When Muscle Pain Won't Go Away : The Relief Handbook for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Muscle Pain

In this completely updated edition, Gayle Backstrom, who has FM, and Dr. Bernard Rubin explain and demystify this chronic muscle pain syndrome. Taking into account the latest research findings on fibromyalgia, Backstrom and Rubin seek to educate and assist the layperson in recognizing and treating this condition.

Gayle Backstrom has been a freelance writer and teacher for more than 30 years. She has served as a newspaper general reporter, feature writer, photography editor and lifestyle editor and as a magazine writer and publisher. She is a past member of the Romance Writers of America, and current member of Sisters in Crime, Women Writing the West and the Golden Triangle Writers Guild.

Originally diagnosed in 1969 as having rheumatoid arthritis, she has followed the same frustrating path as many others with muscle pain in being misdiagnosed and mistreated. It was not until 1984 that she was given the correct diagnosis of fibromyalgia. She brings both her skills as a writer and experiences of living with the syndrome to the newest edition of her best-selling title When Muscle Pain Won't Go Away.

She received a bachelor of science in communications and a master's in English from Governors State University. She also currently volunteers with the Denton Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association and the Denton Police Department.

Bernard R. Rubin, D.O., F.A.C.P. has completed a number of research studies in fibromyalgia as well as other rheumatic conditions. In addition to providing his expertise to all three editions of When Muscle Pain Won't Go Away, he wrote the chapter on rheumatology in Foundations for Osteopathic Medicine (Williams & Wilkins, 1996). He also served as co-editor for Applications of Medicine in Music (University of North Texas, 1996).

Dr. Rubin is a professor of medicine at the university of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Texas. He currently serves on the Medical Advisory Board for Arthritis Today and has served on the editorial board for Primary Care Rheumatology.