the Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome site. Getting a chair for myself has been my goal since that time and I now finally have one! I’ve had mine for a week, and I can tell a difference already; it’s especially helped lessen some of my lower back pain. … Now for the article:
Maintaining or improving one’s physical fitness is difficult for a healthy person. It’s even more so for those with Fibromyalgia, and especially so for those who are exercise intolerant because of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Although it doesn’t promise an easy solution, the Bounce Back Fitness Chair does provide a safer fitness alternative. Because it combines the function of low-impact aerobics while the user is seated in a comfortable chair, anyone with balance or most other mobility problems can perform the exercise.
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Posted by Pamela Rice Hahn on September 30, 2007.
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Dr. John W. Gow’s Research Shows Promise of Diagnostic Test for ME/CFS/CFIDS
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E., ME) — referred to as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) per CDC definition in the United States or Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) — is a complex disorder characterized by persistent fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, and post-exertional malaise. (Malaise is usually referred to as the feeling of bodily discomfort at the beginning of an illness; in ME/CFS, malaise is not limited to the onset to the illness, but for those with exercise-intolerant ME/CFS, it is the pain, discomfort, and depression that can follow any exertion.) Because the mechanism of fatigue in CFS is not known and as no reliable diagnostic test is available, misdiagnosis is common and treatment regimes vary.
T-shirts and Gift Ideas Index for the “a nap is only nice when it’s a luxury, not a necessity” design
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Posted by Pamela Rice Hahn on September 29, 2007.
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Many women who suffer through the pains associated with Fibromyalgia and arthritis find they have problems wearing a bra. This often leaves them suffering from a dilemma: The decision of whether to appear in public sans bra or whether to go for the support of that upper-body undergarment and suffer intensified muscle spasms as a result.
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Posted by Pamela Rice Hahn on September 28, 2007.
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Anyone who copes with the cognitive impairments and brain fogginess that often accompanies Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome understandably often also worries about whether or not there is something more seriously wrong with his or her mind than just being one more symptom of frustrating chronic illness. The fear of “something more seriously wrong” often leads to worries about Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Posted by Pamela Rice Hahn on September 26, 2007.
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Diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) at age 9, Casey Fero’s short life was one plagued with headaches, cognitive difficulties, muscle weakness, exhaustion, and other problems associated with that condition. Despite such struggles, his mother — Pat Fero, who was diagnosed with CFS prior to Casey’s birth and is President of the Wisconsin CFS Association — recently told the CFSAC (The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) that Casey had just completed two years of community college, had a summer job, and was looking forward to beginning courses at the University of Wisconsin. Sadly, that was not to be.
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Posted by Pamela Rice Hahn on September 25, 2007.
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Additional Information on the Team
Working together, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and The CFIDS Association of America have created the education program: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Diagnostic and Management Challenge. This Web-based program designed to provide health care providers with improved information on the diagnosis and treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).
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Posted by Pamela Rice Hahn on September 9, 2007.
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Those who cope with the joint pain and muscle problems associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia may be interested in new information that suggests that the beta-cryptoxanthin in fruits and vegetables may cut arthritis risk.
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Posted by Pamela Rice Hahn on November 2, 2005.
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Posted by Pamela Rice Hahn on November 1, 2005.
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“If robbery is the taking without permission, CFS could be the greatest thief of all.” –David S. Bell, MD
When describing how others deal and accept the realities of their illness, those who cope with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and/or Fibromyalgia often express the sentiment “unless they get it, they just won’t get it.”
CFS Sucks! Tees and Gift Ideas Index
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Posted by Pamela Rice Hahn on October 30, 2005.
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by Pamela Rice Hahn
I’m probably not the only person with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia to utter the lame joke: “As long as it’s working, I don’t care if it is a placebo effect!”
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A joke is one thing. It’s nice to know that the reality is something else entirely. In fact, after pooling the data of 29 studies in which 1,016 people with CFS received various placebos, a new study suggests that if you have CFS, and a treatment does make you feel better, the odds are against it being a placebo effect.
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A professional writer since 1984, Pamela Rice Hahn is the author of more than 20 published books.