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Complete Idiot's Guide to Fibromyalgia (Complete Idiot's Guides)by Lynne Matallana
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:A hands-on approach to managing a debilitating condition.
This valuable resource cuts through the medical jargon in other books and focuses on the most important things readers need to know to understand and manage fibromyalgia. Readers learn how to assemble a team of healthcare providers, communicate with doctors, identify the triggers that lead to symptoms, set and track sleep and diet regimens, and much more. • According to the Mayo Clinic, six to eight million Americans have fibromyalgia • Dr. Bradley is one of the countr‛s leading fibromyalgia researchers • Lynne Matallan‛s personal story was highlighted in a feature article in the May 2003 issue of Newsweek Book News Annotation:The co-founder of the National Fibromyalgia Association presents information to empower patients like herself to better manage all aspects of this often misunderstood chronic pain condition. The guide includes tips for self-care and communicating with health care practitioners and others, checklists, a glossary, resources, and forms for tracking one's medical history and multidisciplinary treatment plan.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Book News Annotation:The co-founder of the National Fibromyalgia Association presents information to empower patients like herself to better manage all aspects of this often misunderstood chronic pain condition. The guide includes tips for self-care and communicating with health care practitioners and others, checklists, a glossary, resources, and forms for tracking one's medical history and multidisciplinary treatment plan. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Synopsis:This resource cuts through the medical jargon to focus on understanding and managing fibromyalgia. Readers learn how to assemble a team of healthcare providers, communicate with doctors, identify the triggers that lead to symptoms, set and track sleep and diet regiments and much more.
About the AuthorLynne Matallana, co-founder and president of the National Fibromyalgia Association, published the first-ever consumer magazine to focus on FM, Fibromyalgia AWARE.
Laurence Bradley, Ph.D., is a professor of medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Clinical Rheumatology and Immunology. Stuart Silverman, M.D., is a clinical professor of medicine and rheumatology at the UCLA School of Medicine and medical director of the OMC Clinical Research Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Muhammad Yunus, M.D., professor of medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, is a pioneering fibromyalgia researcher and educator. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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