Fibromyalgia Tender Points & Myofascial Trigger Points: What's the Difference?

It can be confusing to talk about fibromyalgia tender points and myofascial trigger points, especially since a lot of people (even medical folks) use the term trigger point for both of them. They've...

The Link Between Heart Failure & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Research Brief Two studies recently published in Neuroendocrinology Letters suggest underlying factors of the cardiovascular irregularities some research has linked to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS...

Russ - S&F Quality Question

Russ of Washington DC, writes:Hi - this may be the most useful Web site ever! We have a Stearns & Foster Quality question: when looking at Stearns & Foster with all the different...

New Year's Resolutions With Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Setting and reaching goals is especially tough when you have fibromyalgia (FMS) or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS), but that doesn't mean we shouldn't set them. It just means we have to...

Answering "What Do You Do?" With Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

We talked here awhile ago about how hard it can be to answer the question, "How are you?" That's just one of many social situations that become awkward when you're living with fibromyalgia and...