People with fibromyalgia face a frustrating conundrum: Exercising can significantly improve their pain management and lessen their symptoms yet the pain of the illness makes exercise difficult if not exacerbating. Even simple stretches can seem to set your limbs on fire. But regular exercise helps
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Archive: April 2021
5 Ways Our Fibromyalgia Patients Can Stay Active & Engaged During COVID-19
Fibromyalgia is a difficult disease to live with — even before COVID-19. It’s understandable if life during this difficult time feels difficult, nearly impossible. Being active and social was hard enough without a pandemic to worry about. In March, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued a
Could Low Blood Sugar Be a Root to Fibromyalgia? New Study
Fibromyalgia is a mysterious illness. People who suffer from it experience widespread musculoskeletal pain as well as fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues. It is believed that the disease affects the way the brain processes pain, effectively amplifying painful sensations. The CDC calls this phenomenon
Are There Natural Yet Effective Treatments Fibromyalgia & Myofascial Pain?
Do you suffer from fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, or any other type of debilitating pain? The truth is there are a variety of treatments and lifestyle changes that can bring about relief without the need for invasive surgery. Unfortunately, we’ve heard from numerous patients who were
Famous People with Fibromyalgia: Stories to Inspire
If you suffer from fibromyalgia, you’re not alone. About 10 million people in the US and around 3 to 6 percent of the world’s population suffer from it. It’s a condition of chronic widespread pain—including musculoskeletal aches, pain and stiffness, and soft tissue tenderness— that’s
The Science Behind Friendship: Why Socializing is Good for Health & Chronic Pain
It’s a catch-22. Study after study shows how socializing is good for you — it can actually help mitigate pain, improve health and wellness, and help manage chronic diseases like severe depression, fibromyalgia, and more. Yet these very illnesses that can benefit from face to
Testimonial: Fibromyalgia and Arthritic Hip Pain Relief in Cincinnati
The Blatman Health and Wellness Center helps patients with chronic pain, osteoarthritis, and fibromyalgia. It is possible to get rid of back pain, and it is possible to regenerate cartilage in worn arthritic joints.
Foods to Avoid if You Have Fibromyalgia
Can simply changing your diet be the key to effectively managing fibromyalgia? Researchers seem to think so. Numerous studies point to the possibility that diet could influence fibromyalgia symptoms. Typically, one of the first things a fibromyalgia doctor will address is your current eating habits. Diets high in inflammatory omega six,
Chronic Stress: A Risk Factor for Degenerative Diseases
Not all stress is bad. In small amounts, stress can be a good thing. It can help give your mind and body a little boost to make it through the day. This was especially important for our ancestors who relied on surges of stress to hunt
Tired of Being in Pain? Try These Activities!
If you’re dealing with chronic pain, you may have had to give up some of your favorite activities. Fortunately, there are many hobbies you can teach yourself and some of them even come with the benefit of reducing pain! 1) Yoga Yoga is a traditional
Food Sensitivities & Fibromyalgia: What’s the Connection?
According to the Food Allergy Research & Education, researchers estimate that up to 15 million Americans suffer from food allergies. And that figure doesn’t even take in account the number of people affected by food sensitives. Unlike allergies, food sensitivity isn’t deadly, but it may
Pain-Relieving Strategies That Can Help You Fall Asleep Faster
Getting quality sleep is one of the most important things you can do for your body. Like most life on the planet, we’re meant to sleep at night. As the sun goes down, our body produces melatonin naturally. Melatonin is a hormone created in your
Hunger Hormone Leptin Linked to Fibromyalgia Pain
Leptin, a hormone that regulates hunger and numerous other body functions, is under scrutiny for its possible role in Fibromyalgia. Recent research performed by Jarred Younger at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has shown that leptin levels fluctuate along with pain. Higher levels of
Chronic Pain & The Overlap of Other Medical Issues Involving Pain
Every part of your body was designed to work together in perfect harmony. When there’s an issue in one area, there tend to be problems in other areas as well. The modern practice of labeling the issue you’re experiencing and treating the symptoms doesn’t always
Fibromyalgia 2017 “DO NOT EAT” List
Blatman Health and Wellness has compiled a detailed list of foods to avoid and reasons to avoid them. Many people with Fibromyalgia are visiting our website based on some talks that Dr. Blatman has given recently. While the Do Not Eat list corresponds to Fibromyalgia,
Managing Pain: Inflammatory Foods That Worsen Pain
When you’re in pain, it’s easy to look for an answer everywhere except your diet. However, when it comes to fibromyalgia or any type of phantom pain, your dietary choices must be placed under a microscope. We’d all like a miracle pill that can fix