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Celeste Cooper

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Celeste Cooper is the author of of several self help, self-help books, the Broken Body, Wounded Spirit, Balancing the See Saw of Chronic Pain [Series] and Integrative Therapies for Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Myofascial Pain: The Mind-Body Connection, (co-author, Jeff Miller, PhD), and contributing author to Fibromyalgia Insider Secrets: 10 Top Experts. She is also a freelance writer on fibromyalgia and chronic pain. She has a website devoted to fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome and other overlapping and invisible pain and illnesses, and she blogs.

.She is a retired advanced trained registered nurse. She cared and mentored others, and practiced as a clinical educator, and her focus clinically was in the ICU and ER, and cardiac education. She wrote and implemented continuing education programs for the Missouri State Board of Nursing and was an affiliate faculty member and Training Center director for the American Heart Association. She also hold a diploma in Legal Nurse Consulting.

Celeste has experienced personal struggles trials, setbacks, and successes as the result of illness, which brought her ambitions to an abrupt halt. She now advocates for education, change, awareness, and research, and her goal is to share ways to overcome obstacles and turn “road blocks” into a "road trip" full of opportunities.
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  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Rheumatology:
    Common Childhood Vaccine Won't Worsen Juvenile Arthritis: Study

    TUESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- Measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) booster vaccinations do not appear to worsen disease activity in children with juvenile arthritis, according to a new Dutch study.

    "The safety of MMR vaccination has been questioned because disease flares have been described...Full Article

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    Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment May Not Work As Well for Heavier Patients

    TUESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- Overweight and obese people with rheumatoid arthritis are less likely to go into remission in the early stages of the disease and require much more drug treatment than people with normal weight, according to a new study.

    The study included nearly 350 p...Full Article

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    Many Stop Taking Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds Too Soon: Study

    FRIDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- About half of rheumatoid arthritis patients stopped taking their medications within two years after they started them, a new study finds.

    Rheumatoid arthritis affects about one in 100 people worldwide and can cause progressive joint destruction, deformi...Full Article

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    Standard Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy as Good as Costlier Newcomer: Study

    TUESDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- Newer, costlier treatment for rheumatoid arthritis appears no better than an older, less-expensive regimen for people who don't respond to the first-line drug methotrexate, a new study suggests.

    "Newer isn't always better," said researcher Dr. Ted Miku...Full Article

  • Celeste Cooper
    Celeste Cooper answered:
    How do I avoid burning out as a fibromyalgia caregiver?
    Your partner can be dealing with inadequate pain control, medication trials, non-restorative sleep...  Full Post
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    Celeste Cooper answered:
    Does physical therapy help treat fibromyalgia?
    Yes the right physical therapy can help the pain of fibromyalgia. Warm water therapy has been...  Full Post
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    Celeste Cooper answered:
    How will my fibromyalgia symptoms affect my partner's life?
    Your plans may need to be changed, as fibromyalgia symptoms and flares can be unpredictable. This...  Full Post
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    Celeste Cooper has posted a blog entry: Scream “4,”Cervicogenic Migraine and Myofascial Trigger points: June Awareness
    Migraine headaches are not only a severe pain source in their own right, they also co-exist more frequently with fibromyalgia (FM) and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), which overlaps with many other painful conditions, the domino effect.  Because they originate within the central nervous system, they can...Full Post
  • Celeste Cooper
    Celeste Cooper answered:
    Does fibromyalgia affect people with lupus?
    Some research sugggests that fibromyalgia could be an immune disorder.  Systemic Lupus...  Full Post
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    Celeste Cooper answered:
    How does stretching help people with fibromyalgia?
    Muscle pain and sleep difficulties are the two most common complaints in fibromyalgia.  There...  Full Post
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    Celeste Cooper found the following answer helpful:
    What are the most common symptoms of autoimmune diseases?
    There are more than 80 types of autoimmune diseases. If you are having symptoms that bother you, you need to persist to make sure you get relief. Below are descriptions of some common autoimmune diseases. Symptoms and Tests of Diseases to help find out if you have it: Hashimoto's thyroiditis (und...Full Post
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    Celeste Cooper found the following answer helpful:
    What are the most common symptoms of autoimmune diseases?
    Autoimmune disease composes of many different diseases with many different symptoms manifestation, some of the common autoimmune diseases are Rheumatoid arthritis Lupus Scleroderma Sjogren Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Graves' disease Mixed connective tissue disease Type I diabetes The most common...Full Post
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    Weather Doesn't Trigger Fibromyalgia Symptoms, Study Finds

    TUESDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- Although some people with fibromyalgia are sensitive to changes in temperature, sunshine and precipitation, new research shows that weather conditions do not affect the pain or fatigue associated with this chronic condition.

    "Our analyses provide more e...Full Article

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    Celeste Cooper posted:
    Mary Schweitzer’s testimony last week to the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Action Committee (CFSAC), which reports directly to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources. wide. http://slightlyalive.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/testimony-to-cfsac-may-2013.html
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    Celeste Cooper has posted a blog entry: BODY-WORK: The Anatomy’s ’ Labor of Love Manual therapies you might find helpful for chronic pain.
    Chronic pain wears us down regardless of the source. There are many painful disorders recognized in May, and I have discussed ways to advocate and raise awareness, now it is time to say something about what we can do to help our body not only function better, but feel better too.
     
    Self-Responsibility, “&he...Full Post