Category: Chronic pain

Lady Gaga’s New Netflix Documentary Is a Rallying Cry to Those Who Suffer From Chronic Pain

admin

BY JE BANACH While Little Monsters everywhere have been lamenting Lady Gaga’s recent tweet announcing the postponement of the European leg of her Joanne World Tour, I have been rejoicing. Let me tell you why. The aforementioned Twitter bomb arrived with a tandem statement that Germanotta has been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a chronic illness characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, mental fog, and many other debilitating symptoms for which there is currently no proven cure. I happen to be one of the lucky ladies who shares Gaga’s diagnosis and all the fun that…

Read More

Understanding Dementia at the End-of-Life Stage

admin

While dementia diagnoses are ultimately fatal, there’s a lot you can do to help your loved one live their last years in comfort and security. End-stage dementia looks different for each person. How quickly it progresses also varies. But it’s important to understand what this stage of dementia looks like so you can help a loved one with the condition find comfort and rest in their final days. The types of dementia differ in their early stages and signs, but in late-stage dementia, the signs and symptoms are often similar. This is especially true when…

Read More

Lady Gaga and life with fibromyalgia.

admin

The only thing that can really irritate Lady Gaga is that people do not believe that the pain of their fibromyalgia is real. “People need to be more compassionate,” he told Vogue in an interview. With a successful film and soundtrack for  A Star Is Born  and the premiere on Friday of a two-year Las Vegas show, Enigma, it’s hard to imagine that less than 18 months ago, Lady Gaga walked away from a world tour to concentrate on she Recovery from chronic pain. The music star spoke about her condition in…

Read More

Fibro Fog and ME/CFS Brain Fog

admin

Concentration and memory issues can result from fibromyalgia and ME/CFS By Adrienne Dellwo   Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MDPrint  Table of Contents People with fibromyalgia or myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) experience a specific kind of cognitive dysfunction called fibro fog or brain fog. It involves: Some researchers suspect that pain, fatigue, and the need to constantly monitor your symptoms may prevent you from effectively directing your attention to things outside of yourself.1 This article explains ME/CFS and fibromyalgia brain fog, the mechanisms behind them, and how medications and other treatments can help clear the fog. Symptoms…

Read More

Fibromyalgia Treatment Is a Real Gas

admin

By Pat Anson, PNN Editor Immersing fibromyalgia patients in high levels of oxygen is more effective at treating their pain and other symptoms than two medications commonly prescribed for the disorder, according to a new study. Researchers at Tel Aviv University have been studying hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for years as a possible treatment for fibromyalgia, a poorly understood condition characterized by widespread body pain, headaches, fatigue, depression and insomnia.   Hyperbaric medicine is a form of treatment in which patients stay in a pressurized chamber and breathe 100% oxygen…

Read More