First described in 1990, fibromyalgia has proven to be one of the modern era’s most perplexing medical mysteries.  Characterized by widespread and chronic pain all over the body, fibromyalgia can also cause symptoms like difficulty sleeping, fatigue, and stiffness.  It’s also associated with anxiety, depression, cognitive dysfunction, headaches, and irritable bowel syndrome, all of which...Read More

As many chronic pain patients know, it can be difficult to describe pain to someone who is not experiencing it. When this results in misunderstanding between family members and friends, it can be frustrating. When this results in miscommunication with doctors, it can be devastating. It’s easy to feel hopeless when it seems like the...Read More

Through years of working with patients suffering from chronic pain, we’ve seen the complex ways it shapes people’s relationships, stressing friendships and marriages, lowering self-worth and causing feelings of helplessness. We’ve seen the power pain has to make people feel isolated, but they don’t have to be. If you know someone suffering with chronic pain,...Read More