Fibromyalgia Information Links

FMS Information Links

Chronic Illness Awareness Items

CFS, FM, MCS Cards	Zona's Zone Publishing	Free download and print posters, doorknob hangers etc.
FM, CFS T-shirts	Zona's Zone T-shirts !	Several t-shirt sites for MCS, CFS, FM and Christian

Site Name	Focus	Comments

General Information Sites

Informational Handout on FMS & MPS	Cfids Assoc. Handout by Dr. Devin Starlanyl	Dr Devin is one of the best and has fm herself.
Dr Devin's FMS & MPS site	Symptoms, treatments etc	Excellent site for Dr's and patients. See her book below.
Pain Reference Chart	shows referal pain patterns	very useful !
FM Aware Org.	FM info	Another FM group site
Dream Catchers: Researchers Bring Hope to Fibromyalgia Syndrome	Study about sleep and FM and what may help	I need to read this one again slowly!
National ME-FM Action Network	The Canadian Womens' Health Network has established the National ME/FM Action Network as a contact for advice and feedback on articles, frequently asked questions and information regarding ME/CFS and FMS.	Honestly I'm not familiar with this group..
FM-CFS Canada - Compassion in Action	Mission Statement: FM-CFS Canada (formerly known as Compassion in Action) is dedicated to advancing Fibromyalgia (FM) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) education, research and treatment. We've been developing for 10 years!	Nor this group...but I listed them anyway.
CFS & FMS Self Help Guide	Find your limits!	You will want to go through the other 'keys' on this site too...
OK CFS/FM MCS group	Local Okanagan, B.C. group. Also check out the new Sunny Okanagan FM/CFS/MCS Association - that's S.O.F.A. for short ! : )	Well of course you can't forget our own group for locals in the Okanagan now could you? That is who is bringing you this site! (well I am but still...)
Typical Day with Fibro/CFS	One day in the life of someone who has FM/CFS	Might interest you or show to someone who thinks NO ONE could be like this except you!
FMS-MPS Q's & A's by Dr Devin	several of the most commonly asked questions	Another site by Dr Devin
How to Help Someone With an Invisible Illness	Zona's own site!	Written more for how someone can really understand and help a person who has MCS/CFS/ FMS -- Excellent if i say so myself ;-p

Specific Symptoms

	IBS
Fibromyalgia News: Devin Starlanyl on Headaches Due to Myofascial Trigger Points	Headaches and trigger pts in the neck.	Another article by Dr. Devin
GERD and Other GI Disorders May Disrupt Sleep	Immune Support.org's article on GERD	Lots of good articles on this site you will want to check out.
Trigger Point Massage Therapy	article on trigger point massage	Might help some of you??

Personal Websites & Blogs

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Check 'em out! Good Reading

Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain: A Survival Manual	Dr Devin's book	Good starter book on FMS
The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook	By Clair Davies shows referred pain patterns from trigger points and how to massage them etc.	I use this book a lot !
Acupressure For Common Ailments	This book shows you how the simple application of finger pressure to specific points on the surface of the body stimulates subtle energies that can alleviate many common ailments.	I want to get this book !
Ergonomic Living : How to Create a User-Friendly Home & Office	*ergonomic** (er-ga-'na-mik) adj: designed to allow people and the things people use to interact in the safest, most effective, and most comfortable manner	another one on my "to read" list

If you'd like to recommend a link, group or blog please Email me with the info and a review!

Ok CFS-FM home	CFS Info Here	MCS Info Here	My CFS/FMS/MCS website

This page is updated now and then... check back again. If you know a good link, blog or book please email reference along with review.