The First International NY FMS Conference

The speakers were:

• Miryam Williamson - Fibromyalgia, Your Doctor and You.
• Robert Bennett, MD - Fibromyalgia: What does it mean in 1998?
• Sharon Clark, PhD - Taking Charge with Exercise
• David Bell, MD - Fibromyalgia and Children: An Overview
• Muhammad Yunus, MD - Disregulation Spectrum Syndrome: Concept and Bio-Physiology
• William Hurwitz, MD - The Politics of Pain
• Paddy Kennedy - The Powerful Healing Effects of QiGong on Fibromyalgia
• Darice Putterman, PT, CAAPM, CTIACA - How to Prove That it Hurts to Move: Surface EMG, A Diagnostic and Treatment Tool for Complicated Pain
• Jacob Teitelbaum, MD - From Fatigued to Fantastic!
• Don Goldenberg, MD - Fibromyalgia as it Relates to Chronic Illness and Uncertainty
• Mark Pellegrino, MD - Rehabilitation Approach to Fibromyalgia
• Sharan Green - Caring for the Person, Not the Disease - A Multi Interdisciplinary Approach to Fibromyalgia Treatment
• Richard Bachrach, DO - Diagnosis and Management of Dysfunction Postural Mechanics: A Cause and Perpetuating Factor of Fibromyalgia

The Breakout Sessions were:

• QiGong with Paddy Kennedy
• Disability and Fibromyalgia with Aba Heiman, Esq.
• Hands on QiGong session with Paddy Kennedy
• How the Brain Perceives Pain with Benjamin Natelson, MD
• New Aspects on Treatment for Fibromyalgia with Special Focus on Psychobiology and the Efficacy of Paroxetine with Lars Tanum, MD
• Compression of the Central Nervous System with Sam Banner, DO
• Round Table Discussion - Approaches to Pain Treatment

It was impossible for me to attend each and every session. However, Anadem Publishing has published a book of the synopsis of the talks as they were expected to be heard. It has been assigned ISDN 1-890018-30-9. Anadem Publishing may be reached at 800-633-0055.

The following are my notes on some of the presentations.

Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum's Presentation of his Placebo-Controlled Study of Effective Treatment for CFS and FMS.