Re-Imagining Fibromyalgia
The current scientific knowledge of Fibromyalgia is too focused on deficits. Therefore, the prognosis of Fibromyalgia is grim. This Commentary provides the lived experience of a person navigating the healing process with Fibromyalgia. With no remedy to fix the condition, those with the diagnosis must find better ways to live with it. This Commentary provides 4 helpful tips: 1) Utilize the research; 2) Get to a safe space; 3) Balance the mental and physical aspects, and; 4) Look for unexpected insights of the diagnosis. While this lived experience is not generalizable, it illustrates the need for dissemination of novel understandings of Fibromyalgia.
Authors
- Derrick Kranke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1641-0808)
- Bridget Kranke
Institutions
- University of Kansas (US)
- Control Technology Incorporation (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Work in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2026.2617235
- Primary Topic
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00