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Fibromyalgia: Understanding and getting relief from pain that won't go away - Couverture souple

Goldenberg, Don L.

 
9780749923068: Fibromyalgia: Understanding and getting relief from pain that won't go away
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0749923067 ISBN 13 : 9780749923068
Editeur : Piatkus, 2002

Synopsis

Fibromyalgia is a debilitating disease that affects a large number of people - an estimated to 500,000 people in the UK alone. With symptoms ranging from extreme fatigue to sleep disturbances, headaches and pain throughout the body, it is a disease which for years has baffled medical science. Fibromyalgia is the first definitive guide to the causes, symptoms and treatment options for this increasingly common illness. Don Goldenberg has treated over 20, 000 sufferers and is America's leading investigator into the disease. In this book he answers patients' most frequently asked questions. Explains the common symptoms and why they occur; Explores the link between fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Explores the latest theories about the causes of the disease. Examines the connection between your emotional state and fibromyalgia. Details what conventional treatments are available. Explores the effectiveness of complementary and natural remedies. Debunks the myths and misinformation that abound about this disease

Dr Goldenberg answers the most frequently asked questions about fibromyalgia:
What is fibromyalgia and what causes the disease?
Why is diagnosis so difficult and controversial?
Why do I hurt all over?
Am I just depressed and is the problem all in my head?
What medications should I take?
Can complementary therapies really help?
Most importantly
How do I get better?

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À propos de l'auteur

Don Goldenberg MD is an international authority on fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and has published over 150 scientific papers on the subject. He has a personal interest in fibromyalgia as his wife suffers from the disease.

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Éditeur
Piatkus
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0749923067
ISBN 13 
9780749923068
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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