Fibromyalgia for Dummies (ISBN - 0470145021) PDF
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by Roland Staud,MD,with Christine Adamec Fibromyalgia FOR DUMmIES ‰ 2ND EDITION 01_145029 ffirs.qxp 8/22/07 6:08 PM Page iii 01_145029 ffirs.qxp 8/22/07 6:08 PM Page ii Fibromyalgia FOR DUMmIES ‰ 2ND EDITION 01_145029 ffirs.qxp 8/22/07 6:08 PM Page i 01_145029 ffirs.qxp 8/22/07 6:08 PM Page ii by Roland Staud,MD,with Christine Adamec Fibromyalgia FOR DUMmIES ‰ 2ND EDITION 01_145029 ffirs.qxp 8/22/07 6:08 PM Page iii Fibromyalgia For Dummies®, 2nd Edition Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River St. Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2007 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permit- ted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400, fax 978-646-8600. 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Dr. Staud’s continuing and cutting- edge research on fibromyalgia is supported by the National Institutes of Health and other funding organizations. His research has clearly demon- strated that patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) have detectable cen- tral nervous system abnormalities of pain processing resulting in increased pain sensitivity and prolonged pain experiences. Dedicated to helping FMS patients by sharing his knowledge as much as pos- sible, Dr. Staud is greatly appreciated by attendees at major national and international fibromyalgia and arthritis conferences, where he is a frequent speaker. He is also on the editorial boards of Pain and European Journal of Pain. In addition, he is a reviewer for the Clinical Journal of Pain, Journal of Pain, European Journal of Pain, and Pain. He has authored many medical jour- nal articles on fibromyalgia and other topics. Dr. Staud is a diplomate of the American Board of Rheumatology and the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Rheumatology, the International Association for the Study of Pain, the American Pain Society, and the International MYOPAIN Society. Dr. Staud is licensed to practice medicine in Florida. Christine Adamec has been a freelance writer for more than 20 years, con- centrating on self-help and medical/health issues. She has authored or co- authored 14 books, including The Encyclopedia of Diabetes (Facts On File, Inc.) and How to Stop Heartburn (Wiley), and has written numerous magazine and newspaper health features. Ms. Adamec is a member of the American Society of Journalists & Authors. 01_145029 ffirs.qxp 8/22/07 6:08 PM Page v 01_145029 ffirs.qxp 8/22/07 6:08 PM Page vi Dedication Dr. Staud: I would like to dedicate this book to all the fibromyalgia volunteers who participated in my studies at the University of Florida, helping me to characterize the abnormal pain mechanisms of fibromyalgia syndrome. Christine Adamec: I would like to dedicate this book to my ever-patient hus- band, John Adamec. Authors’ Acknowledgments We would like to acknowledge the assistance of the following individuals: Jeff Hargrove, PhD, an associate professor of engineering at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan, and adjunct assistant professor of medicine at Michigan State University; Joseph Kandel, MD, an author, a neurologist, the medical director of Neuroscience and Spine Associates in Naples, Florida, and associ- ate clinical professor at Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio; and Alec Sohmer, Esq., an attorney from Brockton, Massachusetts, who assists people who have fibromyalgia and other medical problems with Social Security disability claims. In addition, we thank Marie Mercer, reference librarian at the DeGroodt Public Library in Palm Bay, Florida, and Mary Jordan at the Central Library Facility in Cocoa, Florida, for their assistance in locating very hard-to-find journal articles on fibromyalgia. We would also like to thank the many people with fibromyalgia who frankly and candidly responded to questions on how fibromyalgia has affected their lives and how they have coped with it. 01_145029 ffirs.qxp 8/22/07 6:08 PM Page vii Publisher’s Acknowledgments We’re proud of this book; please send us your comments through our Dummies online registration form located at www.dummies.com/register/. Some of the people who helped bring this book to market include the following: Acquisitions, Editorial, and Media Development Project Editor: Elizabeth Kuball (Previous Edition: Alissa D. Schwipps) Acquisitions Editor: Michael Lewis Copy Editor: Elizabeth Kuball (Previous Edition: Chrissy Guthrie) Technical Editor: Meghavi (Mona) S. 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