Category: Fibromyalgia Conditions

Sensory Overload: How Noise Can Affect You in Fibromyalgia 0

Sensory Overload: How Noise Can Affect You in Fibromyalgia

Sensitivity to environmental stimulation, including bright lights, loud noises, and even certain smells, can make living with fibromyalgia particularly challenging. You might wake up each morning wondering what new trigger may exacerbate your fibromyalgia symptoms. “I deal...

Is Fibromyalgia Genetic? How do I know if I have fibromyalgia? 0

Fibromyalgia Diagnosis | Is Fibromyalgia Genetic? How do I know if I have fibromyalgia?

People with fibromyalgia often ask, “Is fibromyalgia genetic?” It’s a hard question to answer, especially when little is known about how fibromyalgia works. But it’s something that could be relevant to getting the best possible...

Fibromyalgia Can Mask Chronic Inflammatory Disease of the Spine and Pelvis 0

Fibromyalgia Conditions | Fibromyalgia Can Mask Chronic Inflammatory Disease of the Spine and Pelvis

Fibromyalgia symptoms can mask the presence of chronic inflammatory disease affecting the joints of the pelvis and spine, according to new research. The study, titled “Prevalence of Axial Spondyloarthritis Among Patients With Fibromyalgia: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging...

Researchers Say Fibromyalgia Pain May Be Linked To Spinal Cord Dysfunction 0

Researchers Say Fibromyalgia Pain May Be Linked To Spinal Cord Dysfunction | Fibromyalgia Researches

According to a study titled “Lengthened Cutaneous Silent Period in Fibromyalgia Suggesting Central Sensitization as a Pathogenesis” and published in the journal PLOS One, dysfunction in spinal cord processing may be responsible for pain...

Clinical Research Finds: Fibromyalgia Tied to Hysterectomy, Gynecologic Disease 0

Fibromyalgia Researches | Clinical Research Finds: Fibromyalgia Tied to Hysterectomy, Gynecologic Disease

Did you have a gynecologic surgery, such as a hysterectomy, in the few years before you developed fibromyalgia? It’s a trend some people have noticed, and a study published in 2015 shores up the link...

Formication and Fibromyalgia: Bugs Under Your Skin 0

Fibromyalgia Conditions | Formication and Fibromyalgia: Bugs Under Your Skin

What’s the most annoying thing about fibromyalgia? Is it the constant pain? Or the fatigue that makes it impossible to do even the most basic tasks? Maybe it’s the fibro-fog that leaves you forgetting...

Is Your Bra Causing You More Fibromyalgia Pain? 0

Fibromyalgia Pain | Is Your Bra Causing You More Fibromyalgia Pain?

Many fibro patients suffer from a condition called Costochondritis, apart from common symptoms of fibromyalgia. In this condition, wearing a bra becomes difficult and sometimes even becomes impossible because it causes pain in the...

How Dysphagia and Fibromyalgia are Connected? 0

Fibromyalgia Conditions | How Dysphagia and Fibromyalgia are Connected?

Dysphagia is a medical term that means that a patient has difficulty swallowing. There are a number of different conditions that can cause dysphagia. And someone who suffers from dysphagia often finds that it makes...

Fibromyalgia Flares | Fibromyalgia Linked to Overactive Brain Networks 0

Fibromyalgia Flares | Fibromyalgia Linked to Overactive Brain Networks

Many fibromyalgia sufferers have been told that the pain is “all in their head.” New research indicates there may be some truth to that, and that overactive brain networks could play a role in...