Find & Work With a Doctor for Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
It can be hard to find a doctor for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, but good doctors are out there! Get help on how to find a doctor for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome to get your treatment on the right track. Also learn how to work better with your doctor.
Finding a Doctor for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Not all doctors are knowledgable about diagnosing and treating chronic fatigue syndrome. Find out how to locate a doctor who can help you manage chronic fatigue syndrome.
Not all doctors are knowledgable about diagnosing and treating chronic fatigue syndrome. Find out how to locate a doctor who can help you manage chronic fatigue syndrome.
Finding a Doctor for Your Fibromyalgia
Not all doctors are skilled at diagnosing and treating fibromyalgia. Find out how to find a specialist and what questions to ask before you begin treatment.
Not all doctors are skilled at diagnosing and treating fibromyalgia. Find out how to find a specialist and what questions to ask before you begin treatment.
Manual Therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia Treatment
Manual therapy can be an alternative or complementary chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia treatment option. What do you need to look for in a massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor when seeking chronic fatigue or fibromyalgia treatment? What are the dangers of having a manual therapist who doesn't understand your condition and how the treatment could actually make you worse?
Manual therapy can be an alternative or complementary chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia treatment option. What do you need to look for in a massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor when seeking chronic fatigue or fibromyalgia treatment? What are the dangers of having a manual therapist who doesn't understand your condition and how the treatment could actually make you worse?
Tracking Your Symptoms
Learn why and how you should keep a diary for tracking symptoms of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome and see various forms that are available to help you get started.
Learn why and how you should keep a diary for tracking symptoms of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome and see various forms that are available to help you get started.
Get More From Your Doctor's Appointments
I'd like to say that a lot of us with fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) have a love/hate relationship with doctors, but all too often there's no "love" at all! Since you and I can't do a lot to change the healthcare system, we've got to make the most of what we've got.
I'd like to say that a lot of us with fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) have a love/hate relationship with doctors, but all too often there's no "love" at all! Since you and I can't do a lot to change the healthcare system, we've got to make the most of what we've got.
How to Find a Complementary/Alternative Practitioner
Get advice about how to find a good complementary or alternative medicine practitioner from About.com Guide to Alternative Medicine Cathy Wong.
Get advice about how to find a good complementary or alternative medicine practitioner from About.com Guide to Alternative Medicine Cathy Wong.
Improving Patient-Doctor Communication
Find out how to communicate more effectively with your doctor, and also see why many of us are reluctant to be fully open with our doctors.
Find out how to communicate more effectively with your doctor, and also see why many of us are reluctant to be fully open with our doctors.
10 Signs it's Time to Find a New Doctor
Should you try to improve your relationship with your doctor, or find someone new? Here are signs that it's time to move on!
Should you try to improve your relationship with your doctor, or find someone new? Here are signs that it's time to move on!
Types of Care Providers
This article describes some of the basic types of health-care providers and looks at what kind of treatments they use.
This article describes some of the basic types of health-care providers and looks at what kind of treatments they use.
Search for a Doctor
About.com offers a free, searchable directory of doctors. You can find a specialist in your area, or get information about specific doctors.
About.com offers a free, searchable directory of doctors. You can find a specialist in your area, or get information about specific doctors.