Publications

Persistence is Power!

Authored by Jeanne Lazo, a person diagnosed with fibromyalgia and borderline Chiari Malformation, this book is designed to help people apply for and win disability benefits.   The book covers topics such as preparing a winning claim for society security, disability insurance, and workers’ comp; dealing with medical, legal and financial matters; avoiding disability traps; and protecting your privacy.  Click Here to proceed to the NFRA shopping cart to order.

The Fibromyalgia Help Book

This book is authored by Jenny Fransen, RN and I. Jon Russell, MD, PhD. Easy to read and understand, conveys state-of-the-art information concerning FMS that will be helpful to patients as well as health care providers. $18.95 + $4 S&H. Fransen & Associates, 1729 Lois Dr, Shoreview, MN 55126.

The Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Clinical Case Definition for Practitioners

I. Jon Russell, MD, PhD, Editor. This broad publication involves clinical case definition, diagnosis and management of FMS. The content is a result of the Canadian Consensus Document on Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Cost is $19.96. Order from the publisher. The Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, New York 13904-1580.

Up Close and Personal

This latest book by Mark J. Pellegrino, MD, is packed with good advice and encouragement from a doctor who treats FMS and has fibromyalgia himself. To order this book and to learn about other Dr. Pellegrino books call Anadem Publishing at 800-633-0055 or visit their website at www.anadem.com.

Fibromyalgia for Dummies

Authored by FM researcher, Roland Staud, MD, this book gives an excellent overall view of FM for the patient, including information regarding, sleep, trigger foods, dealing with doubters, communicating with doctors and coping effectively with pain. Contact Wiley Publishing (800) 762-2974 or visit your local bookstore.

Making Sense of Fibromyalgia

Noted medical writer Janice Brock Wallace and Daniel J. Wallace, MD, a leading expert on this disorder, provide a comprehensive guide for both patients and professionals to this little known and poorly understood syndrome. Oxford Press, 198 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016-6314, 800 451-7556. Available in bookstores for $25.00.

TMJ—Its Many Faces

Up to date advice on managing and resolving pain related to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) including all types of facial pain. By Dr. Wesley Shankland. $19.95 +$3.50 S&H. Anadem Publishing, Inc., P O Box 14385, Columbus, OH 43214-9856 or call 1-800-622-0055.

A Woman’s Guide to Sleep: Guaranteed Solutions for a Good Night’s Rest

This text is written by Joyce Walsleben, MD and Rita Baron– Faust. Walsleben covers why and how we sleep, what’s keeping us awake, aging and how it affects stages of sleep, and physical and emotional conditions that can interfere with getting enough sleep. $19.60 at www.amazon.com or check your local library.

Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Young People

This booklet serves as a guide for parents. To help empower parents and young patients to seek the best quality medical care and education possible. Published by Health Information Network, Inc. $10. Write to the Fibromyalgia Network, P O Box 31750, Tucson, AZ 85751-1750. .

Taking Charge of Fibromyalgia

This FMS handbook is for patients and health care professionals interested in gaining knowledge of this mysterious illness. For more information contact FMS Educational Systems, Inc., 326 Broadway Ave South #206, Wayzata, MN 55391 (952) 473-6218. www.fmsedsys.com. or click here to proceed to the NFRA Shopping Cart to order.

Fibromyalgia: A Comprehensive Approach

This book, by Miryam Erlich Williamsom, is a complete resource book of medical and non-medical strategies for relieving the agony of FMS.
Fibromyalgia Relief Book Miryam’s second book is filled with 213 ideas for improving fibromyalgia patients’ quality of life.
Both books sell for $14.95 each plus $3.75 S&H and are available in bookstores or from Walker and Company Publishers - 800-289-2553. .

I’D Rather Be Working

A step-by-step guide to financial self-support for people with chronic illness. This easy to read book is filled with excellent resource information. Written by Gayle Backstrom who has had health problems since she developed rheumatic fever as a child. As an adult, she lives with the pain and fatigue of fibromyalgia, neuropathy, osteoarthritis and associated conditions. $14.95 + $2.50 S&H—make checks out to Gayle Backstrom and mail to 2212-94 Fort Worth Drive, Denton, TX 76205.call 1-800-633-0055.