by Jok | Apr 21, 2020 | Wellbeing |
Many fibromyalgia sufferers who contact me or have visited the clinic in the past, often talk about how being diagnosed with fibromyalgia caused them to feel isolated. I totally get this having experienced this for myself and particularly once I’d realized there...
by Jok | Apr 1, 2020 | The Fibro Chronicles |
Justine’s Fibromyalgia Diagnosis Where does your story begin and what were the symptoms that concerned you prompting you to see your GP? November 2018 – I started suffering with painful shoulders and upper arms which coincided with my right thumb becoming severely...
by Jok | Mar 27, 2020 | Healthy Mind, The Fibro Chronicles |
I’ve suffered with anxiety for a long time and about five years ago it was at its worse and I was prescribed medication. During this time I began to notice pains in my arms and legs and knew this was more than anxiety. After several visits to my doctor I was...
by Jok | Mar 26, 2020 | Healthy Mind |
We all worry from time to time and it’s difficult not to worry when you have to cope with an unpredictable illness like fibromyalgia. Occasionally a bit of a worry is helpful, especially in the process of recognizing a problem and then finding a solution....
by Jok | Mar 13, 2020 | Healthy Mind, Support, Wellbeing |
Living with fibromyalgia can be a very isolating experience. It’s a complex condition characterised by wide spread chronic pain, fibromyalgia brain fog, fatigue, heightened sensitivities and a host of other symptoms that fluctuate on a daily basis, not to...
by Jok | Mar 7, 2020 | Healthy Mind, Support, The Fibro Chronicles |
Thank you to Jane for her interview, here is her story Where does your story begin and what were the symptoms that concerned you prompting you to see your GP? It was ten years ago and during a very stressful time in my life, I was in my fifty’s and had been a...
by Jok | Mar 4, 2020 | Healthy Mind |
Fibromyalgia is characterised by widespread muscle pain but as any sufferer will tell you ….. it doesn’t stop there! Fibromyalgia is a syndrome which can be a primary condition or it may exist secondary to another illness and it’s important to know...
by Jok | Jan 28, 2020 | Wellbeing |
Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by wide spread chronic pain and a collection of various symptoms that correlate with each other and affects each person differently making it a difficult condition to diagnose. Common symptoms include sleep disorders, food...
by Jok | Jan 24, 2020 | Wellbeing |
It’s been an amazing start to 2020 for the clinic and thanks to Devon Life for helping to raise awareness of the growing statistics of sufferers in Devon. Click here to read the full article featuring an interview with Jok Saunders, the founder of the clinic in...
by Jok | Jul 15, 2019 | Wellbeing |
Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is a systemic disorder, a chronic condition defined by widespread pain throughout the body as a consequence of abnormal pain processing in the central nervous system. Effects and degrees of suffering differ from person to person due to the...
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