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National Institutes of Health: COVID-19 associated hospitalization in 571 patients with fibromyalgia—A population-based study
From the article: “The current population-based study revealed that FM per se was not directly associated with COVID-19 hospitalization or related mortality. In both groups age was statistically associated with COVID-19 related hospitalization, in addition to male sex and hypertension in the FM group and BMI, coexisting COPD and chronic renal failure in the non-FM group.”
I thought some of you might also be interested in this fibro warrior’s experience with the COVID-19 omicron variant.
CreakyJoints.org: What’s It Like Having COVID When You’re Immunocompromised — and What I’m Still Worried About
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Health Rising: Delayed recovery after exercise found in ME/CFS and fibromyalgia
From the article: “The major finding in this study showed up in the 10-minute rest period. While the heart rates of the healthy controls returned to baseline, they remained elevated in the ME/CFS patients.”
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Gilmore News Service: People suffering from fibromyalgia have cerebrovascular blood flow abnormalities
From the article: “According to a study from the Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain), patients with fibromyalgia have changes in cerebral blood flow. The research using transcranial Doppler (TCD), presented in the journal PLoS ONE, revealed changes in blood flow parameters in fibromyalgia patients that could help explain the painful and emotional symptoms associated with the disease.”
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From the review: “In conclusion, low to moderate quality of evidence suggests that real acupuncture is more effective than control treatment in alleviating pain and improving well-being in both the short- and long-term. Furthermore, we believe that manual acupuncture with at least 10 sessions can achieve better analgesic effect. However, acupuncture has no effect on improving other symptoms of FM, including fatigue, sleep quality, physical function, and stiffness.”
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(The following section contains Amazon affiliate links.)
PRNewswire.com: HRG80™ Red Ginseng study shows benefits for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and post-viral fatigue
Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum just released the results of his latest study on red ginseng. Those of you who have been with me for a long time know that I’ve had really good results using Dr. Teitelbaum’s d-ribose protocol for fatigue.
Amazon sells HRG80 if you’d like to try it for yourself.
I will be reviewing Dr. Teitelbaum’s newly updated book, “From Fatigued to Fantastic” within the next few weeks!
And an extra…
Elegant Mansion – a tonifying acupressure point that soothes anxiety and pain
From the article: “In [traditional Chinese medicine], Kidney 27 is said to help energetically with back pain, throat pain, and neck pain. I feel it’s particularly useful for neck pain. From a western perspective, pressure on Kidney 27 can help align the first rib. Alignment here is key to healthy cervical (neck) posture and range of motion.”
Warrior of the Week…
This week’s Fibromyalgia Warrior of the Week is Rufia Ashraf, the mayor of Northampton, England. In this article, she shares what it’s like to live with fibromyalgia and how she’s helping her fellow fibro warriors.
Product of the Week…
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This cream is one of the highest-rated fibromyalgia-related products on Amazon. I’m curious if any of you have tried it? Is it as good as the reviews claim? Please share your experiences in the comments section below!
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I’m Donna, a longtime newspaper reporter, health writer and chronic illness thriver! Fed Up with Fatigue provides weekly news, research, treatments and more to help you live better with fibromyalgia and/or Lyme.
Good to have you back online Donna! I smiled when I saw your FM email! :). Great articles! Thanks!
I’m looking forward to your next update on getting into your new house. Hang in there sister!
Hugs, Maureen
Hi Donna, I’ve missed your emails. Hope you are doing better, and hope your move to a different home will be less stressful for you. Stress is bad for everyone, but for Fibromyalia It’s worse.
People i know still doesn’t understand Fibromyalia, and think we are just complaining about something that’s not there.
Good luck, and take care.
Ali
I have been using Penetrex for over a year. It has helped a lot. I still have Fibromyalgia pain but I can’t imagine what I would do without the cream. The pain in my knees was so bad I couldn’t walk. The Penetrex also helps my lower back and some other areas. I don’t want to ever be without it.
Hi Donna, How are you doing these days. I have been following your journey and move. I hope things are going much better for you. Leslie
I’m hanging in there, Leslie! I will write an update on how I’m doing soon since I’ve been away for a few months.