LOGAN, Utah—(3 September 2011)—The National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association (NFMCPA) today released the inaugural issue of Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain LIFE™, the bi-monthly digital magazine for, by and about fibromyalgia and related chronic pain communities.

 

“As a nonprofit organization, the NFMCPA strives to support patients, families, and friends in their search to find useful information and methods for improving their condition and coping with the difficulties associated with fibromyalgia and overlapping illnesses,” said Jan Favero Chambers, publisher and editor-in-chief and president and founder of the NFMCPA. “Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain LIFE is a demonstration of our commitment to provide a collective resource to make our voices and stories heard as well as a key vehicle for bringing new and important information to the fibromyalgia and chronic pain patient and medical communities.”

 

Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain LIFE is independently owned and published by the National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association, and has no connection to any other publications or organizations.  

 

The inaugural issue features cover model Chelsea Christian, who was diagnosed with FM in 2006 and is using her modeling to raise awareness of this illness.  The cover story, “Wrapped in Pain: The Naked Truth About Fibromyalgia,” is written by her mother, Juli Tedeschi, who shares a painful and thoughtful consideration of what may have contributed to her daughter’s life with FM.

 

Other features in the inaugural issue include:

 

• Health: Could potatoes be affecting your FM symptoms?

• How to prepare for your SSDI hearing

• Ask the Expert: Back to school with fibro fog

• Research: New study links fibro fog with balance deficit

 

Access to the first six digital issues of Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain LIFE is FREE to registered subscribers of the National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association electronic newsletter. Subscribers will also receive a discount to the print-on-demand version of the magazine. 

 

To subscribe to the NFMCPA newsletter and magazine, visit  http://fmcpaware.org/join.

 

The NFMCPA has also launched the magazine’s related news portal, www.fibropainlife.org which aims to offer a powerful platform for researchers, medical professionals and people affected by fibromyalgia to share their quality news and personal stories. 

 

For more information, including writers’ guidelines and submission policies, please visit www.fibropainlife.org or email editor@fibropainlife.org. To submit announcements and press releases, email to news@fibropainlife.org.

 

For advertising and sponsorship information, contact Corin Ramos at 702-674-6148 or corin@walsonpr.com. Walson Communications is the PR Agency of Record for the NFMCPA and the Authorized Agent for Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain LIFE.

 

Founded in 2010, the National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association is a 501c3 organization whose mission is to build a united patient and medical community to create a strong voice and organizational base to educate and execute advocacy programs regarding access to care, scientific research, diagnosis and treatment for people suffering with chronic pain from fibromyalgia and overlapping conditions. For more information, visit www.fmcpaware.org 

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