If you are in pain for some or all of your waking hours, if pain is permanently in the foreground of your attention, it puts something of a different context around everything else. This section provides information on some of the most common forms of chronic pain, including arthritis, back pain, fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome.
Pain has become the universal disorder, a serious and costly public health issue, and a challenge for family, friends, and health care providers who must give support to the individual suffering from the physical as well as the emotional consequences of pain.
Background information in this section about arthritis and rheumatic diseases covers diagnosis, arthritis and exercise, and common questions and answers.
These pages providing background information on back pain in general as well as low back pain in particular also include specific exercise recommendations.
This section includes pages providing background on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) in the United Kingdom and Canada.
This section includes pages providing background on the myofascial pain syndrome fibromyalgia, also called fibrositis. If you suffer from fibromyalgia, you may experience widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and tender points.
One in five Americans suffers from irritable bowel syndrome, making it one of the most common disorders diagnosed by doctors. This section includes pages providing background on IBS.
