Making Sense of Fibromyalgia

by Janice Brock Wallace, Daniel J. Wallace, Janice Wallace

Book Overview

Six million people in the United States meet the criteria for fibromyalgia, which is a disorder characterized by a combination of pain, fatigue, and related symptoms. On average, these patients see about four doctors before they are correctly diagnosed, and many are convinced they have a life-threatening illness such as an advanced stage of cancer. About $600 billion is spent annually in the United States to diagnose or manage chronic pain, including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199321760
• ISBN13: 9780199321766
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A book that has been needed for a long time!

For those of us that suffer from this disease, many of the books available are full of mis-information and are not easy to understand. This book explains things in clear and concise terms, and I would recommend it to any one with fibromyalgia, or to their family members.

Real Help For Patients

Dr. Wallace gives a comprehensive explanation of what fibromyalgia is, what happens in the body as it is happening, and helpful information to cope with this debilitating problem. It is a book I can go back to again and again and learn something new about my condition. Just knowing more has helped me not to go into depression as a flare is occuring and to plan to do something for myself when the flare begins to subside. It is a comfort for patients and their families to know what's going on, that this pain and other symptoms are real and that the patient is not crazy (because it certailly CAN feel that way). I am very grateful that Dr. Wallace and Janice Brock Wallace wrote this book. Taking one's self out of the dark under the circumstances of having fibromyalgia gives one hope and the courage to carry on, include it in their life, and find something rewarding to do within the framework of being disabled with this condition. It is absolutely the best fibromyalgia book I have read and brought tears to my eyes to know that someone really understands this syndrome. Thank you, Dr. Wallace!

The best resource I've found yet.

I really appreciate the thoroughness of this book, and I am very puzzled by the July 4th review. Surely pointing out that trauma can trigger or aggrevate this syndrome--or that perfectionism sometimes goes along with it--is not blaming the victim. As the parent of a victim, I want every scrap of knowledge available. The last thing I want is for doctors or researchers to censor their findings. I highly recommend this book.

One of the best books I've read!

Perhaps the finest resource for fibromyalgia I have ever read. Dr. Wallace has done a fantastic job of explaining the nuances of this complex syndrome, and I recommend it to all of those who wish to learn more about fibromyalgia.

Indespensible.

This is the best book on the subject which I have ever seen. Anyone interested in this disease should own it. It is well written and concise. What a pleasure to find such a difficult subject handled so adroitly.