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Fibromyalgia and Activities for Strength/Flexibility/Cardiovascular Health

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

“Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it”, Plato 

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Posted in Fibromyalgia, Qi Gong, activities and fibromyalgia, core training, dancing, fibromyalgia and cardiovascular health, flexibility, intensity, jogging, pacing, pilates, pool walking, pumping iron, running, spinning, strength training, stretching, swimming, tai-chi, walking, yoga | 8 Comments »

Fibromyalgia and the attempt to quantify and describe the pain

Friday, September 21st, 2007

“We also often add to our own pain and suffering by being overly sensitive, over-reacting to minor things, and sometimes taking things too personally”, Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dali Lama quote 

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Posted in Black women's pain, Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, Visual Analogue Scale, aching pain, biofeedback, blistering pain, fibromyalgia and age, fibromyalgia and class, fibromyalgia and gender, fibromyalgia and race, invisible pain, mindfulness, nagging pain, quantifying pain, quantity versus quality, raw pain, searing pain, shocking pain, suffering in silence, tai-chi, vibroacoustic harp therapy, yoga | 1 Comment »