fibromyalgia

I found this GREAT article in the stream of our friends on facebook (who 'Share' interesting things they find).  read more »

This is going to be very short and sweet because I want you to be aware of it ASAP!  Please follow the link and then put in your comments because they judge the interest in a topic by the feedback they get.  I have been writing to them since two months ago when we had every kink worked out of the website -- and I was never contacted but perhaps was heard, along with others.  I remember the day last year when an audience member said she had fibromyalgia and it was like 'hooray -- they finally said 'the F word!'   read more »

This topic is so popular here in western Colorado that Dr. Rollins' seminar tonight is going to be full, full, full and they are fun, fun, fun to attend because of his friendly and professional style.  The seminar announcement is informative, including his background information and if you follow the link, his website has a lot of information which you might find helpful for learning about this topic or others from an integrative medicine perspective! (homeopathy, acupuncture, massage, etc)
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This topic was inspired by a gal who has become a follower of Lumigrate in the past few months and who, it turn out, is now hopefully contributing a great idea which you can read about.  She has fibromyalgia (and kids and a husband and extended family) and she was commenting on how fortunate she feels to have a physician who is really able to help her, and he will even listen to her whine a little bit when she needs to.  Having been a provider for many years, I know the 'business side' of things, so I was picturing the clinics I've been part of where the patients go home at 6 pm a  read more »

As you know, we like to share with you good resources we come across.  Lately on facebook, people have really been looking for connecting with support groups in their area, and I thought I'd give you a link to the fibromyalgia area on about.com.  There also are a lot of people looking for information and guidance about medications, so I was trying to find something related to that, in addition to the one I've discussed in a previous blog about Dr.  read more »

I've been working on a blog about why Grand Junction is the destination tomorrow of President Obama, and there is quite a lot going on here which I want to include on Lumigrate since we're located in Grand Junction and have had the pleasure of interacting with many of the companies and people involved in the interesting story of how the health care here is worth his examining.  In years past, those efforts were scrutinized and criticized and stood the tests of the legal system and time ...  read more »

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I was wanting to bring something into today's blog related to nutrition, since it's 'been all about pain' for the past week, because we realize our following is a diverse group of people interested in healthy eating and nutrition, the environment, health care reform, food allergies, complimentary medicine, etc.  I love the topic of chronic pain, but 'allright already'.  Let's talk about what to put in salads or something!   read more »

Darien Behravan, DO, AQPM, with the Bay Area Pain and Spine Institute was the first speaker at the conference last week and did an excellent job: I thought his information would fall into place better for you after having given the overview by Drs. Teitelbaum and Rand.   read more »

"Doctors train patients to take pills for all their needs.  Doctors are trained to do this.  But in the end, the meds are more problem than the pain."  Dr.  read more »