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Sources and Resources
Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Muscle Pain
BOOKS
These are the reference books I consulted. Some were more useful than
others, but all contain some helpful information.More books on FMS are
being written all the time and this list will surely expand in the
future.
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Cady, Roger, M.D., and Kathleen Farmer.Headache
Free.
Bantam Books, 1996.
Catalano, Ellen Mohr, and Kimeron Hardin.
The Chronic Pain Control Workbook.
New Harbinger Publications, 1996.
Chaitow, Leon.
Fibromyalgia and Muscle Pain.
Thorsons, 1995.
Chaitow, Leon.
The Natural Book of Pain Relief.
Harper Collins, 1993.
Conley, Edward J., M.D.
America Exhausted.Vitality
Press, 1999.
Dawber,Diane.
Lifting the Bull.
Quarry Health Books, 1997.
Dossey, Larry.
Prayer Is Good Medicine.
Harper, 1996.
Elrod, Joe M., M.D.
Reversing Fibromyalgia.Woodland
Publishing, 1997.
Fransen, Jenny, and Jon Russell, M.D.
The Fibromyalgia Help Book.
Smith House Press, 1996.
Goldberg, Burton.
Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, and Environmental Illness.
Future Medicine Publishing, 1998.
Goldenberg,Don, M.D.
Chronic Illness and Uncertainty.
Dorset Press, 1996.
Jacobson, Betsey, ed.Multidisciplinary
Approaches to Fibromyalgia.
Anadem Publishing, 1998.
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Kabat-Zinn, Jon.
Full Catastrophe Living-Using the Wisdom of the Body and
Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness.
Dell Publishing, 1990.
Khalsa, Dharma Singh, M.D., and Cameron Stauth.
The Pain Cure.
Warner Books, 1999.
Pellegrino,Mark, M.D.
The Fibromyalgia Support Book.
Anadem Publishing, 1997.
Pollin, Irene.
Taking Charge: Overcoming the Challenge of Long-Term
Illness.
Random House, 1994.
Skelley,Mari, and Andrea Helm.
Alternative Treatments for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome.
Hunter House, 1999.
St.Amand, R. Paul, M.D. and Claudia Craig Marek.
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Fibromyalgia.
Warner Books, 1999.
Starlanyl,Devin and Mary Ellen Copeland.
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome.
New Harbinger Publications, 1996.
Teitelbaum, Jacob, M.D.
From Fatigued to Fantastic.Avery
Publishing, 1996.
Travell, Janet, and David Simons.
Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction:The Trigger Point Manual.Williams
and Wilkins, 1983, 1992.
Williamson,Miryam Ehrlich.
Fibromyalgia, A Comprehensive Approach.Walker
Publishing, 1996.
Williamson,Miryam Ehrlich.
The Fibromyalgia Relief Book.Walker
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Nutrition and Diet Therapy
Some of these reference books are general and others are very specific.
Few of them deal with FMS directly, but they all offer useful guidance
on creating a balanced diet and optimal nutrition.
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Balch, James, M.D., and Phyllis Balch.
Prescription for Natural Healing.
Avery Publishing, 1990.
Birkmayer, Georg, M.D.NADH-
The Energizing Co-enzyme.
Keats Publishing, 1998.
Clouatre,Dallas.
Glucosamine Sulphate and Chondroitin Sulphate.
Keats Publishing, 1999.
Colbin,Anne Marie.
Food and Healing.
Ballantine Books, 1986.
Colgan,Michael, M.D.
The Right Protein for Muscle and Strength.
Apple Publishing Company, 1998.
Crayhon, Robert.
The Carnitine Miracle.
Evans and Company, 1998.
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Made Simple.
Evans and Company, 1984.
Fallon, Sally, Pat Connelly, and Mary Enig.Nourishing
Traditions.
Promotion Publishing, 1995.
Hartvig, Kirsten, N.D., and Nic Rowley, M.D.
10
Days to Better Health.
Piatkus Publishers, 1998.
Hartvig, Kirsten, N.D., and Nic Rowley, M.D.
You Are What You Eat.
Piatkus Publishers, 1996.
Jensen, Bernard, M.D.
Come Alive.
Self-published, 1997.
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Krohn, Jacqueline, M.D., Frances Taylor, and Jinger Prosser.Natural
Detoxification.
Hartley and Marks
Publishers, 1996.
Mindell, Earl.
The MSM Miracle.
Keats Publishing, 1997.
Moeller,Mary, and Joe M. Elrod, M.D.
The Fibromyalgia Nutrient Guide.Woodland
Publishing, 1999.
Murray,Michael.
Encyclopedia of Nutritional Supplements.
Prima Publishing, 1996.
Passwater, Richard, M.D., and Elmer M. Cranton, M.D.
Trace Elements, Hair Analysis, and Nutrition.
Keats Publishing, 1983.
Pitchford, Paul.Healing
with Whole Foods.
North Atlantic Books, 1993.
Sahley, Billie Jay.Malic
Acid and Magnesium for Fibromyalgia.
Pain and Stress Publications, 1997.
Sears, Barry.
Enter the Zone.
Regan Books, 1995.
Stolzfus,Meg, and Joanne Yount, eds.
The Low-Oxalate Cookbook.
The Vulvar Pain Foundation, 1997.
Werbach,Melvyn, M.D.Nutritional
Influence on Disease.
Keats Publishing, 1988 |
Herbal
Medicine and Natural Healing
These are the books I consulted as herbal references. I have dozens of
other herbal books on my shelves, but these are the ones I have
consistently found most informative and accurate.
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Bartam, Thomas.
Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine.
Grace Publishers, 1995.
Bone, Kerry.
Clinical Applications of Ayurvedic and Chinese Herbs.
Phytotherapy Press, 1996.
Bone, Kerry, and Simon Mills.
Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy.
Churchill Livingstone, 1999.
Bradley, Peter, ed.
British Herbal Compendium.
British Herbal Medicine Association, 1992.
Burns, David, M.D.
Feeling Good- The New Mood Therapy.
Signet, 1992.
Duke, James.
The Green Pharmacy.
Rodale Press, 1996.
Ellingwood, Finley, M.D.
American Materia Medica, Therapeutics, and Pharmacognosy
(1919).
Eclectic Medical Publications, 1994.
Grieve,Maud.
A
Modern Herbal.
Tiger Books, 1992. Hutchens, Alma.
Indian Herbology of North America.Merco,
1973.
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Hylton,W. H., ed.,The
Rodale Herb Book: How to Use, Grow, and Buy Nature's Miracle
Plants.
Rodale Press, 1978. (OOP)
Lloyd, J.U., and H.W. Felter.
Kings American Dispensatory.
Eclectic Medical Publications, 1983.
Mills, Simon.
The Essential Book of Herbal Medicine.Viking
Arcana (Penguin) 1991.
Mowrey, Daniel.
Guaranteed Potency Herbs.
Keats Publishing, 1990.
Newall, C., L.Anderson, and D. Phillipson.Herbal
Medicines.
Pharmaceutical Press, 1996.
Tisserand, Robert, and Tony Balacs.
Essential Oil Safety-A Guide for Health Care Professionals.
Churchill Livingstone, 1995.
Weiss, Rudolph, M.D.Herbal
Medicine.
Beaconsfield Arcanum, 1988.
Willard, Terry.
Textbook of Advanced Herbology.Wild
Rose Publications, 1991.
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Videotapes,Audiotapes, and CDs
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Banyen Books and Sound
2671 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6K 2G2
604-732-7912
www.banyen.com
A
huge selection of books and tapes on self-healing, as well
as tapes of relaxation programs, nature sounds, and so on.
Body Pain Trigger Points Program
(CD-ROM)
310-215-9816
Dr. R. Paul St.Amand and Claudia Marek (two videotapes,
1998)
Fibromeet
P.O. Box 461377
Escondido, CA 92046-1377
Effective Learning Systems (selfhypnosis audiotapes)
5255 Edina Industrial Boulevard
Edina, MN 55435
612-893-1680
Fibromyalgia-How You Can Help Yourself
(audiotape)
Miryam Erhlich Williamson
P.O. Box 307
Orange, MA 01364
Fibromyalgia and You
(videotape) Jon Russell, M.D. Fibromyalgia Information
Resources
P.O. Box 690402
San Antonio, TX 78269
Fibromyalgia Exercise
and
Fibromyalgia Fitness
(two videotapes)
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Sharon Clark and Robert Bennet,M.D.
Oregon Fibromyalgia Foundation
1221 SW Yamhill, Suite 303
Portland, OR 97295
Fibromyalgia-The Path to Healing
(audiotape) 90-minute presentation by Chanchal Cabrera
Medicines from the Earth Symposium 2000
Herbal Education Services
www.botanicalmedicine.org
800-252-0688
Gentle Fitness
(videotape)
800-566-7780
Infomedix (sleep tapes)
12800 Garden Grove Boulevard,
Room S
Garden Grove, CA 92643
800-367-9286
Serenity (relaxation tapes)
180 West 25th Street
Upland, CA 91786
800-869-1684
Stretching with Bob Anderson
800-315-1995
Tree Farm Communications (huge selection of audio- and
videotapes on natural medicines)
23703 NE 4th Street
Redmond,WA 98053-3612
800-468-0464
Whole Person Associates (relaxation tapes)
P.O. Box 3151
Duluth, MN 55803
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WEB SITES
Web sites and cyber addresses change frequently. The information given
below is current at the time of writing.
Acupuncture
care and referrals
http://www.medicalacupunture.org/
Alternative
health
http://www.healthy.net/
American
Association for CFS
http://www.weber.u.washington.edu/~dedra/aacfs1.htm
American
Botanical Council
http://www.herbalgram.org/
AMR'TA
Natural Medicine
http://www.amrta.org/~amrta
http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/5248/fms.html
Arthritis and
rheumatism
http://www.rheumatology.org/ar/ar.html
British
Columbia Fibromyalgia Society
http://www.alternatives.com/bcfms/default.htm
British
Journal of Rheumatology
http://www.oup.co.uk/jnls/list/brheum.hdbl/
Chiropractic
care and referrals
http://www.amerchiro.org/
Discounted
pharmaceuticals
http://www.institute-dc.org/
David Nye,
M.D.
http://www.alternatives.com/cfs-news/fm-md.htm
Emotional
support group
http://fmpsc.poerpack.com/support.html
Fibromyalgia
information page
http://prairie.lakes.com/~roseleaf/fibro/index.html
Fibromyalgia
and myofascial pain syndrome (Devin Starlanyl)
http://www.sover.net/~devstar.com
Fibromyalgia
Web site (Miryam Williamson)
http://www.shaynet.com/~wmson/
Fibromeet
(Nancy Madeiros)
www.csusm.edu
/public/guests/nancym/fibromt
FMS advocacy
http://www.cais.net/cfs-news/action.htm
FMS link
collection site
http://www.hometown.aol.com/fibroworld/FMilyPages.html
Friends'Health Connection (a nonprofit organization that links people
with chronic or disabling diseases)
http://www.48friend.org/
Gaia
hypothesis
http://beep.roadrunner.com/~mkzdk/texts/gaia.html
Guaifenesin
support group
http://www.geocities.com/
Guaifenesin
treatment
(Dr. R. Paul St.Amand)
http://www.fibromyalgiatreatment.com/
Herb Research
Foundation
http://www.sunsite.unc.edu/hrf/
Herbal
medicine
http://www.botanicalmedicine.org/
Journal of
Rheumatology
http://www.jrheum.com/
Massage
therapy care and referrals
http://www.amtamassage.org/
National
Fibromyalgia Research Association
http://www.teleport.com/~nfa/
Naturopathic
care and referrals
http://www.naturopathic.org/
Oregon
Fibromyalgia Foundation
(Robert Bennet, M.D.)
http://www.myalgia.com/
Pain
information
www.elsevier.com:80/inca/publications/store/5/0/6/0/8/3/
Prescription
medications information
http://www.rxlist.com/
Rheumatoid
arthritis and FMS
http://www.gen.emory.edu/medweb.rheumatology.html
SLEEP journal
http://www.leland.standford.edu/dept/sleep/journal/
USA
Fibromyalgia Association
http://www.w2.com/fibro1.html
UK FM
Association
http://www.community-care.org.uk/charity/fmauk.html
ORGANIZATIONS
Support Groups and Related Organizations
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United States
American Academy of Allergy and Immunology
611 East Wells Street
Milwaukee,WI 53202
414-272-6071
American Academy of Environmental Medicine
P.O. Box 16106
Denver, CO 80216
303-622-9756
American Academy of Pain Management
13943 Mono Way, Suite A
Sonora, CA 95370
209-533-9744
American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
7 van Buren Street
Albany, NY 12206
518-482-2202
American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
P.O. Box 20836
Seattle,WA 98102
American Chiropractic Association
1701 Clarendon Boulevard
Arlington,VA 22209
American Chronic Pain Association
P.O. Box 850
Rocklin, CA 95677
916-632-0922
American College of Rheumatology
60 Executive Park South, Suite 150
Atlanta, GA 30329
404-633-3777
American Holistic Medical Association
6728 Old McLean Village Drive
McLean,VA 22101
703-556-9728
American Osteopathic Association
142 East Ontario Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Americans with Disabilities Act Hotline
800-466-4232/800-949-4232
Arthritis Foundation
P.O. Box 19000
Atlanta, GA 30326
800-283-7800
Biofeedback Certification Institute of America
10200 West 44th Avenue, Suite 304
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Fibromyalgia Alliance of America
P.O. Box 21990
Columbus, OH 43221-0990
614-457-4222
Fibromyalgia Alliance of America, Inc.
P.O. Box 16600
Washington,DC 20041-6600
202-310-1818
Fibromyalgia Association of Florida
P.O. Box 14848
Gainesville, FL 32604-6865
904-373-6865
Fibromyalgia Association of Greater Washington
13203 Valley Drive
Woodbridge,VA 22191-1531
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Fibromyalgia Network
P.O. Box 31750
Tucson, AZ 85751-1750
520-290-5508
Food Allergy Network
4744 Holly Avenue
Fairfax,VA 22030-5647
703-691-3179
Hypoglycemia Association
P.O. Box 165
Ashton, MD 20861-4044
202-544-4044
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD)
P.O. Box 17064
Milwaukee, WI 53217
414-964-1799
Interstitial Cystitis Association
P.O. Box 1553
Madison Square Station
New York, NY 10159
212-979-6057
National Chronic Pain Outreach Association
7979 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814-2429
301-652-4948
National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association
730 North Franklin, Suite 501
Chicago, IL 60610
800-826-3632
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearing House
2 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3570
National Family Caregivers Association
9223 Longbranch Parkway
Silver Spring, MD 20901
National Fibromyalgia Research Association
P.O. Box 500
Salem, OR 97308
703-790-2324
National Headache Foundation
428 West St. James Place
Chicago, IL 60614
800-843-2256
National Sleep Foundation
729 Fifteenth Street NW, 4th Floor
Washington,DC 20005
888-394-7533
NIH/National Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Skin Diseases
Information Clearing House
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892
301-495-4484
Restless Leg Syndrome Foundation
1904 Banbury Road
Raleigh, NC 27608
Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation
333 North Broadway
Jericho, NY 11753
800-745-6473
The TMJ Association
6418 West Washington Boulevard
Wauwatosa, WI 53213
414-259-3223
Vulvar Pain Foundation
P.O. Box Drawer 177
Graham, NC 27253 |
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Canada
The Arthritis Society, BC Division
805 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L7
604-879-7511
Association de la Fibromyosité du Québec
643 rue Notre Dame
Repentigny, PQ J6A 2W1
Fibromyalgia Association of BC
Box 15455
Vancouver, BC V6B 5B2
604-430-6643
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Fibromyalgia Support Group of Winnipeg
825 Sherbrook Street
Winnipeg, MB R3A 1M5
202-772-6979
Ontario Fibromyalgia Association
250 Bloor Street, Suite 901
Toronto, ON M4W 3P2
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Herbal and
Natural Medicine Associations
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American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
4101 Lake Boone Tr., Suite 201
Raleigh, NC 27607
919-787-5181
American Botanical Council and Herb Research Foundation
P.O. Box 144345
Austin, TX 78714-4900
American Herbalists Guild
1931 Gaddis Road
Canton, GA 30115
770-751-6021
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Canadian Herb Society VanDusen Botanical Garden
5251 Oak Street
Vancouver, BC V6M 4M1
The Canadian Herbal Association of BC
7327 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC V3N 3C1
National Institute of Medical Herbalists
56 Longbrook Street
Exeter,Devon
EX4 6AH United Kingdom
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Professional Associations
Massage
Therapist Association of British Columbia
205-640 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1G4
604-873-4467/888-413-4467
Fax 604-873-6211
College of
Massage Therapists of British Columbia
103-1089 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6H 1E5
604-736-3404/877-321-3404
Fax 604-736-6500
www.cmtbc.bc.ca
Shiatsu
Therapy Association of BC
www.shiatsutherapy.bc.ca
604-433-9495
PRODUCTS
Herbal Medicines and Essential Oils
Gaia Garden
Herbal Dispensary
22672 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6K 2G3
604-734-4372
www.gaiagarden.com
One of North America's largest selections of herbal medicines,
aromatherapy supplies, and natural health products. Custom blends and
mail-order service available.
Nutritional Supplements
CFIDS and FMS Health Resource
1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 1-280
Santa Barbara, CA 93108-2794
800-366-6056
Patient-owned organization that donates proceeds to research into CFIDS
and FMS. Over two million dollars donated so far.
Tools for
Easier Living
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Adaptability
75 Mill Street
P.O. Box 515
Colchester, CT 06415-0515
800-566-6678
Enrichments
P.O. Box 5050
Bolingbrook, IL 60440-9973
800-323-5547
Intelli-Health Healthy Homes
960 Harvest Drive
Blue Bell, PA 19422
800-394-3775
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Janice Corporation
198 U.S.Highway 46
Budd Lake, NJ 07828-3001
800-526-4237
Light for Health (full-spectrum lights)
942 Twisted Oak Lane
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
800-468-1104
Nutri-Spec
RR #3, Box 384
Mifflintown, PA 17059
800-736-4320
Suppliers of urine tensimometers and charts for assessing
biochemical individuality, and of metabolically balanced
nutritional supplements. |
CONTRIBUTING
PRACTITIONERS
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Fernando Cabrera
SourcePoint Shiatsu Center
3261 Heather Street
Vancouver, BC V5Z 3K4
604-876-0042
Jaime de la Barrera
22672 West Broadway
Vancouver BC V6K 2G3
604-734-4372
Joanne Fallow
22672 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6K 2G3
604-734-4372
Cecil Herschler
207-2786 West 16th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6K 3C4
604-732-7060
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Lori Johnson
Soma Studio
213-1529 West 6th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6J 1R1
604-738-1502
Else Larsen
204-3077 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC V6H 3J9
604-732-3422
Fred Samorodin
3618 Tanner Street
Vancouver, BC V5R 5P6
604-732-6323
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