The fibromanual : a complete fibromyalgia treatment guide for you and your doctor / Ginevra Liptan, M.D.
"The most up-to-date, comprehensive treatment guide to fibromyalgia, by a renowned physician who herself has the condition. If you suffer from fibromyalgia and are struggling to get help from your doctor, you're far from alone. Ten million Americans experience the widespread muscle pain, profound fatigue, and fuzzy brain ("fibrofog") that have long frustrated both patients and doctors. In this unique resource, Ginevra Liptan, M.D., shares a cutting-edge new approach that goes far beyond mainstream medicalknowledge to produce dramatic symptom improvement. Dr. Liptan's program incorporates clinically proven therapies from both alternative and conventional medicine, along with the latest research on experimental options like medical marijuana. Since many health care providers have limited fibromyalgia expertise, The FibroManual includes a thoroughly sourced "health care provider guide" that enables readers to help their doctors help them. Alleviate fibromyalgia symptoms in four simple steps (Rest, Repair,Rebalance, and Reduce) and you will restore deep, restful sleep achieve long-lasting pain relief optimize hormone and energy balance reduce fatigue. This accessible and empowering resource provides essential information about understanding and treating fibromyalgia from a physician who, as both patient and provider, understands the illness from the inside"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 110196720X
- ISBN: 9781101967201
- Physical Description: xvi, 359 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "A Ballantine Books Trade Paperback Original"--Title page verso.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-339) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1 Figuring Out Fibromyalgia for Myself 3 -- 2 What Fibromyalgia Is-and Isn't 9 -- 3 Chain Reaction That Causes Fibromyalgia 17 -- 4 Blocking the Fibromyalgia Chain Reaction 24 -- 5 Helping Your Doctor Help You 30 -- 6 Four R's of Fibromyalgia Treatment 36 -- 7 Rest: Taming the Hyperactive Stress Response 45 -- 8 Rest: Fixing Fibromyalgia Sleep 55 -- 9 Rest: Medications to Increase Deep Sleep 70 -- 10 Repair: Digestion 86 -- 11 Repair: Therapeutic Movement 96 -- 12 Repair: Unsticking the Fascia 112 -- 13 Rebalance: Energy Production 122 -- 14 Rebalance: Inflammation 133 -- 15 Rebalance: Adrenal Hormones 148 -- 16 Rebalance: Thyroid and Sex Hormones 162 -- 17 Rebalance: Mood 173 -- 18 Reduce: Fatigue and Fibrofog 184 -- 19 Reduce: Pain Hypersensitivity 193 -- 20 Reduce: Opiates for Pain Relief 212 -- 21 Reduce: Medical Marijuana for Pain Relief 223 -- 22 Reduce: Pain from Other Sources 232 -- 23 Reduce: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 239.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Richlands Branch Library | 616.742 LIP (Text) | 36015001300140 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | 616.742 LIP (Text) | 36015001208731 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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