Category Archives: Pain

#sleepnumber September Sleep Better Chat: Tips for Pain Relief

Mark your calendar! Join us for our #sleepnumber Sleep Better Chat on Friday, Sept. 23, from 7-8 p.m. CST, where we’ll be providing tips for pain relief. These live, online chats occur monthly on Twitter and Facebook.
During the chat,…

Sleep Number Stories: Gregory Brown catches up on “years” of sleep

Today we’re “officially” unveiling a new series on the Beds.com blog: Sleep Number Stories (our first post was actually two weeks ago by blogger Erin Loechner). The intent? To share some of the fantastic customer stories we hear every day–through…

Women living with fibromyalgia may top number with diabetes, study finds – Deseret News


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Women living with fibromyalgia may top number with diabetes, study finds
Deseret News
Symptoms include widespread pain, abnormal pain processing, sleep disturbance and fatigue. Its cause is unknown, but researchers believe genetics and

Obesity may increase fibromyalgia pain – UPI.com


Atlantic Drugs
Obesity may increase fibromyalgia pain
UPI.com
The study, published in The Journal of Pain, found obesity in fibromyalgia patients was associated with greater pain sensitivity, poorer sleep quality and
Obesity Is Common Among Fibromyalgia Patients About – News & Issues
Possible link between obesity and fibromyalgia Atlantic Drugs
Mindfulness therapy no help in fibromyalgia trial Reuters
Examiner.com  - Biomed Middle East
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Restless Leg Syndrome Linked to Fibromyalgia – Arthritis Today

Restless Leg Syndrome Linked to Fibromyalgia
Arthritis Today
Fibromyalgia is a little understood arthritis-related condition characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, sleeping difficulties, and problems with memory

Can Restless Legs Syndrome Treatment Help Fibromyalgia? – About.com: Health


MD News (press release)
Can Restless Legs Syndrome Treatment Help Fibromyalgia?
About.com: Health
Among those with fibromyalgia, 33% were diagnosed with RLS, compared with just over 3% of healthy controls. When looking specifically at sleep disruptions,
Patients With Fibromyalgia 11 Times More Likely to Have Restless Legs Syndrome Medscape
Risk of Restless Legs Found Higher in Fibromyalgia Patients MD News (press release)

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Restless Leg Syndrome Interrupts Sleep for Fibromyalgia Patients – eMaxHealth


eMaxHealth
Restless Leg Syndrome Interrupts Sleep for Fibromyalgia Patients
eMaxHealth
It is apparent from our study that a substantial portion of sleep disruption in fibromyalgia is due to restless legs syndrome.
Fibromyalgia Patients Greater Risk Of RLS Examiner.com
Probable link between fibromyalgia and restless legs syndrome revealed HealthJockey.com
Restless Leg Syndrome Linked To Fibromyalgia? RedOrbit

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Gravity Signals Seasonal Changes: Are you Ready?

October in Minnesota is unpredictable; the weather in particular. One day it’s sunny and 70 degrees, and the next day we’re slammed with an inch of snow, which then quickly melts as we again approach a sunny 70-degree day. One thing I can count on is gravity and its ability to strip nature’s most gorgeous pallet of orange, yellow and red hues to the ground. Which means the other thing I can count on in October is raking leaves.