tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30695337093342096902024-02-19T02:32:42.259-08:00The Pained Ink SlayerBlogging For Those Who Share The Journey With Fibromyalgia, Myofascial Pain, And Other Chronic Invisible Pain And Illness The Pained Ink Slayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495729147432131238noreply@blogger.comBlogger443125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069533709334209690.post-1782961784899076762022-08-27T14:29:00.007-07:002022-08-27T14:29:57.975-07:00A Journey With Pain, Sincerely Yours<p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXJbf6rjSvJhowQGxpU4Gx9eJe3434bXR4n40Grdr0Pm1sSoVuIhC9JcDgXPPWD63ditARMZog2sH7M49k7bYcvBfH3OtnKwIe1Nn4I25zrX4iKtbPL4Oqat-ioaWSdKPEXK_GlcZFBML6-pYEalRsVmtdLUxRiOPcW9rLRXL0AKnVbnrOyn24VJr/s480/IMG_6816.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXJbf6rjSvJhowQGxpU4Gx9eJe3434bXR4n40Grdr0Pm1sSoVuIhC9JcDgXPPWD63ditARMZog2sH7M49k7bYcvBfH3OtnKwIe1Nn4I25zrX4iKtbPL4Oqat-ioaWSdKPEXK_GlcZFBML6-pYEalRsVmtdLUxRiOPcW9rLRXL0AKnVbnrOyn24VJr/w240-h320/IMG_6816.jpg" title=""Adversity is only an obstacle if we fail to see opportunity."" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colorado 2022</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.1in; margin-right: -.1in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.1in;"> Take a Stand © <o:p></o:p>by Celeste Cooper</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.1in; margin-right: -.1in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.1in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.1in; margin-right: -.1in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.1in;"> Swirling ideas, each significant to plan.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.1in; margin-right: -.1in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.1in;"> Upholding brave principles and taking a
stand.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.1in; margin-right: -.1in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.1in;"> Provisions of nature and all living things<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.1in; margin-right: -.1in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.1in;"> Gives fortitude, fulfillment of what life
brings.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.1in; margin-right: -.1in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.1in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.1in; margin-right: -.1in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.1in;"> Taste the climb; take pause, ageless,
forever;<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.1in; margin-right: -.1in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.1in;"> Ours for the taking–precious gift of
endeavor.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.1in; margin-right: -.1in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.1in;"> Inherited by forefathers, a guide for our
path,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.1in; margin-right: -.1in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.1in;"> Achievement secured when we learn from the
past.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.1in; margin-right: -.1in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.1in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.1in; margin-right: -.1in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.1in;"> So stand up we shall, securing our position.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.1in; margin-right: -.1in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.1in;"> When acted on, they are more than conditions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.1in; margin-right: -.1in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.1in;"> Comrades, principles, nature, history, at
hand<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.1in; margin-right: -.1in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.1in;"> Are the tools that endure when taking a
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</p><br /><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Nirmala UI","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">"Adversity is only an obstacle if we fail to see opportunity."</span></div></blockquote>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .1in; margin-right: .1in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A LOOK BACK</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .1in; margin-right: .1in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .1in; margin-right: .1in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have worked as a real estate
salesperson, office manager, switchboard operator, bookkeeper, income tax
preparer, and more. As a single mother of two small children, I accomplish my
dream of becoming a registered nurse. I hold a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Nursing (BSN), and a Legal Nurse Consultant degree in Paralegal Studies with a
plethora of experiences related to emergency nursing, staff development,
nursing administration, and education.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .1in; margin-right: .1in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .1in; margin-right: .1in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Because of chronic illness and painful
disorders, I have learned the importance of sharing information from the
perspective of a fellow patient, and I have enjoyed writing and blogging from
that point of view. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .1in; margin-right: .1in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .1in; margin-right: .1in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My life experiences have had a huge
influence on my writing as an <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3069533709334209690/178296178489907676">author</a> and
blogger. My experience as a freelance contributor to Sharecare, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3069533709334209690/178296178489907676">Health
Central</a>, ProHealth, and journals, has helped me grow as a writer.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .1in; margin-right: .1in; margin-top: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .1in; margin-right: .1in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have had the pleasure and the
opportunity to collaborate with robust advocates from ALL aspects of care in an
effort to change the way chronic pain has been perceived, judged, and treated.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .1in; margin-right: .1in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .1in; margin-right: .1in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">OUR JOURNEY</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .1in; margin-right: .1in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .1in; margin-right: .1in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As we work through the process from
denial to acceptance, we must not underestimate our abilities to live a
meaningful life despite the obstacles we might encounter.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .1in; margin-right: .1in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .1in; margin-right: .1in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As I experience new chapters in my
life, I accept change; a great deal of change has been for the better. In
addition, I strongly feel that we are our own best advocates and we should not
forget to use our voice on matters that are important to us.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .1in; margin-right: .1in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -.1in; margin-right: -.1in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.1in;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .1in; margin-right: .1in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am grateful to have had the opportunity
to write on issues that affect all of us who live in this special community. I
will still pop in now and then.</span></p>
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lesson here? Does having pain make me somehow grow as a person?</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> After nearly three decades of reading, writing, and pro/con contemplating, I realize asking that question of myself has prepared me for the physical
and emotional changes that take place with advancing age. Unlike many fellow
70ish people, I already have tools that help me balance body,
mind, and spirit. I am grateful for that.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Ten Lessons from Pain </b>(from <i><a href="http://a-fwd.com/asin-com=0615958664">Balancing
the See-Saw of Chronic Pain, Spring Devotions</a></i>)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(1) Acceptance of what is.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(2) Compassion for the less fortunate.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(3) Change is not a bad word.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(4) Humility is a virtue.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(5) Strength in not surrendering to stressors.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(6) Commitment to self and others.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(7) Flexibility to roll with the flow.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(8) Appreciation for things we would otherwise take for
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(9) Empathy, we are on a level playing field.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(10) Patience, our inbox is not supposed to be empty.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">[<a href="http://a-fwd.com/asin-com=0615958664">Excerpt</a>,
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</span>The Pained Ink Slayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495729147432131238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069533709334209690.post-64523416427920702572022-01-20T14:06:00.060-08:002022-01-20T14:36:34.357-08:00Could Cannabinoids Found in Hemp Treat or Prevent infections by Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2)?<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Nirmala UI", "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">This
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cautious optimism, it appears two specific cannabinoids could treat and
possibly prevent COVID-19, AKA SARS-CoV-2. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13.5pt;">According
to the study "<a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00946" target="_blank">Cannabinoids Block Cellular Entry of SARS-CoV-2 and the EmergingVariants</a>" published in the peer-reviewed journal The Journal of Natural
Products, "<b>Orally bioavailable</b> and with a long history of safe human use,
these cannabinoids, isolated or in hemp extracts, have the potential to prevent
as well as treat infection by SARS-CoV-2 and its variants. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13.5pt;">Specific Cannabinoids</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13.5pt;">An
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including the original strain of SARS-CoV-2 and two early variants.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13.5pt;">Van
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contain CBDA and CBGA. We need to see follow-up studies with the same results. If this happens, we hope it does, I suspect those who make edible products and concentrates will provide lab reports with a full breakdown of cannabinoids. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13.5pt;">CBD is considered safe, but it can have side
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edibles on the internet.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 18px;">You can find the lab reports on hemp leaf at <b><a href="https://happyflowercompany.com/" target="_blank">Happy Flower Company</a></b>. Look specifically for CBDA and CBGA.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13.5pt;">*If
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those of us who experience chronic pain do have challenges to overcome on a
regular basis making it important to be aware of system breakdown predictors.
Factors apparent in a total system breakdown include a loss of our physical,
mental, emotional, and spiritual safety net (the four-seated teeter-totter we
discuss in this series of books). If we are aware that mounting daily stressors
are precursors to a crisis, can we be better prepared should a crisis occur?</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Symptoms that risks are mounting:</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We become short-tempered.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We don't feel rested for several days in a row.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We have more difficulty than usual concentrating.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We feel overwhelmed and without resources.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Our pain is not being managed adequately.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We struggle with tasks that we normally manage well.</span></li></ul><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">What can we do when we find a consistent pattern that could be
leading up to a coping failure? We can:</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Delay chores or break them down into segments.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Approach each day individually and break it down by each hour if
necessary.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Summon help from support system members or healthcare providers.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Give ourselves permission to rest.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Change what we can, and let the rest go.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Accept that some days doing the minimum allows us to charge our
battery and prevent a total breakdown later.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Focus on our successes.</span></li></ul><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></i><br /><a name="_Toc357952200"><span color="windowtext" face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Preparedness</span></a><span color="windowtext" face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Is the Next Best Thing to an Apple Pie, Day Three,</span><i><span color="windowtext" face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Broken Body, Wounded Spirit: Balancing the See-Saw of
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or “I like” <a href="https://www.celestecooper.com/2019/04/the-texture-of-pain-through-poetry.html">poem</a>
or phrase. </span></li></ul><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">From my private collection...</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Promise of Like © </span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I like camping, picnics, mountains with
streams, </span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Invading my space and into my dreams,</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Loony family, self, friends, and birds, </span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Even failing to speak with words.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fortune to learn, watching children at play,</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Scenery, lakes that reflect on the day,</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Cakes, spirituality, flowers, a good
book,</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">And cactus that winks with a funny look.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Mixed sun, rain, fall, a cloud that
churns,</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Laughter, antiques, Hummel’s and urns,</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Gentle music, dogs, sea horses and cats,</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Wildlife inspires me, even the bats.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I like promise and hope, flowers I like.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I like beginnings and endings, I just
like.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Written by Celeste Cooper, author
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Syndrome, and Myofascial Pain: The Mind-body Connection available at </span><span style="background: white; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Celeste-Cooper/e/B002X2IZYG">https://www.amazon.com/Celeste-Cooper/e/B002X2IZYG</a></span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Dancing Script"; font-size: xx-large;">In healing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><em style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><em><span class="txt signature_address-target sig-hide" style="display: inline; font-family: "book antiqua" , "palatino"; font-size: medium;">Think adversity?-See opportunity!</span></em></em></span></div><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">
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importance of identifying our limitations and learning to work within our
boundaries. These coping impositions and repositions mostly affect our physical
capabilities and our abilities to perform certain tasks. We talk about </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">“</span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Measuring Limits</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">” </span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">in our book </span><i><span style="font-family: "Open sans","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Nirmala UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><a href="http://amazon.com/dp/1594773238" target="_blank">Integrative Therapies for Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,
and Myofascial Pain: The Mind-body Connection<o:p></o:p></a>. (Cooper, C and Miller, J, 2010</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .3in; margin-right: .3in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0.3in;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">…</span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Regardless of courage or
decisiveness, your first task is to accurately assess your ability today. You
need an objective measure for determining if this is a “terrific” </span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">or “semi-terrific” day... Every
day you should spend all your available energy pennies, but not one more. One
extra penny of effort today will cost a dollar tomorrow. Make daily deposits in
your well-being bank... At the same time, you need to do a balancing act with
your unconscious process of self-accommodation and deceit, the permission we
give ourselves to loaf, stall, or nonperform. This tendency to give up
prematurely, surrender to dread, to drop our own ball at the first sign of difficulty
is universal. That’s right, universal. Everyone knows the decision to let the
Frisbee pass without diving to try to catch it... The key point is that the one
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positive thought, word, and deed) empowers us to balance the four-seated
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off the ground with the same weight and attention.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></p><h4 align="left" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 18pt;">EXPLORING OUR PASSION</span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></h4><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">There are many ways to become full of life in thinking. We can be present
in our compassion for others, be active in mindfulness, and look at
things from a different perspective. These things help us broaden the boundaries of not too
much, yet enough. It allows us, gives us, permission to explore our hidden
talents. For instance, </span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I learned that writing poetry allows me to immerse myself in learning new words and new ways to express something I find interesting. It gives me a different perspective that takes me to a place where I can
put my pain or current health issue in the backseat. It was really fun and rewarding to write this poem.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin-left: 0.3in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The Promise of Like ©<br /> </span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> <br /></span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I like camping, picnics, mountains
with streams,<br /> </span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Invading my space and into my
dreams,<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Loony family, self, friends, and
birds,<br /> </span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Even failing to speak with words.<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> <br /></span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Fortune to learn, watching
children at play,<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Scenery, lakes that reflect on the
day,<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Cakes, spirituality, flowers, a
good book,<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">And cactus that winks with a funny
look.<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> <br /></span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Mixed sun, rain, fall, a cloud
that churns,<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Laughter, antiques, Hummel’s and
urns,<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Gentle music, dogs, sea horses and
cats,<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Wildlife inspires me, even the
bats.<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> <br /></span><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I like promise and hope, flowers I
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just like.</span></div><div style="margin-left: 0.3in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-left: 0.3in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-left: 0.3in; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I wrote this poem from a random list of things I like and found a stirring of many passions I might not have thought of otherwise. Maybe you will try it. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">In healing</span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><em style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><em><span class="txt signature_address-target sig-hide" style="display: inline; font-family: "book antiqua" , "palatino"; font-size: medium;">Think adversity?-See opportunity!</span></em></em></span></div><span style="font-family: "Open sans", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">
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time of reawakening after a long cold winter and this year it means so much
more. It is a time to explore things that bring us pleasure as we break through
the shell of our own winter cocoon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I find
great enjoyment in photography, and I am thankful that I have found ways to
fill up my thought spaces on this learning journey with my digital Canon EOS. I
am grateful to have hobbies that occupy my time in isolation from chronic pain,
but this past year has been difficult because of the COVID-19 virus. In some ways,
those of us who live with chronic illness have had a head start on the
isolation that has affected so many because of this horrible pandemic. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">That said, I
still have plenty to learn about my camera, so there was no shortage of
building on the mental seat of this four-seated teeter-totter I try to keep off
the ground. Understanding the importance of mental, physical, emotional and
spiritual balance has given me the foundation to make it through these trying
times.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The canvas
of life to a photographer is limitless and spring provides many photo ops as
the season of birth gives rise to new photo moments. I anticipate a plethora of
opportunities as I guide my lens toward my new granddaughter, who is full of
light and life. I look forward to capturing butterflies and bees spreading
their wings, trees blowing and bowing to the wind beckoning me outside to
experience the essence of light and love for photography. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">…Hobbies create
the presence of desire in our lives and keep our mind open to opportunities for
exploring our creativity. Learn to make jewelry, read palms, fish, line dance,
take photos, make bird houses, collect antique watches, start a joke book,
crochet, or hand glide. Take up scrap booking, wood burning, or calligraphy;
it's totally up to you… [Excerpt, day 69, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615958664/">Spring Devotions</a> in
the Broken Body, Wounded Spirit: Balancing the See-Saw of Chronic
Pain series.]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My hobbies
are huge self-esteem boosters for me as one who lives with chronic pain. <br />
What hobbies would you like to explore this spring? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>"We are all subject to the slings and arrows of outrageous
fortune; they are around us, in a space we do not control. This book is a
gentle, yet forceful reminder that the best defenses against them reside
within- in a space we do control, welling up from resources we can learn to
cultivate. Hope here is equally soft and irresistible, much like Spring
itself."</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Dr. David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Director, Yale University Prevention
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Balancing the See-Saw of Chronic Pain, Spring Devotions</a>.]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p>
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The Pained Ink Slayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495729147432131238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069533709334209690.post-70450172382575050002020-09-02T14:33:00.000-07:002020-09-02T14:33:47.578-07:00AACIPM: Resources For People With Pain <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOP7FrrlIN6SGFyZBRF3B4qYoAxn-XwKd25eIxw5inaaq37liU4GV6JigJeK97hm48nlpRam6d2ST1iU5imOenPIYXmsJNVz0bzEJ04-3vU7aCUGaHZqRkrdIO5pyM5_cxhoXp19fvabg/s667/Alliance+chronic+pain.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="667" height="491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOP7FrrlIN6SGFyZBRF3B4qYoAxn-XwKd25eIxw5inaaq37liU4GV6JigJeK97hm48nlpRam6d2ST1iU5imOenPIYXmsJNVz0bzEJ04-3vU7aCUGaHZqRkrdIO5pyM5_cxhoXp19fvabg/w512-h491/Alliance+chronic+pain.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">These
have been trying times for everyone, and anxious times for many of us living
with conditions that cause chronic pain and illness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything I write about, being with people
to avoid feelings of isolation, focusing on what we can do, and finding coping
mechanisms that promote mental, physical, emotional, spiritual balance has been
helpful to me, and I hope our readers. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">When I wrote </span><a href="https://www.celestecooper.com/2020/03/fellow-patients-we-can-help-others-cope.html" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">my
last blog</a><span face="" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">, I talked about how we have a leg up on this staying in isolation
thing. A lot has happened since then. We know more about COVID, we have better
treatments and some options, all the things people living with intractable pain
hope to have. However, the virus is not gone and neither is our chronic pain.</span></p>
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I have cut way back on the computer and social media time in an effort to manage my
own pain issues, I cannot let September roll by without expressing the
importance of accessing our resources. Therefore,</span><span face="" style="font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span face="" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">when I got my
monthly email from my wonderful group at PAINS-KC with a link to the updated
resources at AACIPM, I was excited to highlight this valuable resource for my
fellow fibro and chronic pain survivors. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">"The
Alliance to Advance Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management (AACIPM) is the
first-of-its-kind multi-stakeholder collaborative, comprised of people living
with pain, public and private insurers, government agencies, patient and
caregiver advocates, researchers, purchasers of healthcare, policy experts, and
the spectrum of healthcare providers involved in the delivery of comprehensive
integrative pain management.” <a href="https://painmanagementalliance.org/about-us/">Read on…</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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AACIPM website offers many <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://painmanagementalliance.org/resources/resources-for-people-with-pain/">helpful
resources</a></b> and useful tools for those of us living with chronic pain,
such as:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: 0in;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face="" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Apps
to help manage pain, track pain, deal with flares, etc.</span></li><li><span face="" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Books
written by friends and fellow authors, Toni Bernhard, Dr. Lynn Webster, and
more that I look forward to reading.</span></li><li><span face="" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Videos
offering summaries and visual aids for understanding pain.</span></li><li><span face="" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">A
short summary of various websites and the support or information they offer.</span></li></ul><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The
patient and pain care providers are the two most important stakeholders for
guiding and participating in important research to learn more about chronic
pain as a society. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Alliance to
Advance Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management brings the stakeholders
together with a united force. You can read about the history, <a href="https://painmanagementalliance.org/about-us/history/">here</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The
AACIPM offers a plethora of additional information on symposiums, advocacy, who
is participating, and more from those I have had the pleasure of working with in
the past. I suspect you will find something that piques your interest.</span></p>
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who have learned by experience what physical pain and bodily </i></span></span><i style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 13.5pt; text-align: center;">anguish mean,
belong together all the world over; </i><i style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 13.5pt; text-align: center;">they are united by a secret bond.”</i></p>
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Reading:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.celestecooper.com/2020/03/pain-justice-resource-for-chronic-pain.html" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Pain
Justice: A Resource For Chronic Pain Survivors</a><span face="" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> (Posted March 1, 2020)</span></p><br /><p></p><p></p>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px;">I understand this is a trying time for everyone. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px;">COVID-19 is disrupting the lives of people all over the world. People told to shelter in place are experiencing the effects of isolation. As people living with chronic pain and chronic illness, we know what that means. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px;">We know the experiences associated with having our lives disrupted every day. We can help.</span><br />
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ways to fill up my thought spaces by writing for others who share this journey
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…Hobbies give us reason to relax and take a break. They are our weapon against
boredom and idle hands. They create the presence of desire in our lives and
keep our mind open to opportunities for exploring our creativity. Learn to make
jewelry, read palms, fish, line dance, take photos, make birdhouses, collect
antique watches, start a joke book, crochet, or hand glide. Take up scrapbooking, wood-burning, or calligraphy; it's totally up to you… [Excerpt,
day 69, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615958664/">Spring Devotions</a> in
the Broken Body, Wounded Spirit: Balancing the See-Saw of Chronic
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puzzle I bought a couple of years ago. I had forgotten how much I loved to do
them. But, like so many of us, I have to be careful not to sit with my neck
bent for too long. The good news is that I don’t need to worry about it being
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">In my blog, <a href="http://fmcfstriggerpoints.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-setting-shutter-and-power-of.html#.Vkt-HvmrTIU"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Setting, the Shutter, and the Power of
Resolution</span></a>, I talked about my 2015 New Year’s resolution -
"Learning to use the manual settings on my new digital SLR camera". I
think of that blog as a metaphor for transforming adversity into opportunity.<br />
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language. Whether you are taking pictures or going through old albums, we can
become mindful and create feelings that soothe us, especially during trying
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at least to me. Writing poetry provides a beautiful detour because unlike
physical pain and illness there are no boundaries, no limitations. We have
unabashed freedom to explore and express ourselves using colors, shapes, and
concepts we might not otherwise.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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of randomly chosen words and their ability to bring me peace. Whether I am
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creative way of chronicling our life’s events and provides a conduit to express
our feelings. You may have one you would like to share, maybe one you wrote after
you read my blog on <a href="http://www.celestecooper.com/2010/07/creating-i-am-poem.html#.US5eojB18yI">how
to write “I am” poem</a>. It’s time for all of us to be creative in our own
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<span face="" style="font-size: large;">If you are in CRISIS, reach out IMMEDIATELY:<br />
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<a href="https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/" target="_blank">National
Suicide Prevention Lifeline</a> : 1-800-273-8255<br />
Suicide crisis lines are listed by country </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines" target="_blank"><span face="" style="font-size: large;">here</span></a><span face="" style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-size: large;">INTRODUCTION</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-size: large;">Sadly, since my blog in 2013 — <a href="https://www.celestecooper.com/2013/02/walk-mile-in-my-shoes-fda-and-opioid.html">Walk
a Mile in my Shoes</a> — not much has changed. Some might say things are far
worse. It’s time for a reawakening of patient centered care that embraces the
ethical preservation of our right to choose. It is a moral obligation of all
parties that all stakeholders are part of every process when discussing the
treatment of pain. </span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.thefreedictionary.com/" target="_blank">Justice</a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= the principle of moral rightness; decency.</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-size: large;">As a registered nurse, patient, and writer, I feel we are
forced to work within a system devoid of a plan for addressing the physiological,
psychological, financial, and social consequences of living with persistent
pain. I also believe that if we want change, we are obliged to share our unique
individual circumstances and our life encounters. It’s time to put into words
our desires, needs, and rights as a voice for justice. </span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-size: large;">I hope the following categories allow you easy access to the
resource you need for your particular experience. (Links updated February 20,
2020.)</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-size: large;">1. Patient Rights<br />
2. U.S. Government<br />
3. Pain Law<br />
4. Pain Advocacy and Patient Resources<br />
5. Medical Organizations <br />
6. Pain News<br />
7. Additional Resources</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-size: large;">1. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>PATIENT RIGHTS<br />
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<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;">The <a href="https://www.aclu.org/video/health-care-civil-rights-issue" target="_blank">American
Civil Liberties Union</a> – Healthcare is a civil rights issue</span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;">Facts about the <a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/publications/fs-ada.cfm" target="_blank"><span color="" style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>American with Disability Act from the
U.S. EEOC</a></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.naic.org%2Fstate_web_map.htm%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0BZQs2nQwuLcty8MLtW_42vaD7uzjr2QuohEnxCRMs98sDrl3WTdvNo_s&h=AT0tE9gM560HmLViRN1aazZ7C3achzWL2CzcwCBPFT7iznCEif1UyVd4K8kdSVrNRjgOfJ7bZYdazJx9_qxqL1CW7LdeUDxtBHOR9x3EG9bDthrALAgGjcxBgh-OkVAkuynYCJPUAA70MH7pXJg" target="_blank">Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)</a></span></li>
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Your State’s<a href="https://content.naic.org/state_web_map.htm"> Insurance
Commissioner</a></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://healthcare.findlaw.com/" target="_blank">Find Law</a> –
Healthcare Rights</span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-patient-abandonment.html">What
is Patient Abandonment?</a> – NOLO</span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://paincommunity.org/advocacy/advocacy101/your-rights-and-responsibilities/">Your
Rights and Responsibilities</a> - Great resource from The Pain Community</span></li>
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<span face="" style="font-size: large;">2. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>U.S. GOVERNMENT<br />
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<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/" target="_blank">The White House</a></span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.usa.gov/" target="_blank">Finding Your Governor</a></span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.senate.gov/" target="_blank">Finding Your Senator </a>–
Find your senator under the senator tab</span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.house.gov/">Finding Your Representative</a></span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.naag.org%2Fnaag%2Fattorneys-general%2Fwhos-my-ag.php%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3jrWKjn8F6xyQYoHua3YpA5Xa600f1b44s1AUGFbB89DMRgIu-TtQzWrk&h=AT3dEQw9b8_k5UmEGLmljV2T7TSGUtxb-3fYPCzMQY8z73RxAkerE2vqcLr-Q5zXzmTuJgeWVlRDW4jwwfpLD2W5Tap80SyBVEsTDQt1XxIN0k7nNJm8s9IR80G2vXYkPgsXcFNdqacjsshshbE" target="_blank">Finding State's Attorney General</a></span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.justice.gov/">The Department of Justice</a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(DOJ)</span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.nih.gov/" target="_blank">The National Institute of Health</a>
(NIH contact info.)</span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.hhs.gov/about/contact-us/index.html">The US Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS)</a></span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.hhs.gov/about/leadership/index.html">HHS Leadership</a></span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.dol.gov/"><span face="" style="font-size: large;">The US Department of Labor</span></a></span></li>
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<span face="" style="font-size: large;">3. </span><span face="" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span face="" style="font-size: large;">PAIN LAW</span></div>
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<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.fsmb.org/siteassets/advocacy/key-issues/pain-management-by-state.pdf">Federation
of State Medical Boards</a> (Pain care laws by state)</span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;">The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/regulations/complaints-and-appeals/index.html">How to
file a complaint and appeal a decision</a></span></span></li>
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<span face="" style="font-size: large;">4. </span><span face="" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span face="" style="font-size: large;">PAIN ADVOCACY AND
SUPPORT</span></div>
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<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.theacpa.org/" target="_blank">American Chronic Pain
Association</a></span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.selfadvocacy.org/">Advocating Change Together</a> - Center
for Disability Leadership and Self Advocacy</span></span></li><li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://painmanagementalliance.org/" target="_blank">Alliance to Advance Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management</a> (AACIPM)</span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.afsafund.org/">American Fibromyalgia
Syndrome Association, Inc.</a></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Celeste/Documents/Book%20related/Blog/1-Blog%20as%20Website/Facebook%20Notes%20Posted/American%20Academy%20of%20Pain%20Medicine">American
Academy of Pain Medicine</a> – Pain in the news</span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.cancer.org/">American Cancer Society</a></span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://chronicpaincanada.com/">Chronic Pain Association of Canada</a></span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://powerofpain.org/" target="_blank">International Pain
Foundation</a></span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://supportfibromyalgia.org/">International Support Fibromyalgia
Network</a></span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://fibroandpain.org/"><span face="" style="font-size: large;">National Fibromyalgia
and Chronic Pain Association</span></a></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://rarediseases.org/"><span face="" style="font-size: large;">National Organization
for Rare Disorders</span></a></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.npaf.org/" target="_blank">National
Patient Advocate Foundation</a></span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;">The<a href="https://paincommunity.org/"><span color="" style="text-decoration-line: none;"> </span>Pain
Community</a></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;">The<a href="http://painconnection.org/"><span color="" style="text-decoration-line: none;"> </span>Pain Connection</a></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://uspainfoundation.org/" target="_blank">US Pain Foundation</a></span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.westernpainsociety.org/">Western Pain Society</a></span></span></li>
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<span face="" style="font-size: large;">5. </span><span face="" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span face="" style="font-size: large;">MEDICAL
ORGANIZATIONS - </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Pain Medicine</i></div>
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</i>*NIH = National Institutes of Health </span></div>
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<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;">The<a href="https://painmed.org/"> American Academy of Pain
Medicine</a></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;">The <a href="https://www.ama-assn.org/form/contact-us">American
Medical Association</a> - Contact</span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;">The <a href="https://osteopathic.org/about/contact-us/">American Osteopathic
Association</a> - Contact</span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.canadianpainsociety.ca/">The Canadian
Pain Society</a></span></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cms.gov/"><span face="" style="font-size: large;">Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid</span></a></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.iasp-pain.org/" target="_blank">International
Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)</a> <i>Other Medical</i></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://nabp.pharmacy/" target="_blank">National Association of
Boards of Pharmacy </a></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fnccih.nih.gov%2Fhealth%2Fpain%2Fchronic.htm%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR03PQLzKxK_eSTOcKXhGtXKIaNr12gdJ6pduE9HApxTI2Rvd3TXJr4AivM&h=AT1tYaFOOy2LPXT2qpYR88ZJwEHygHGHJpEPxJ3IkrS64y8H54bHUmUgHuYQUm5Nsl2uTj_2yyMWudp6jW9miCncQXcqg1RC-GA91Jc3u7t_3VV8F3GXy9AM7nntY8ZoO5p5dqef0tLxt4z9j_c" target="_blank">National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health</a> (</span><span face="" style="font-size: large;">Scroll to bottom, follow on social media and raise your
voice)</span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;">NIH - <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.niams.nih.gov%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1ejvnLy5q4cUpXTF5LjKVWfuANp2t437CWt4Db3IL1OzZBKUbDaK3TVRk&h=AT3NJyEKEEjOAMG3z3qmTxftnoFoUZO_R6dePe3CQgyWj5aAGtW4Qfvab5n19HrjsQCkRjPDMaHFk7aI-qUBb2lA5V4WXjXoAaw5DvH_L-t9JhCueHtqcLcSBSLY8KF0O5x3jIbIdnFmhh1C24w" target="_blank">National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
Diseases</a></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;">NIAMSinfo@mail.nih.gov</span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Frarediseases.info.nih.gov%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3ct3afNGniCaon5u30xGxF7EfwQ_7aW-y19j167i-8Ojsoj6PzkLlvZUA&h=AT0RpuO8wyL1Ei3IHsHIvh1_zUPDSH2R57xQwWdXPs1p6do3FEFRx5PkJQsCdZeR10YFKyW-a0fQhNJSUVY6v451bulwppboT4aBGli--gtarSX84ac830mbfh9ktGd3KaxvTpQCJ6bTZmffbZQ" target="_blank">NIH Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center</a> (GARD)</span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ninds.nih.gov%2Fdisorders%2Fchronic_pain%2Fdetail_chronic_pain.htm%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0Rjc6Aucnwid--1auPzZjxI4uHhlCHIT2bf9K13fGFFqXThVL8Le6pLEI&h=AT2-FyTDeUDRcwsBRvoXG50apbQXoa-JfDBnbi4XI1KItHKYJdOcL8Y2eAL6lULaONUt3PI8TqPTPQL7HsENkgtNaQUQaTLih1xqOBCtWaRhcTUITd2lwR1hv0qrJqh-iuFnwzOYhSGPHfj3OCY" target="_blank">The National Institute of Neurological Disorders (NINDS)</a> –
Search by disorder </span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;">NIH - NIAID – <a href="https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/autoimmune-diseases" target="_blank">Autoimmune Diseases</a></span></li>
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NIH - NIND - <a href="https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-we-do/nih-almanac/national-institute-neurological-disorders-stroke-ninds" target="_blank">Office of Neurological Disorders and Stroke</a></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/about/contact-us/index.html" target="_blank">Office of the Surgeon General</a></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;">NIH <a href="https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Chronic-Pain-Information-Page">Chronic
Pain Information Page</a></span></li>
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<span face="" style="font-size: large;">6. </span><span face="" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span face="" style="font-size: large;">PAIN NEWS –
Current news, professional journals and patient publications</span></div>
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<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://nationalpainreport.com/" target="_blank">National
Pain Report</a></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/" target="_blank">Pain Network News</a> </span></li>
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<span face="" style="font-size: large;">7. </span><span face="" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span face="" style="font-size: large;">ADDITIONAL
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<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.theacpa.org/acpa_maze/american-society-of-pain-educators/" target="_blank">American Society of Pain Educators</a> - Pain educator training
for healthcare professionals</span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/AdultListings.htm" target="_blank">Social Security Blue Book</a></span></span></li>
<li><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://uspainfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/What-to-do-if-you-are-denied-pain-care.pdf" target="_blank">What to do if you've been denied appropriate pain management</a>
from the U.S. Pain Foundation</span></span></li>
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<i style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability,</i><i style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span face="" style="font-size: medium;">but comes through
continuous struggle. </span></i><i style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span face="" style="font-size: medium;">And so we must
straighten our backs and work for our freedom. </span></i><i style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span face="" style="font-size: medium;">A man can't ride
you unless your back is bent.”</span></i><span face="" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span face="" style="font-size: large;">- Martin Luther King, Jr.</span></span></span></blockquote>
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<span face="" style="font-size: large;">Y</span><span face="" style="font-size: large;">ou can also access this blog from the blog header or in notes for The Pained Ink Slayer page on Facebook, titled </span><span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/notes/the-pained-ink-slayer-celeste-cooper/pain-justice-a-resource-for-chronic-pain-survivors-and-their-families/130772231776519/" target="_blank">Pain Justice: A Resource For Chronic Pain Survivors And Their Families</a>.</span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.healthcentral.com/slideshow/fact-or-fiction-chronic-pain-affects-everyone-the-same" target="_blank">Fact or Fiction: Chronic Pain Is Always the Same</a> - Slideshow Health Central<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Trigger points (TrPs) are those knotted up pieces of muscle fiber that feel like a frozen pea in a taut band of average sized muscle. Anyone can usually feel a TrP unless it/they:</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Myofascial trigger points are the root cause of chronic myofascial pain, also called myofascial pain syndrome or MPS. The cranky knots can cause symptoms that mimic many things. They are not only responsible for pain, they can also cause muscle and joint dysfunction, and they do not have to be big to be mighty. They can cause numbness and tingling, burning and other nerve symptoms when a TrP is entrapping a nerve. These symptoms can be local or radiate in a specific pattern that remains consistent among all patients. Circulation and temperature changes can occur if TrPs are located next to a blood vessel and swelling can develop if the TrP is located next to a blood or lymph vessel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Trigger points can develop in anybody who experiences muscle strain or injury. Generally, these isolated events can be successfully treated with lasting results. However, that is not the case in myofascial pain syndrome. In MPS trigger points resist treatment, develop in other parts of the body, and persist for a prolonged period. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Chronic
myofascial pain is a disease that affects the chemicals that cross between
nerve endings and muscles. It is literally, a disease at the neuromuscular junction—nerve
to muscle... [it] is a chronic disorder in which myofascial trigger points
(TrPs) cause sensory, motor, and autonomic symptoms. This condition may develop
in muscles that are overstressed, overused, or injured. Different from isolated
incidental occurrences of trigger points that can happen to normal individuals,
CMP develops when TrPs are apparent in several quadrants of the body and have
become chronic. The trigger points may be active, latent, or secondary.”</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span></blockquote>
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Syndrome, and Myofascial Pain: The Mind-Body Connection</a> by Celeste Cooper,
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Myofascial pain syndrome coexists with many painful conditions. These include ─ but are not limited to ─ fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue/myalgic encephalomyelitis, migraine, spinal degeneration, teeth grinding, restless leg syndrome, TMJ, interstitial cystitis, irritable bladder, arthritic joints, congenital musculoskeletal malformation, repetitive motion, a static position, and more. Chronic myofascial pain can develop from the effect of diseases, such as polio, and can result from injury or post surgical scaring, too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hands on <a href="https://www.celestecooper.com/2020/01/when-your-frozen-muscles-need-help.html">myotherapies</a>, ultrasound guided trigger point injections, self-treatment of TrPs, controlling perpetuating factors are things we can do. It is helpful to know I have some control over the beast that can create so much agony.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Nirmala UI";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.celestecooper.com/2019/03/do-tight-muscles-cause-you-pain-what.html#.XIKrLShKjIU">Do
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://www.prohealth.com/library/the-lessons-of-myofascial-pain-syndrome-and-fibromyalgia-42752" target="_blank">The Lessons Of Myofascial Pain Syndrome And Fibromyalgia</a> for ProHealth</span></span><br />
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couple of years ago as a freelance writer, I wrote several articles about cannabis
and cannabinoids for Health Central. I gleaned a great deal of information in
my writing assignments. In <a href="https://www.healthcentral.com/slideshow/13-sizzling-questions-about-marijuana-and-chronic-pain">this
slideshow</a>, I cover things like the cannabis plant: is it hemp, CBD, or
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was from those assignments that I decided to try CBD for my pain. However, the
lack of reliability disappointed me. I purchased many different tinctures and
topical products. However, there was no certainty about my purchase. Was there
really a “broad spectrum” of cannabinoids? My pocketbook was not appreciating
the cost of my experiments. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">So,
when the folks at Happy Flower Company asked me to try hemp, I was curious
enough to say yes, and I am glad I did. Finally, I would know the presence of
certain cannabinoids and their concentration. I could read the lab reports,
which you can find on their website. I could give it a fair analysis
independent of the guessing game of other products. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is no cure for my pain generating conditions and I am not making any claims
that hemp is a miracle plant; however, I can say my joint pain is better, and
my fibromyalgia tenderness has greatly improved. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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plant has a plethora of cannabinoids and terpenes that work together to provide
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know the concentration because Happy Flower Company provides the lab reports.</span></li>
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are chemicals found in the cannabis sativa species, which includes both hemp
and marijuana plants, other plants and foods. They give certain plants,
vegetables, and fruits their identifiable aroma, taste, and color. Terpenes
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might find this interesting, like I did. In 2015, the <i>European Journal of Pharmacology</i> published the study, “<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0014299915000412">Evaluation
of the anti-inflammatory, anti-catabolic and pro-anabolic effects of
E-caryophyllene, myrcene and limonene in a cell model of osteoarthritis</a>.”
Authors, Rufino, A.T., et al. concluded in particular, myrcene has a
significant anti-inflammatory effect, fights the destructive effects on the
cartilage matrix and believe it has the ability to halt or slow down cartilage
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and terpene regulation of TRPV1</a>, suggests formulations containing mycrene
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fibromyalgia, I am super sensitive to many things. Therefore, I found the
abundance of terpenes in hemp to be overly strong when smoked. I solved that
issue by investing in a leaf vaporizer, problem solved and I feel vaporizing
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I am eager to try the isolate, because I can reconstitute it into a tincture or
topical with a concentration that works best for me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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when you use my code: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you are on medications please discuss hemp (cannabinoids) with your doctor or
pharmacist. Like medications, including those we buy over the counter, it is a
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">The
brisk arid climate of winter affects many of us. It happens to be an
aggravating factor of what I call my dry fibro body. Our speech is affected,
our tongue sticks to the roof of our mouth, and we crave water as if we just
walked through the Mohave Desert. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">With
permission from ProHealth I am reposting “<a href="https://www.prohealth.com/library/dry-mouth-fibromyalgia-89862">Dry Mouth
And Fibromyalgia: How To Overcome It</a>”, which was first published at <a href="https://www.prohealth.com/">ProHealth.com</a> February 6, 2019 and updated
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it being a common complaint among fibromyalgia patients, it’s not something
that’s often discussed in articles or online groups and forums, but it’s
frustrating, nonetheless.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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particular. We will consider possible causes, its relationship to fibromyalgia,
the effects on our gastrointestinal tract, and ways to manage it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Chronic
dry mouth, xerostomia (pronounced zero-stO-mEa), is the result of insufficient
saliva secretion. This is important because saliva washes away food debris,
buffers digestive acids that can cause tooth decay, reduces the formation of
plaque, and begins the digestive process.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">In
2002, <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1034/j.1601-0825.2002.02851.x">one
study</a> reported that salivary gland dysfunction could be exacerbated by
several factors, including medications, autoimmune diseases, cancer of the head
or neck, neurological conditions, hormonal fluctuations and more. Additionally,
a <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29645367" target="_blank">2018
study </a> provides insights into the mechanisms by which saliva acts as
protector and how it relates to taste, chewing, formation of food blockages in
the esophagus, enzymatic digestion and swallowing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of us who live with <a href="https://www.prohealth.com/library/evergreen_pages/fibromyalgia-symptoms">fibromyalgia
symptoms</a> should be on the lookout for conditions that can aggravate chronic
dry mouth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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chronic dry mouth is also one symptom of Sicca syndrome. Sicca is collection of
symptoms characterized by unusually dry eyes, mouth, throat, nose, and other
mucous membranes. Sicca symptoms are commonly associated with the autoimmune
disease called Sjögren’s. Some people interchange the two, and others see Sicca
syndrome and Sjögren’s Syndrome quite differently. My own rheumatologist sees
Sicca as Sjögren’s without the presence of tissue specific antibodies.</span></div>
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lays the connection between dry mouth and fibromyalgia. In another <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30572137">2018 study</a>, researchers
concluded about 1/3 of fibromyalgia patients tested positive for
Sjögren’s-related biomarkers. Plus, the majority of the testing population had
the presence of other autoimmune antibodies, lending further credence to the
idea that autoimmunity and fibromyalgia are connected.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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thick and stringy saliva, a horse or dry throat, a tongue that is grooved or
coated white, or sticky surfaces in the mouth suggests the presence of chronic
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chewing, swallowing, and tasting</span></li>
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digestive enzyme production</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Increased
risk of bacterial and fungal infections (which can travel out of the mouth into
the body’s circulation)</span></li>
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mouth syndrome</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Bad
breath</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Mouth
sores</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Dental
cavities</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Gum
disease</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Malabsorption
of nutrients</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="https://www.prohealth.com/fibromyalgia/library/3-surprising-connections-chronic-illness-ibs-83785">Gastrointestinal
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of the first things I learned in nursing school was the importance of oral
care. Keeping a patient’s mouth moist with glycerine swabs and treating their
lips with oral moisturizers is a significant nursing intervention to maintain
oral health as well as the health of the body. Other things we can do include:</span><br />
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lifestyle issues, such as <a href="https://www.prohealth.com/fibromyalgia/library/mindfulness-a-simple-and-powerful-tool-for-change-35505">stress</a>, <a href="https://www.prohealth.com/fibromyalgia/library/how-gluten-issues-are-connected-to-fibromyalgia-32316">diet</a>,
tobacco use.</span></li>
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contributing factors, such as sleep apnea or other airway obstructions (i.e.
deviated septum), teeth grinding, TMJ, etc.</span></li>
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good oral hygiene as recommended by the <a href="https://www.ada.org/en/member-center/oral-health-topics/home-care">American
Dental Association</a>. Brush teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste, clean
between teeth daily, limit sugary beverages and snacks, see a dentist
regularly.</span></li>
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overuse of caffeine, carbonated beverages, and alcohol, which are dehydrating.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Avoid
sugar.</span></li>
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on water frequently.</span></li>
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mouth frequently.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Don’t
use mouthwash that contains alcohol.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Use
oral lubricants and saliva substitutes.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Suck
on sugar-free hard candy or chew sugar-free gum to stimulate saliva production.
(Discuss these options with your dentist.)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Use
a humidifier.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Talk
to your dentist about a mouthwash that increases saliva.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Talk
with your doctor or pharmacist about medication side effects. (i.e.,
antihistamines or other medication used in <a href="https://www.prohealth.com/fibromyalgia/library/update-4-new-fibromyalgia-medications-development-91456">fibromyalgia
treatments</a>).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Talk
with your doctor about prescription medications that can increase saliva
production.</span></li>
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dry mouth is complicated; it’s far more than having periodic cotton mouth. And, while we may not always know what causes
it, there are things we can do to minimize the effects, and in the process,
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , sans-serif;">Applbaum, E., and Lichtbroun, A. (2019). Novel Sjögren's autoantibodies found in fibromyalgia patients with sicca and/or xerostomia. </span><i style="font-family: "Nirmala UI", sans-serif;">Autoimmunity Reviews</i><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , sans-serif;">, 18(2):199-202. </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30572137" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI", sans-serif;">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30572137</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Granot, M. & Nagler, R.M. (2005). Association between regional idiopathic neuropathy and salivary involvement as the possible mechanism for oral sensory complaints. <i>Journal of Pain</i>, 6(9):581-7.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16139777">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16139777</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the myofascia isn’t free to move, other muscle movement is also impaired. This leads
to joint dysfunction and chronic PAIN. This pain is universal with distinctive patterns that remain consistent in all people. In some cases, restrictions can be so extensive joints
become frozen, meaning joint motion is severely restricted. The goal of all myofascial therapies is to restore normal muscle function. Following are helpful hands-on therapies that work to release restrictions and help our body achieve full normal range of motion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="https://www.celestecooper.com/2019/03/do-tight-muscles-cause-you-pain-what.html#.XIKrLShKjIU">Myofascial
pain syndrome </a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(MPS) is a constant
pain source when trigger points (TrPs) are left untreated.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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point therapy done by a specially trained therapist releases the knotted muscle
fiber (TrP) using a compression technique. The therapist will know to look for
other TrPs, which are sometimes well away from the one that is causing you so
much pain. They know there is a consistent pattern related to the specific location
of a TrP in that taut band of muscle. Release TrPs returns muscle to normal
function. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That said, the work isn’t all
up to the therapist. A good therapist will help you learn the importance of
knowing what things are perpetuating your pain. A big one for me is sitting
here at this desk staring at my computer screen, or riding in a car for too long.
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Chronic
myofascial pain from MPS is often accompanied by other disorders, such as fibromyalgia,
migraine, spinal degeneration, irritable bladder, arthritis, joint
hypermobility, and more. Dr. Karl Hurst-Wicker explains “Fibromyalgia
Centralization and Peripheral Myofascial Pain” <a href="https://www.healthcentral.com/article/fibromyalgia-centralization-and-peripheral-myofascial-pain">in
an interview</a> I did for Health Central. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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myofascial pain can be the primary source of pain or it can perpetuate pain in
other disorders, injuries, or anatomical deformities. The good news is that myofascial
pain syndrome is treatable. The goal is to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=045vu8afHsw&feature=youtu.be">release
the trigger point/s</a> so that the muscle tissue returns to its normal
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">As
so many of us who write about myofascial pain explain, the myofascia is like
chicken skin. It’s attached to the muscle, but still moves freely. If you have
ever cut up a chicken, you can visualize what that is. Each muscle is covered
by myofascia (muscle covering) that draws together on each end to form a
tendon. Tendons attach muscle to bone so our joints can function. The goal of myofascial
release is to free up myofascial restrictions so our body can function
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Developed
by physical therapist John F. Barnes, myofascial release is a manual therapy
performed <a href="https://www.myofascialrelease.com/find-a-therapist/" target="_blank">by a skilled therapist</a> with the goal of improving movement
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personal experience with MFR was enlightening to the physical therapy student
following my therapist. During a session, my back starting twitching like a flickering
light bulb, the student became tongue-tied. She stated she had not witnessed
such a phenomenon. The physical therapist was glad her student was able to see firsthand
what restricted myofascia can do and how it contributes to chronic pain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have a firm understanding of anatomy of physiology. Here is a directory of myofascial
release therapists recommended by John Barnes. <a href="http://mfrtherapists.com/">http://mfrtherapists.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to balance the central nervous system and the musculoskeletal system by
engaging the motor center of the brain. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Therapists specifically trained in NMR treat
soft-tissue restrictions, which relaxes muscles, rebuilds strength, improves
flexibility, restores venous and lymph flow, and relieves the underlying cause
of pain. The therapist will assess blood flow, myofascial TrPs, nerve
compression, problems with gait, posture and body alignment, and perpetuating
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types of bodywork include spray and stretch, Bonnie Prudden Myotherapy, strain
counter-strain technique, and deep tissue bodywork, such as Rolfing and Active
Release Technique (ART). I caution those with fibromyalgia on deep tissue work.
It can be too painful for some. I am lucky to have a physical therapist that does
ART. Some chiropractors also use this technique, but the most important thing
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identify perpetuating factors and practice preventive strategies like
stretching and strengthening to maintain muscle health, stamina, and general
overall wellness. (Caution: strengthening should be done once the muscle is
functioning properly again.) We can be persistent in finding the right therapy
or the right therapist. Both are equally important. Maybe you find a therapy
you want to try, insurance covers it and all seems well. However, I offer a
word of prudence, the type of therapy doesn’t matter if you don’t have a
knowledgeable therapist who is willing to work with you and teach you why
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band of muscle that is felt as a nodule or bump… Note: Trigger points are not
tender points, however, chronic myofascial pain can and often does co-occur
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is getting cold outside. Sure, it isn’t frigid everywhere, but it is seasonably
colder this time of the year. Those of us with fibromyalgia who also experience
Raynaud’s symptoms understand we are at a higher risk of an attack. What is the
connection, are there other triggers, and is there anything we can do?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00296-016-3483-6" target="_blank">Research tells us</a> symptoms of Raynaud’s phenomenon occur in fibromyalgia patients.
However, there are differences in some observations between the primary
Raynaud’s group (those without a co-occurring disorder that would explain the
phenomenon) and the secondary Raynaud’s group (which in this case includes subjects
with fibromyalgia).</span><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I am not sure where
those of us diagnosed with primary Raynaud’s decades before being diagnosed
with fibromyalgia belong on this spectrum, but I am </span><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">also</span><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> not sure it
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">“When
[Raynaud’s] occurs by itself, it is called Raynaud’s disease, or primary
Raynaud’s phenomenon. When it occurs along with other diseases, such as
scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, polymyositis,
dermatomyositis, Sjogren’s syndrome, or mixed connective tissue disease, it is
called secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon.”</span><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://amazon.com/dp/1594773238">Cooper and Miller</a>, 2010, pg. 106-107</span></blockquote>
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defining characteristic of Raynaud's is that it mostly affects the fingers, nose
and toes, though it can affect other areas of the body like the ears and nipples.
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">During an attack skin color often changes from pale to blue, and turns red during re-warming, though
fibromyalgia patients are more likely to exhibit only pallor. If you have it, you know we also experience extreme numbness during the acute phase. This puts us at a greater risk for
frost bite and reminds us why we should pay close attention. I carry gloves with me year round because so many places keep it cold, particularly grocery stores where we are also handling cold meat and frozen foods.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">It
is suspected that the nerves to the blood vessels cause them to spasm. These
vasospasms affect our microcirculation and deprive our small blood vessels
(capillaries) of blood and oxygen, hence pale or blue color changes. As
blood vessels relax during re-warming, redness of the skin occurs. This phase is
frequently associated with extreme incapacitating pain, stinging and/or burning. If you have
Raynaud’s, you know there is no mistaking the symptoms.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">*Symptoms
of Raynaud’s should not be confused with feeling cold, which is often
associated with fibromyalgia.</span><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> Cold intolerance</span><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> could be due to an upset in our neuro-endocrine system, and could be
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doctor may order a cold stimulation test, a nail fold
capillaroscopy, or vascular ultrasound to make the diagnosis and determine if
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trigger point</a> (MTrP) nerve entrapment can worsen symptoms of Raynaud’s, so
check MTrPs associated with the referral patterns to the affected area. Check
out this <a href="https://www.nielasher.com/blogs/video-blog/trigger-point-therapy-raynaud-s-syndrome">great
article</a> at NielAsher.com Continuing Professional Education.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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type medications may be indicated in severe cases.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are certain medications to avoid if you have Raynaud’s, so be sure to consult
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holiday season is about to provide us a break in our usual routine, but for
those of us living with <a href="https://www.celestecooper.com/2018/05/12-months-and-14-fibro-musings-by.html#.WwrjuEgvzIU" target="_blank">fibromyalgia</a>, that can upset our apple cart. The very
nature of fibromyalgia is its unpredictability, which means we must pace with
vigilance. How can we use critical thinking, planning, and problem solving to
meet our goals this holiday?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Manage time effectively</b>. The first step to maximizing our time and energy is to
evaluate how we managed our time last year. Are there things we planned well
that we should continue and other things we could have managed better? For
instance, was time spent shopping for family, planning meals, caring for
children or parents balanced? To avoid the unwanted consequences of stress, we
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Estimate how long a project has taken in the past and include provisions for known roadblocks.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take rest periods. Set a timer if necessary.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maximize stress management techniques like T’ai Chi, meditation or other tools known to minimize the fibromyalgia stress response.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Employ manageable segments of time and be realistic based on previous experiences.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A realistic plan helps us avoid procrastination, overdoing and unnecessary anxiety.</span></li>
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Keep to a bedtime ritual.</b> Dysfunctional or not, seven hours of sleep is still
better than two hours. Avoid the temptation to finish something before going to
bed—back to tip number one. Our body needs rest to boost our immune system,
which is under assault during the holidays and the flu season. SLUMBER is a
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Limit physical activity during late evening to avoid surges in neuro-chemicals that interfere with sleep.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use comfort measures such as sleeping in a dark, quiet room. Currently, there are reports that weighted blankets can help us. Hmmm, maybe this is something to go on our gift list.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meditate or pray.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Breathe. Practicing focused breathing provides relaxation for our brain and body.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eliminate food, alcohol, carbonated beverages and large amounts of water before going to bed. This is not only good sleep hygiene, it is particularly important since so many of us have irritable bowel syndrome or <a href="https://www.celestecooper.com/2018/11/the-gerd-fibro-connection.html#.W9txnpNKjIU" target="_blank">GERD</a>. Holiday temptations are everywhere.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Remember nothing—clear your mind of tomorrow’s list by writing it down in your journal or putting it on your calendar. I have lost sleep over things that resolved on their own without any intervention by me. Now, I turn my phone off at 8 p.m. and my family and friends know it. It will wait for tomorrow.</span> </span></li>
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Monitor our surroundings.</b> Many of us are known to lose perception of where our
body is in the space around us, referred to as a loss of proprioception. I have
plenty of bruises to prove it and I imagine you may too. This loss of
“proprioception” heightens our need to monitor our surroundings as we decorate
or attend a holiday celebrations. Christmas trees, Menorahs, Kwanzaa candles,
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Negotiate by trading tasks for what we can do.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be aware of past roadblocks. For instance, if standing for prolonged periods while making holiday goodies or getting up and down on a ladder or foot stool to decorate causes lingering negative effects, consider plausible alternatives.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stay hydrated. It’s easy to forget we need more water when drinking holiday spirits and carbonated beverages that frequent the holiday table.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Minimize the effects of cold exposure on muscles by doing warm up and stretching exercises.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Keep dry skin, eyes, and nasal membranes moisturized to minimize the effects of cold weather and cold viruses.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eat foods you know you tolerate.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dress for comfort.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take pleasure in soothing activities, such as listening to holiday music or sitting by a fireplace while drinking a warm cup of herbal tea, cider, or hot chocolate. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Appreciate the season of fellowship and all it has to offer us mentally and spiritually. Focusing on what we have lifts our spirits, promotes balance, and minimizes the effects fibromyalgia has on our immune system, our pain processing, fatigue, and cognitive problems.</span><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span></span></li>
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this year as we confront the holiday hustle and bustle, gather with friends and
family, practice rituals and traditions, and enjoy the feelings only the
holidays can bring. Let’s do better, and let’s pace through the perils of fibro
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continues to tell us that fibromyalgia involves the breakdown of normal
messaging between the brain (central </span><span style="font-size: 18px;">nervous</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> system) and the peripheral nervous system. Pro-inflammatory
cells called glial cells are still in the news, eight years after publishing </span></span><i style="font-family: "Nirmala UI", sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Integrative Therapies for Fibromyalgia,
Chronic Fatigue, and Myofascial Pain Syndrome</i><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">. In 2018, </span></span><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180927122946.htm" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI", sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">researchers
documented widespread inflammation in the brains of patients with fibromyalgia for
the first time</a><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">. (Accessed, 11/10/2019). </span></span><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Add a highly sensitized peripheral nervous
system such as seen in chronic myofascial pain and centralization of pain in
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Karl Hurst-Wicker did a wonderful job explaining how our peripheral nervous
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<span style="color: #242526; font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">“According to Dr. Hurst-Wicker, chronic pain from </span><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="https://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/662034/176196/understanding-syndrome%20" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #747b80; text-decoration: none;">myofascial pain syndrome</span></a><span style="color: #242526;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> (MPS) is a
common cause of chronic pain. In fact, </span></span><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2788962" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #747b80; text-decoration: none;">one study</span></a><span style="color: #242526;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> showed that it constituted 30% of the pain complaints
in a primary care/internal medicine practice. Myofascial pain syndrome can be
the primary pain generator, and at the same time, MPS may flare up or indicate
some other pain generator in the same area. That’s why a big part of evaluating
a patient with pain is getting a good history and physical exam to determine if
they have only MPS, or if they have MPS and some other concurrent problem.</span>”<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Excerpt:
Fibromyalgia Centralization and Peripheral Myofascial Pain: Interview with Karl
Hurst-Wicker, MD, Health Central. <a href="https://www.healthcentral.com/article/fibromyalgia-centralization-and-peripheral-myofascial-pain">Read
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myofascial pain from myofascial trigger points, which are thought to be caused
by an excessive release of the chemical neuro-transmitter, acetylcholine, is
prevalent in fibromyalgia and helps explain some of the muscle pain and
dysfunction we experience. <span style="background: white; color: #333333;">C</span>heck
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is difficult to deny the brains ability to resurrect previous pain experiences
or detach the emotional center from the physical response. Conditioning
responses is important and why treatment takes a multidimensional approach.
These various treatments, medication, stretching movement such as Yoga, gradual
exercise after bringing myofascial trigger points under control, meditation,
T’ai Chi for promoting balance input to the brain are all important for putting
a tire tool in the spokes of this wheel spinning out of control between the
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Trigger Points and Chronic Pain</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tight Muscles Cause You Pain? What You Should Know About Chronic Myofascial
Pain</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Are you a bull in the china cabinet? Is it fibro or myofascial pain syndrome?</a>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui", sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I think we would
all say living with a condition that causes us chronic unrelenting pain is a
threat to our overall well being. It's because we travel an unpredictable road full of
potholes. But despite this reality, I still try to find opportunity in adversity because I know it is important to maintain a balance that keeps me mentally, emotionally and spiritually healthy. I can't change my physical condition, but I can control how I react to it. Viewing my circumstances from the perspective of my heroes helps me with this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">For me, heroes
are people I admire for their tenacity and their ability to show gratitude
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">I have many heroes. Several also face chronic illness. Another is my granddad, who always related to others in a positive way, without judgment and with a willing and giving spirit. He grew tomatoes, just so he could give them to his neighbors, and he kept cookies for all the neighborhood children who came to visit. Some are my heroes because they make me feel loved or
safe. Many heroes are advocates who use their voice for the greater good. Not
all of my heroes are people I know personally. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have had several through the years, actor
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certain how someone else would react to any given situation, but we can identify
observed behaviors that we admire. We can:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the positives that are a result of your illness, such as new friends,
opportunities for helping others, becoming more spiritual, or any opportunity
for personal growth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kübler-Ross was a medical doctor, psychiatrist, and author who was
world-renowned for her pioneering work on death, dying, and the grieving
process. Through her work she learned that life is like the changing of the
seasons from spring to summer, summer to fall, and fall to winter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Myofascial Pain: The Mind-body Connection</a>, </span></i><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">The Power of Body, Mind, and Spirit (Chapter Five).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Elisabeth
Kübler-Ross has influenced the world. The impact of her work affected me
through my nursing career and has had a great influence on my writing. Learning to live with chronic pain is a process we work through to acceptance, much like the grieving process. <span style="font-family: "nirmala ui", sans-serif;">Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's</span> work
on the changing seasons of life was instrumental in the development and writing
of our (co-author Jeff Miller, PhD) <i>Broken Body, Wounded Spirit: Balancing
the See-Saw of Chronic Pain </i>series, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://amazon.com/dp/0615924050">Winter Devotions</a>,</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://amazon.com/dp/0615958664/">Spring
Devotions</a>, <a href="http://amazon.com/dp/0615798268">Summer Devotions</a>, and
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Obstacles are
necessary turning points. If we cultivate them into opportunity, we know
triumph. For those of us living with chronic pain, success is measured by how
far we come in our reaction to it, for that is the only thing we can control. Heroes are my helpmates for dealing with fibromyalgia, migraine, autoimmune
chronic illness and rheumatic disease. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="https://www.prohealth.com/library/standing-shoulders-giants-managing-chronic-pain-invisible-illness-words-wise-84659">Standing
On The Shoulder Of Giants: Managing Chronic Pain And Invisible Illness With
Words From the Wise</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://www.celestecooper.com/2018/03/pained-ink-slayer-series-mindfulness.html#.WqmeuejwbIU">The
Pained Ink Slayer Series: Mindfulness and Chronic Pain</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Gift of Connection, Communication for Managing</a> Pain (Pts as teacher)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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we descended the Rockies, marking the end of our annual respite, my husband and
I were blasted by the summer heat. Yet, I am grateful for the opportunity to
renew my spirit, comfort my body, and bring calm to my mind because of my
shared experience with the ever changing temperament of nature. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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we travel across the flatlands, which are alive with corn fields and roads
lined with bright yellow sunflowers, I am reminded of the purpose of a Midwest summer,
its sun, color, and growth. Yet, I am also aware summer will soon surrender to
the crisp chilly air of fall and the harvest moon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of us living with chronic pain will see an uptick in our symptoms as a result
of the changing season. So, as summer transitions into fall so does our need to
adapt. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Not
every day presents a crisis of earth shattering magnitude. (See “Day
Twenty-eight.”) However, those of us who experience chronic pain do have
challenges to overcome on a regular basis making it important to be aware of
system breakdown predictors. Factors apparent in a total system breakdown
include a loss of our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual safety net
(the four-seated teeter-totter we discuss in this series of books). If we are
aware that mounting daily stressors are precursors to a crisis, can we be
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pain is not being managed adequately.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Pained Ink Slayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495729147432131238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069533709334209690.post-15963711653993990472019-05-12T11:29:00.001-07:002019-09-16T07:16:02.150-07:00How Aware Are We? Fibromyalgia And Aggravating Conditions<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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things can make our fibro symptoms worse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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to my misery?” “How can I identify and manage perpetuating or aggravating
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">This
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Awareness And Aggravating Conditions</a>, originally appeared May 5, 2016 on
ProHealth. With ProHealth’s permission, I am sharing it in its entirety here on
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is Fibromyalgia Awareness Month. And what a month it is! In many parts of the
US, spring rains of April have brought an environment exploding with color and
texture as saplings emerge, promising hope and feelings of rebirth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">All
these things make May a wonderful month to raise awareness for fibromyalgia. We
will see many campaigns across social media platforms, and we should all
contribute in some way, if only to share it with someone else.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, we should also remember, as the
month begins to warm, other things need our attention.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">As
the season beacons us outdoors, our activity increases, as it should.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will experience the reality of spring
storms and, if we aren’t paying close attention, weather changes that can
affect us. We may, and probably do, have overlapping or co-existing conditions
that put us on red alert, but we must pay attention because while our emotional
well-being often improves by getting outside, not all conditions bode well with
sudden surges in physical activity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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our spirits are high, we tend to ignore warning signs of an impending problem.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of symptoms improves the likelihood that we get the right treatment for the
right problem.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">According
to the American College of Rheumatology, having other rheumatic conditions
increases the risk of developing fibromyalgia. Dr. Robert Bennett has suggested
to me that fibromyalgia is usually accompanied by another painful disorder as
outlined in the Alternative Criteria for diagnosing fibromyalgia of which he is
lead investigator.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">While
some of the following may not be directly related to FM, they should be
considered as aggravating conditions if you have been diagnosed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and Possible Overlapping Conditions<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">AIDS/HIV
infection<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Allergy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Autonomic
nervous system problems (neurally mediated hypotension, loss of heart rate
variability)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Complex
regional pain syndrome (CRPS) or RSD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">ME/CFS
or Gulf War syndrome<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Headaches,
severe<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Hypometabolism
– adrenal insufficiency, insulin resistance, reactive hypoglycemia,
hypoglycemia, hypothyroidism, thyroid resistance<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Infection
– candidiasis (yeast), viral, or bacterial<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Inner
ear dysfunction<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Irritable
bowel syndrome or leaky gut syndrome<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Mouth
problems associated with fibromyalgia (dry mouth, teeth grinding, TMJ)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Multiple
chemical sensitivity<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Musculoskeletal
problems – myofascial pain syndrome, piriformis syndrome or sciatica, plantar
fasciitis, carpal or tarsal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Neurological
disorders – costochondritis, degenerative spine and/or disc disease,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Multiple
sclerosis, neuralgia (nerve pain), peripheral neuropathy, thoracic outlet
syndrome, restless leg syndrome<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Psychological
distress – anxiety and/or depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),
seasonal affective disorder (SAD)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Urological
problems – vulvodynia, impotence in men, chronic pelvic pain, irritable
bladder, endometriosis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Raynaud’s
phenomenon or disease<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Rheumatic
disorders – ankylosing spondylitis, bursitis,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>hypermobility syndrome or EDS, polymyalgia rheumatic, post-polio
syndrome, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Sjogren’s syndrome,
systemic lupus erythematosus<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Sleep
disorder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Other
Aggravating Factors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Poor
posture<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Repetitive
movement<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Structural
deformity, scoliosis, lordosis, kyphosis (one foot shorter than the other)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Overdoing
and paradoxically under-doing – a really big one to consider as we emerge from
hibernation<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Disorganization
and poor time management skills<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Brainfog<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Cold
intolerance<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Poorly
identifying problems with medication and therapy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Ignoring
diet<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Thinking
your symptoms will wait<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">While
we may not be able to change overlapping or co-existing conditions, we can
manage them better. After all, it is human to have room for improvement –<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>everyone does. And, be sure to report any new
or escalating symptoms to your physician, as the treatment for other conditions
are not the same as those for fibromyalgia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">We
can do things to minimize the effects of a flare, such as taking it easy,
avoiding known stressors, eating healthy, practicing mindfulness, moving, and
identifying any important factors to avoid in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">I’m
not going to vacuum ’til Sears makes one you can ride on.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Roseanne Barr ~<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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of us who live with chronic pain and illness understand respecting our
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<span face=""nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Poetry
has become a conduit to my most intimate inner feelings. I think that’s because
I have learned to face the relevance of both anguish and joy, the reality that
those of us living with chronic pain and illness know. Whether
writing or reading poetry, I find there is a positive role for intervention, resolution, and learning to let go, which allows me to explore the diversion of creativity. So much is waiting to be explored. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">When
I prepare to write, I am energized by favorite words that tempt me with their sweet
nectar. I have a favorite word list in my journal, which includes <a href="https://www.prohealth.com/library/standing-shoulders-giants-managing-chronic-pain-invisible-illness-words-wise-84659">famous quotes that inspire me</a>. I find the rich texture
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<span face=""nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I
try to share at least one of my poems in April to raise awareness for poetry. The
following started as an <a href="https://www.celestecooper.com/2010/07/creating-i-am-poem.html#.XKVPyphKjIV">“I
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<span face=""nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13.5pt;">...Poetry has been described as the conduit to
our soul. It provides us the emotional and spiritual energy to hurtle over
life’s obstacles. It heightens our senses of sight, sound, touch, and smell,
and it can be delicious. It offers a feel, a texture, to all we experience and
work through in our mind, because it knows no time, no era, nor limits. We can
express self and circumstances through the written word… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Broken Body, Wounded Spirit: Balancing the See-Saw of Chronic Pain, SPRING
DEVOTIONS </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0615958664/"><span face=""nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">https://www.amazon.com/dp/0615958664/</span></a><span face=""nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> ]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="https://www.prohealth.com/library/brain-siege-centralization-chronic-pain-fibromyalgia-86383">Interfere
with orchestration of neurotransmitters in our brain</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Cause
autonomic nervous system problems.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Make
comorbid or co-existing disorders harder to manage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">…
and more<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">So,
if we ask, - Does fibromyalgia make me vulnerable to stress? - The answer is yes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">#2
Identify manifestations of stress<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">How
stress manifests itself may vary between each of us, and each of us may
experience certain symptoms according to the event surround it. But, generally
stress can cause or be part of:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Anxiety
and/or depression.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Irritability.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Changes
in vital signs and body temperature. This is particularly important to when
dealing with the <a href="https://www.prohealth.com/library/5-things-know-dysautonomia-fibromyalgia-86994">autonomic
effects</a> of fibromyalgia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Increased
pain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Muscle
tension, spasm, or dysfunction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Headache.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Fatigue.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Gastrointestinal
problems, like <a href="https://www.celestecooper.com/2018/11/the-gerd-fibro-connection.html#.W9txnpNKjIU">GERD</a>
or IBS.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Teeth
grinding.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Disordered
sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Forgetfulness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Immune
system problems, like poor healing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Tremors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Changes
in speech. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">…
and others that may be specific to you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">#3
Be aware of stress behaviors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">While
a certain amount of stress can be beneficial by temporarily improving our
focus, chronic stress is a game changer. The behaviors we develop in response
to chronic stress might include:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Fear
and loss of control.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Impulsive
behavior, such as stress eating, unnecessary spending, or taking risks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Mood
swings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Avoidance
of physical activity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Inability
to focus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Difficulty
setting and achieving goals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Making
poor decisions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Interference
in relationships.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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our behavioral response to stress is important for us to set achievable goals
and develop an effective plan for dealing with chronic stress. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Focus on a personal strategy <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Those
of us living with fibromyalgia understand the consequences of stress. But, what
are some things we can do to promote focus, minimize pain, improve sleep, and
reduce the effects of stress gone awry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Make
a stress response plan with measurable action-oriented goals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Make
a real effort to get back to a hobby.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Find
ways to explore nature. This is particularly helpful for me, because I can use
my hobby of photography and writing poetry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Celebrate
accomplishments with family and friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Maintain
a healthy diet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Surround
yourself with people who encourage one another. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Use
mindfulness techniques, such as progressive muscle relaxation, meditation,
creative visualization, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Practice
deep breathing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Incorporate
bedtime rituals to promote sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Listen
to music that has a calming effect on us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Move
around. When I realize I am drowning in stress, I get physical. I organize
closets, clean out the refrigerator, take a walk, go through old computer
files, practice Tai Chi, etc. I highly suggest this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Write
in our journal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Get
a massage or other bodywork.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="https://www.prohealth.com/library/tlc-talk-listen-clarify-90336">Be
involved in our healthcare.</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a therapist who understands chronic pain and can provide useful tools for
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can’t always control our stress triggers, particularly when living with the unpredictability
of fibromyalgia, but we can control our response. The more practiced we become,
the quicker balance is restored. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="https://www.prohealth.com/library/brain-siege-centralization-chronic-pain-fibromyalgia-86383">A
Brain Under Siege: Centralization, Chronic Pain, And Fibromyalgia</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.prohealth.com/library/physicality-fibrofog-brain-pain-83526" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI", sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The
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Should Know About Chronic Myofascial Pain</a><a href="https://www.prohealth.com/library/10-fast-facts-fibromyalgia-is-real-6877"></a>,
originally appeared on ProHealth, January 7, 2019. Because the article
continues to garner attention, I am sharing it in its entirety here on The
Pained Ink Slayer with ProHealth’s permission.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">We have all
experienced a tight muscle that causes pain and restriction of motion, such as
sleeping on our neck wrong, but this is not myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). So,
what is?</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Myofascial Pain Syndrome</span></strong><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The primary job of a skeletal muscle
is to provide locomotion by attaching to other muscles and to joints. When
knotted up pieces of muscle fiber called <a href="https://www.celestecooper.com/2015/07/myofascial-trigger-points-and-chronic.html#.XCpnIVxKjIW" target="_blank"><span style="color: #337ab7;">trigger point/s</span></a> develop,
the muscle is shortened and becomes dysfunctional. Myofascial trigger points
(TrPs) prevent normal contraction and relaxation of the muscle involved. These
self-sustaining nodules in the hyper-irritable area of the muscle/s cause sensory,
motor, and autonomic symptoms.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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appropriately, the tug and pull of the dysfunctional muscle fibers creates
stress and leads to development of TrPs in either the same muscle, compensatory
muscles on the same or opposite sides of the body, or in all four quadrants of
the body as our musculoskeletal system perpetually tries to adjust.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Diagnosis can be complicated if the
examiner is not familiar with MPS. Myofascial disorders are generally poorly
understood in the medical community. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30270926" target="_blank"><span style="color: #337ab7;">Bourgaize S, et al</span></a>. (April 2018) allege MPS is
confused with fibromyalgia, because both MPS and FM are prominent forms of
chronic musculoskeletal pain in their literature review. This delays proper
treatment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">A history of chronic myofascial pain
and muscle and/or joint dysfunction is what usually gets us to the doctor. As
previously noted, MPS pain and dysfunction usually occurs in more than one
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<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">A taut muscle band. (You may or may
not be able to feel the TrP in the band depending on the amount of muscle
contraction. There may be one or more in the same muscle.)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Referred pain. (A referral pattern for
the TrP is consistent between patients. Pain can be well away from the primary
trigger point.)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Twitch response of the muscle by some
mechanical method (i.e.: manual pressure or needle insertion).</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Myofascial pain syndrome is known as
the great imitator for a reason. For instance, MPS involving the </span><a href="http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/662034/180000/piriformis-syndrome" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #337ab7;">piriformis</span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> muscle (a
small deep muscle that cuddles the sciatic nerve) may be misdiagnosed as
sciatica.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Myofascial Pain Syndrome And Fibromyalgia</span></strong><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Many of the
conditions known to cluster with FM, like severe headache, restless leg
syndrome, teeth grinding, balance problems, TMJ, chronic pelvic pain, </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.celestecooper.com/2012/01/chest-wall-pain-mimic-costochondritis.html#.WqwR9OjwbIU" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: #337ab7; text-decoration: none;">chest wall pain</span></a><span style="background: white;">, and more have a myofascial component of their own. Pain specialist,
Dr. Karl Hurst-Wicker, MD, explains it like this.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“There
is a good deal of overlapping between MPS and fibromyalgia (FMS). Likely this
is related to the consistent long-term activation of peripheral pain pathways
causing central [nervous system] sensitization and other changes in the nervous
system that contribute to the development of FMS. Conversely, it can work in
the other direction too; a patient with a primary FMS can develop MPS, in no
small part because the FMS can amplify and perseverate even minor myofascial
pain and injury to the point where it can propagate and become a regional
issue.” (Health Central, <a href="http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/662034/176644/centralization-pain/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #337ab7;">Fibromyalgia Centralization and
Peripheral Myofascial Pain: Interview with Karl Hurst-Wicker, MD</span></a>,
accessed December 31, 2018)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Unlike FM, MPS is not gender
prevalent. Many of the perpetuating factors are genetic, such as short upper
arms, short lower legs, one leg shorter than the other, curvature of the spine,
or other musculoskeletal deformities. Some metabolic dysfunctions are thought
to perpetuate myofascial pain syndrome, too. People with skeletal structural
defects, both inherited or the result of injury, surgery, post-polio syndrome,
or poor posture, and people who experience undue stress on a muscle, including
repetitive motion, can contribute to MPS.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">What We Can Do</span></strong><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Treatments for myofascial pain
syndrome include manual treatment by a <a href="https://www.myofascialtherapy.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #337ab7;">certified myofascial trigger point specialist</span></a>,
a physical therapist or chiropractor that specializes in myofascial therapies,
guided self-treatment, electrical stimulation, ultrasound guided trigger
point injections by a pain specialist, and more. But, the best treatment is
prevention. We should be aware of perpetuating factors, so we can avoid them or
manage them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Conclusion</span></strong><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Consistent diagnostic criteria that
can be used by all healthcare professionals are needed to ensure patients get
the right diagnosis and the right treatment in a timely manner. Both MPS and FM
cause pain, but that pain is NOT the same. Myofascial pain is a peripheral
nerve problem that can usually be isolated; FM is a central nervous system
problem that causes body-wide sensitivity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Perpetuating factors of MPS can, and
do, vary among us. Some of us may have a disorder like joint hypermobility. We
may have both MPS and FM. Some of us work at computers, and yes, I must remain
astutely aware of my body positioning. Maybe you had a surgery that left you
with scarring of tissue that puts a strain on normal movement. There are a
myriad of things that can lead to development of chronic myofascial pain.
But, the important thing to remember is that trigger points are
treatable, and the longer we go without addressing the problem, the greater the
risk to developing trigger points that seemingly breed like rabbits and become
resistant to treatment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/662034/176031/fibromyalgia-trigger/">Fibromyalgia Tender Points or Myofascial Trigger Points: Knowing the Difference for the Right Diagnosis</a> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="background: white; font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/662034/179618/restless-fibromyalgia/">Restless
Leg Syndrome: Sleep, Fibromyalgia, and Myofascial Pain Syndrome </a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/662034/176644/centralization-pain/">Fibromyalgia
Centralization and Peripheral Myofascial Pain: Interview with Karl Hurst-Wicker,
MD</a></span></li>
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The Pained Ink Slayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495729147432131238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069533709334209690.post-34902018895077818002019-03-02T10:39:00.002-08:002019-03-02T10:39:55.313-08:00Spring In To Hobbies That Create Presence And Desire <br />
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is a time of reawakening after a long cold winter. It’s a time to
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find great strength, comfort, and diversion through poetry and photography, and
I am thankful that I have found ways to fill up my thought spaces by writing
for others who share this journey with me. My hobbies are huge self-esteem
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opportunities for photo moments as children play, as the flowers bloom, and the
wildlife begins to stir. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The canvas of
life is limitless. This spring my goal is to use lighting more strategically in
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give us reason to relax and take a break. They are our weapon against boredom and
idle hands. They create the presence of desire in our lives and keep our mind
open to opportunities for exploring our creativity. Learn to make jewelry, read
palms, fish, line dance, take photos, make bird houses, collect antique
watches, start a joke book, crochet, or hand glide. Take up scrap booking, wood
burning, or calligraphy; it's totally up to you…</span><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "nirmala ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">[Excerpt,
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