Dr. Mark Guariglia treats the whole patient using nutrition, supplements and lifestyle changes in Ocean County, NJ
We are all individuals and our conditions must be treated as such. Our protocol for helping patients with fibromyalgia varies from patient to patient and depends on many factors. After working with hundreds of patients with FMS and CMP it is very clear that no two patients present themselves with the exact same set of Read More …
Fibromyalgia involves many different body systems and therefore is more “systemic” in nature than Chronic Myofascial Pain. That is why Fibro patients often have irritable bowels, insomnia, anxiety, headaches, irritable bladder and a host of other complaints. One of the main criteria for Fibro is that pain is not localized but more diffuse and often Read More …
The reason for this article is not to rant but honestly to vent a bit because I feel the need to share this with all of those that suffer from Fibromyalgia. There is a major issue that has been extremely irritating to me for several years but I thought that it would change with time. Read More …
For most of you with Fibromyalgia it may be almost impossible to imagine that there could possibly be an “upside” to having this condition. You owe it to yourself to please take a few moments to consider what I am about to explain. Maybe you will be able to see some light through the darkness. Read More …
More so than many other health concerns, Fibromyalgia is a condition where patients often have to be strong “self advocates” when it comes to finding the appropriate help. Although most providers today are finally starting to diagnose Fibro, unfortunately there are still some that are not “up to speed” and even more that may be Read More …
There is a huge misconception that still exists when it comes to understanding the degree of pain people with Fibromyalgia experience. The reason for this confusion is that there are actually two separate terms used to describe levels of pain. The term “pain threshold” defines the level at which the body first perceives a stimuli Read More …
Have you ever had the flu? I am sure many of you have. Do you remember that severe achiness throughout every muscle of your body? Do you remember having the type of pain where your skin feels sensitive to the slightest touch? Of course you remember not wanting to get out of bed because of Read More …
Recently I have been witnessing many people having severe flares of their Fibromyalgia, both in in my office and my followers on social media who suffer from FMS. They have been writing to me and complaining about increased pain and fatigue. They are describing what can only be considered a severe “Fibro Flare”. People that Read More …
Fibromyalgia is much more than just having pain in the muscles. As those of you who have fibromyalgia surely know there are a whole host of problems that accompany the muscle pain. In this blog I am going to discuss one of the most frequent symptoms I see with most of my fibro patients. GI Read More …
It is unfortunate that many of you that have fibromyalgia are suffering not only from pain and fatigue but from an enormous amount of misinformation. Research is wonderful and I have always said that with fibromyalgia, “Knowledge is Power”, but it must be the correct type of research and come from reputable sources. It must Read More …