Arthritis Foundation-Fibromyalgia	Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome	Chronic Pain Support Group
Fibromyalgia Network	Ice Therapy	Fibromyalgia Alliance of America
American Chronic Pain Association	FMS Resource List	Fibromyalgia Chat Room
NFA Newsletter Online	Immune Support.com	Institute For The Study of Pain
Caffeine and Fibromyalgia	Article on Lyrica	The Pain Store
Flu Shot or Not?  Get the facts !	Fibrohugs.com [Support Group]	Opioids in Chronic Non Malignant Pain
Dr. Koop's Health Pages	Muscle & Joint Pain with Thyroid Disease	Questions & Answers about Fibromyalgia
Fibro Docs	Living With FM and MPS	Mayo Clinic on Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia & Fatigue	FMS Support N. Ireland	Interview with Dr. John Lowe
	The Muscle Pain Epidemic	Thyroid & Fibromyalgia
The Sleep Medicine Home Page	The Whitcomb Method	Fibromyalgia, causes, symptoms
USA Fibromyalgia Association	Chronic Pain Support Group { Trish Walsh}	TLC Alternative Medicine

The CF Alliance offers a free, international pen pal program for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)and Fibromyalgia (FM) sufferers of all ages, as well as their families and caregivers. All information is kept strictly confidential and pen pals are matched by gender, age and interests. This is a friendship connection, not a dating service. We also have a free CFS/ME/FMS internet support group and a quarterly newsletter. The CF Alliance is over 1000 members strong worldwide!
*We would appreciate it if you would post our pen pal program on your website or newsletter. Please mail info request or completed pen pal application with a SASE (if outside of the USA, send an International Reply Coupon) to:
CF Alliance PO Box 9204 Bardonia, NY 10954 USA
*Visit Us at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CFAlliance *Print an application: http://www.paintgarden.com

Fibromyalgia Syndrome News	Arthritis Information Center	FMS NEWS
Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation Inc.	Organizations for Sjogren's Syndrome	About Sjogren's Syndrome
Beyond Fibromyalgia and Chronice Fatigue	Chronic Fatigue Links	The Oregon Fibromyalgia Foundation
	Sleep Disorders Site	What is Brain Fog ?
Integrated Health Concepts, Inc. Dr. Mark Pelligrino	Lupus Online Support Group	Fibromyalgia  A New Perspective
	Life Extension Foundation
		Chronic Fatigue & Fibromyalgia Support group listings
		CFS/FM Checklist
Maintaining a Positive Attitude !!	The National Sleep Foundation	Prescribed Medications for FMS by Dr. Mark Pelligrino
INFOMIN	NEW! Brain scan proves Pain !!

EXERCISE HELPS CHRONIC FATIGUE PATIENTS

 Many patients with chronic fatigue syndrome would substantially
 benefit if physicians provided medical explanations for symptoms
 that could encourage home-based exercise routines, finds a study
 in the British Medical Journal. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome affects
 as many as 800,000 adults in the United States and is marked by
 unrelenting exhaustion and muscle pain. A total of 148 volun-
 teers diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome were randomly put
 into four groups. Patients in one group received medical exams
 and advice on exercise and positive thinking but received no
 explanations for symptoms. Patients in the other three groups
 all received explanations of symptoms to varying degrees --
 either once, over the phone or in person several times over
 three months. Explanations focused on disruption of body cycles
and sleep abnormalities. After one year, 69 percent of the
 patients who received explanations had improved physical func-
 tion compared to 6 percent in the other group. Similar improve-
 ments were seen in fatigue, sleep, mood and disability. The
 researchers note that this approach might be as effective as
 psychological therapy while requiring less time and therapist
 skill.

Something to keep in mind !!!

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