Mindfulness therapy may not be effective for managing fibromyalgia

Mindfulness therapy may not be effective for managing fibromyalgia In a recent study, fibromyalgia patients using mindfulness-based stress reduction, such as practising yoga, showed no significant improvements in either physical…

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A Gentle Guide to Moving More When You Live with Fibromyalgia Part 2 Areobic

I think we need a paradigm shift in how we view physical activity and fibromyalgia. Consider what we mean when we talk about ‘exercise’.  Usually, it’s defined as a routine…

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A Gentle Guide to Moving More When You Live with Fibromyalgia Part 1- Forget Exercise

We need to rethink exercise, and focus instead on movement, starting with gentle stretching and range of motion activities. However, there seems to be a persistent [false] belief that if…

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Why Acupuncture Works for Chronic Pain According to Science. How to Make it Work for You

Acupuncture is the therapeutic use of very thin, hair-width needles to stimulate specific points on the body to reduce pain or disease and promote wellbeing. Before I was diagnosed, I…

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Getting the Picture Across: Improve How You Talk About, and Think About, Chronic Pain Using Insights from Art Therapy

It‘s almost funny that the single word pain is supposed to mean all of the different sensations you feel when you live with a chronic pain condition. The numbering system…

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Empowering People Living With Chronic Pain Through Pain-Neuroscience Education

Chronic pain affects a vast proportion of the population. A 2019 study from the Journal of Pain states that, “Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) affects about 20% of the population in…

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