In ' Fibromyalgia Syndrome: a practitioner's guide to treatment', Leon Chaitow & his contributors provide a comprehensive overview of this epidemiologically significant condition & describe the most effective multidisciplinary approaches to treatment. Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) was recognised as a syndrome by the WHO in 1990. Sufferers from this complex syndrome may experience a wide variety of symptoms, ranging from headaches & fatigue to widespread muscular pain or irritable bowel syndrome. FMS is the second commonest condition encountered in clinics for the treatment of chronic pain. Because of its many presenting symptoms, different clinicians & therapists become involved in the treatment & management of FMS patients. This text aims to help clinicians & therapists involved in the treatment & management of FMS to better understand the syndrome, & to plan appropriate treatment & management. ...

Fibromyalgia: Up Close & Personal is packed with 43 chapters of "inside" medical information & "hands-on" practical advice for everyday living. Dr. Mark J. Pellegrino brings readers up-to-date with the newest drug & physical treatments for fibromyalgia. He also presents the latest thinking on diet & exercise to help people with this condition lead a full life. Recognized by fibromyalgia sufferers for understanding what they are going through, Dr. Pellegrino is a welcoming & encouraging presence for everyone with this condition and this quality comes through very clearly in his writing. Its as if each person reading his book is having a private consultation about their shared disease. In Up Close & Personal Dr. Pellegrino has enlisted two leading attorneys to bring readers much needed insight into disability & personal injury issues. Also, he asked a knowledgeable physician to contribute a chapter on common pain problems. ...

The fourth edition of this classic textbook incorporates all the excellent features of the previous edition as well as including more material for today's students & practitioners. The authors have updated the text which covers the whole body: upper & lower limb, head & neck, thorax & abdomen. Within each section the bones, joints, muscles, nerves, arteries, veins are described & at the end of every chapter a review/question page is included. This book enables readers be able to identify, understand & palpate structures through an intact skin & aids the practitioner in the assessment & diagnosis of conditions using manual contact techniques, relating palpation to surface markings & anatomy. It is essential reading for students & practitioners of medicine, physiotherapy, osteopathy, chiropractic & sports medicine, & indeed all those for whom the accurate location & palpation of surface structures is an essential skill whether used to determine a diagnosis or apply treatment. ...

Fifty Years Fighting' is the sequel to Jan de Vries's popular first autobiographical volume, 'A Step At A Time, ' which prompted readers to ask for more information about the life of the legendary alternative medicine guru. In this book, de Vries focuses on his lengthy struggle for the recognition of alternative medicine. He details how he was threatened with imprisonment early in his career, & reveals how the same organization is now promoting this form of medicine today. In the second part of his autobiographical trilogy, de Vries also describes some of the methods of alternative medicine he has used down the years, & the remarkable results he has obtained while administering these treatments.' Fifty Years Fighting' is packed with intriguing case histories from Jan's experience of practicing homoeopathy, & invaluable advice is offered as to what patients can do to help themselves in certain circumstances & on how to obtain physical, mental, & spiritual health in life. ...

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In this practical yet scientific guide, leading researcher in cancer, heart disease, & diabetes prevention Kedar N. Prasad, Ph.D., reveals the latest revolutionary discoveries on the use of antioxidants & micronutrients to treat diabetes. He details how the proper combinations of vitamin & antioxidant supplements can greatly increase the effectiveness of standard medical treatments to halt & even reverse the progression of both type I & type II diabetes & prevent onset in those who are diagnosed as prediabetic. Prasad shows how chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, & free radical damage are the chief culprits for the progression of diabetes & its complications & that merely changing your diet & activity level & regulating blood glucose levels cannot fully counteract this unhealthy internal state. He provides an easy-to-follow daily supplement regime for both diabetics & prediabetics in multiple age groups to target free radical damage & cell injury & stop the progression of diabetes complications. Reviewing much of the scientific research on diabetes treatment, he debunks the flawed conclusions of the medical community that vitamins & antioxidants are ineffective, revealing how the studies focused on specific micronutrients rather than synergistic combinations. Offering the missing complement to the standard care of diet, exercise, & lifestyle changes promoted by mainstream medicine, this guide provides a truly holistic approach to diabetes prevention, treatment, & care. ...

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Chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalitis, (CFS/ME) affects Approx. 180, 000 people in the UK. In addition to persistent & abnormal tiredness, sufferers commonly experience muscle pain, headaches, sleep disturbance & loss of concentration as well as a huge range of other symptoms. At its worst it can be completely disabling & yet it is still poorly understood & often regarded as purely psychological. This makes it doubly difficult for sufferers & their carers to cope with. This practical manual comes from a nationally recognized centre for the condition & is jointly written by health professionals & their patients. They give straightforward & specific expert advice, accompanied by real life stories, on managing different aspects of everyday life that can affect energy & they show how to put this advice into practice. They understand the way fatigue affects concentration & therefore break their guidance into easy-to-follow steps that can be worked through at the reader's own pace. Unlike other available books, this does not cover causes, symptoms or the controversy around whether the condition is 'real'. It is purely about how to get better. It is for patients who have been diagnosed with CFS/ME & for their carers. It is also highly relevant to health professionals wanting to provide their patients with self-help strategies that are compatible with the current evidence base. Anyone suffering ongoing, abnormal fatigue will likewise find it a 'must read'. ...

Conventional medicine offers no cure for fibromyalgia, however, many natural strategies & treatments do. Find out about the following: sleep & the fibromyalgia connection, Substance P & fibromyalgia, the fibromyalgia diet, nutritional supplements & healing herbs, immune system regulators & more.

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