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The Apology I Owe My Patients With Fibromyalgia

I have an apology to make. I’d like to apologize to all the patients I saw in my years working in urgent care who had chronic pain due to fibromyalgia or autoimmune disease. I’d…

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Why fibromyalgia tender points are important for diagnosis?

Fibromyalgia is a neurological disorder that affects approximately 12 million people in the U.S. This chronic disorder causes aches and pains in the body that are severe enough to impact…

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Diagnosing fibromyalgia: past to present

The term “fibromyalgia” may be relatively new, but the condition itself has been around for quite a while. After several name changes, a definite set of diagnostic parameters are finally…

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The Impact of Fibromyalgia: New Survey Findings

Results from Women Expressing Fibromyalgia's Effects on their Everyday Lives (WE FEEL), illuminate the private, prolonged, and often agonizing, physical and emotional struggles that women with fibromyalgia face. The survey…

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Fibromyalgia: New Insights Into a Misunderstood Ailment

Fibromyalgia was once dismissed by many traditional medical practitioners as a phantom illness. But that view is changing rapidly. Not only is fibromyalgia accepted as a diagnosable illness, it is…

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More Clues To Fibromyalgia Pain

More Clues To Fibromyalgia Pain Fibromyalgia patients have more "connectivity" between brain networks and regions of the brain involved in pain processing, which may help explain why sufferers feel pain…

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Fibromyalgia Symptoms More Severe in Obese Patients

Patients with fibromyalgia who are severely obese have more severe symptoms and lower quality of life (QOL), according to a study published in the February issue of Arthritis Care &…

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Scientists Spot Unexpected Player in Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a mysterious and misunderstood illness, but researchers may have uncovered at least one key to the disease's origin: insulin resistance. The new research compared a small group of…

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Research shows a Car Accident Influence Chronic Pain

At the 2014 American Pain Society Meeting, a hot topic of conversation focused around the emotional and physical repercussions following a car accident. Because persistent pain and disability often occur…

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Why no one seems to ask us how fibromyalgia is affecting our relationships

Our doctors spend a lot of time asking us questions like ‘what are your symptoms?’ and ‘how’s your sleep?’ So why is it that no one seems to ask us…

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