Virtual Center of Excellence Program
Allow us to help you reclaim your life from Fibromyalgia
"For the Fibromyalgia Care Society of America, the pandemic resulted in the perfect storm as it proved to us that we could work differently. By bringing virtual coordinated care to people living with fibromyalgia, we are bringing disability justice to the homes of many who find themselves home bound due to the pain, fatigue and isolation caused by this nervous system disorder," "More importantly, we are delivering services and compassion to a community with unmet needs."~ Milly Velez, FCSA Founder, Executive Director and Person Living with Fibromyalgia
We want to help you reclaim your life from fibromyalgia. The FCSA’s virtual coordinated care program is 100% free and takes an individual whole person approach to care. The Fibromyalgia Care Society of America, Inc is the only social service program in the United States offering this type of Fibromyalgia Care.
Here is some of the things we offer:
● Individual support in helping you explore holistic ways to manage Fibromyalgia and
improve your health.
● An accountability partner to help you identify and set goals so that you succeed.
● Assistance with completing applications, paperwork.
● Connection to community resources for utilities, food, housing, counseling and more.
● Coping groups to help you manage fibromyalgia and community that reminds us that we are never alone.
If this sounds like something you are ready to commit to, apply today! If you would like more information on the program or need help filling out the application, please email COE@fibro.org.
Queremos ayudarlo a recuperar su vida de la fibromialgia. El programa de atención coordinada virtual de FCSA es 100 % gratuito y adopta un enfoque de atención individual de persona completa. La Fibromyalgia Care Society of America, Inc es el único programa de servicio social en los Estados Unidos que ofrece este tipo de atención de la fibromialgia.
Estas son algunas de las cosas que ofrecemos:
● Apoyo individual para ayudarlo a explorar formas holísticas de controlar la fibromialgia y
Mejora tu salud.
● Un socio responsable que lo ayude a identificar y establecer metas para que tenga éxito.
● Asistencia para completar solicitudes, papeleo.
● Conexión a recursos comunitarios para servicios públicos, alimentos, vivienda, asesoramiento y más.
● Grupos de afrontamiento para ayudarlo a controlar la fibromialgia y comunidad que nos recuerda que nunca estamos solos.
Si esto suena como algo con lo que está listo para comprometerse, ¡solicite hoy! Si desea obtener más información sobre el programa o necesita ayuda para completar la solicitud, envíe un correo electrónico a COE@fibro.org. Hablamos español y ofrecemos servicios en español también.
On March 15th, 2022 The Fibromyalgia Care Society of America, Inc received a $25.000 one-year award from the Health Care Foundation of New Jersey to pilot a virtual coordinated care program for people living with fibromyalgia in Essex County.
participant Testimonials
As an organization, we strive to impact the community by providing programming and resources that are impactful and consistent. The following are some testimonials from a recent program evaluation, provided in response to the prompt:
“How has your participation in this program helped you specifically in dealing with the impacts of Fibromyalgia?”:
Participants Activities
Doctors believe the central nervous system (CNS)—your brain and spinal cord—plays a key role in fibro. They suspect that when you have the condition, your CNS amplifies your perception of pain. This is called central sensitization.
There are lots of small ways to find your chill, and it all ties back to finding ways to calm our impaired nervous system. Through our Virtual Coordinated Care program, we teach, learn and share modalities that help manage fibromyalgia. This is one of the ways we take an individual multifaceted approach to care and begin to support each other in reclaiming our lives.
How does it work? The parasympathetic nervous system (part of the brain that controls our ability to relax) is always working, attempting to keep us in a comfortable, relaxed state. But it also must negotiate with our sympathetic nervous system (the fight or flight system), some studies have shown a correlation between SNS and fibromyalgia pain levels.
The problem is that with fibromyalgia, the sympathetic nervous system is activated too much and the parasympathetic system can’t do its job effectively.
The solution: To calm our nervous system, we must take an individual multifaceted approach to effectively lower and manage symptoms for a better quality of life. This is a difficult task and can take lots of trial and error, the good news is that through the FCSA’s virtual coordinated care program, your assigned Team helps you identify what works best for you.
Let us support you in finding the correct tools to manage your fibromyalgia. Apply Now to our Center of Excellence Virtual Coordinated Care Program.
