Michael Musker, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute and Tiffany Gill, University of AdelaideAt least one in ten of us suffer some sort of troublesome, long-term (chronic) pain. But not all have fibromyalgia. People with fibromyalgia have chronic widespread pain — including musculoskeletal aches, pain and stiffness, and soft tissue tenderness — in many areas … [Read more...] about Explainer: what is fibromyalgia, the condition Lady Gaga lives with?
Chronic Illness
Podcast ‘Chronic Illness and Suicide: Looking after Patients and Practitioners’
This Friday, from FX Medicine, we have a podcast with Dr Mark Donohoe and Andrew Whitfield-Cook, titled, 'Chronic Illness and Suicide: Looking after Patients and Practitioners' Those patients for which medicine has no answers or solutions are very often the ones ending up in front of an integrative medicine practitioner. The time spent with patients is often longer, the … [Read more...] about Podcast ‘Chronic Illness and Suicide: Looking after Patients and Practitioners’
What’s it like to be interviewed about MCS?
Recently, I took part in an interview, 'Chemical Sensitivity, the illness crippling millions yet dismissed by doctors'. #notAllDoctors lol ;) It was fun. As an aspiring film maker, with a hankering to do a documentary, it was the most exciting thing to happen in years. On the one hand, when asked to do it, I thought 'What's to lose; lost everything anyway!' So I let myself sit … [Read more...] about What’s it like to be interviewed about MCS?
EHS News: A Cell Phone Destroyed My Nervous System and Health
Updated to respect privacy with deletion of *real name and a re-upload of the video, 'A Cellphone ruined my Health', which is now hosted by Wireless Dangers Australia on YouTube. Today, YouTuber, *Aussie Vegan Gardening Yogi, tells us about her experiences with Electro-hypersensitivity (EHS). She also shares some insights into the condition, her treatment by the Australian … [Read more...] about EHS News: A Cell Phone Destroyed My Nervous System and Health
4 Disability Assistive Devices I need to Survive
My top 4 Assistive Devices for Mould Illness (CIRS) and Medical Conditions with Chemical Sensitivity as a Symptom!(Note this page has a formatting issue that has removed my paragraph breaks so it's in the naughty chair until I can fix it! This always happens when I embed Instagram posts. If you have a solution or know why this happens please leave a comment below or call … [Read more...] about 4 Disability Assistive Devices I need to Survive