Fibromyalgia Resources

Organizations

The fol­low­ing are specif­i­cal­ly help­ful for those who have fibromyal­gia or chron­ic fatigue syn­drome.

• Fibromyal­gia Net­work pub­lish­es a real­ly great newslet­ter.
• The Nation­al Fibromyal­gia Asso­ci­a­tion has a free online mail­ing list as well as offer­ing its print mag­a­zine to mem­bers and sub­scribers.
• The Nation­al ME/FM Action Net­work is a “Cana­di­an, reg­is­tered, non-prof­it orga­ni­za­tion ded­i­cat­ed to advanc­ing the recog­ni­tion and under­stand­ing of Myal­gic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syn­drome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyal­gia Syn­drome (FMS) through edu­ca­tion, advo­ca­cy, sup­port, and research.”

Books

• Fibromyal­gia & Chron­ic Myofas­cial Pain: A Sur­vival Man­u­al by Devin J. Star­lanyl & Mary Ellen Copeland
• The Fibromyal­gia Advo­cate: Get­ting the Sup­port You Need to Cope With Fibromyal­gia & Chron­ic Myofas­cial Pain by Devin J. Star­lanyl
• Heal­ing through Trig­ger Point Ther­a­py: A Guide to Fibromyal­gia, Myofas­cial Pain and Dys­func­tion by Devin J. Star­lanyl and John Sharkey
• The Trig­ger Point Ther­a­py Work­book: Your Self-Treat­ment Guide for Pain Relief by Clair Davies

Mailing Lists

• Fibrom‑L is a high-vol­ume mail­ing list for patients and care­givers. To sub­scribe, send an email to listserv@community.lsoft.com. Leave the sub­ject line blank. The body of the email should read: SIGNON FIBROM‑L.

Tools

• If the weath­er affects how you feel, you might want to check the Aches and Pains Index Map from The Weath­er Chan­nel (for North Amer­i­ca).

Suppliers

• Pro­Health’s Fibromyal­gia News is a com­mer­cial site, but one which donates mon­ey to sup­port FMS/CFS research. They have a very inter­est­ing newslet­ter and valu­able infor­ma­tion in their archives.