Interesting insight into chronic pain, and I wanted to share with those living with chronic pain. Our Highway of Pain Our body has built a highway of pain. It took, on average, over 6 months or more to build. And now, it’s a superhighway that your brain built .To build a new pathway away ..read more

    Just like a car the body is a machine designed to work in a specific fashion. Nothing in the body works in isolation—every part has an explicit function meant to work in harmony with other parts. Our skeleton is like the chassis of a car and the quality of our posture determines whether ..read more

    “Follow Your Passion It Will Lead You To Your Purpose” I’ve spent a ton of time learning about the body, how it works how it moves, how it’s put together, and what can go wrong.  I spent 15 years mentoring and  lecturing with Dr. Martin Tamler, leading  physician for Fibromyalgia/Chronic Pain.  I have ..read more

    I recently took part in the, “Freedom From Fractures” screening event in Birmingham and Northville, Michigan, speaking about bone health and screening participants. If you are over 45, this simple screening (Fore Fracture Risk Calculator) can give you valuable information on how to reduce your risk of having a fracture based on your ..read more

PILATES-BASED EXERCISE FOR FIBROMYALGIA; MULTIPLE CASE REPORT AUTHOR; Ostalecki,S. Ph.D.; Gentle Pilates, Novi, MI, USA.   SUBJECTS: 15 subjects (3 Male, 12 Female); mean age 55 years, age range 50-65. MATERIAL/METHODS: Inclusion criteria: Community dwelling adults with the diagnosis of fibromyalgia. Subjects volunteered to participate in 2x per week 50-minute mat class for 4 months ..read more

    If you’re living with fibromyalgia, simple steps you can do right now can help prevent a painful fibromyalgia flare. For the 5 million Americans living with fibromyalgia, the discomfort that characterizes this condition never really goes away. But from time to time, sudden bouts of intense pain, fatigue, and other symptoms — known ..read more

Do you find it difficult to explain, “Fibro-Fog” to your friends or family. I would like to share my definition of fibro-fog. I hope it helps you to explain to your spouse, family or friends what it is like for many of us living with the challenges of fibromyalgia.  And for many cancer patients dealing ..read more

Pilates program for fibromyalgia, breast cancer survivors The Community House in Birmingham, MI will be offering a very special class this fall. Look and feel your very best with this gentle beginner Pilates class. This is a Pilates class with incredible health benefits: strengthen muscles and bones, stand taller with better posture and balance, support ..read more

Many Fibromyalgia physicians believe there are precipitating factors that lead to the onset of fibromyalgia. Primary fibromyalgia occurs spontaneously in individuals not suffering from any related or triggering condition. There is no clear cause for “primary fibromyalgia,” but over time the severity of primary fibromyalgia is affected by factors such as sleep deprivation, muscle atrophy ..read more

The Pursuit of a Thyroid Medication A few years after being diagnosed with fibromyalgia, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis — an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the thyroid gland. I was now hypothyroid, for which the standard treatment is Synthroid. Synthroid ordinarily works like a charm. But not on me. I ..read more