People suffering from fibromyalgia have a lot of symptoms. Some of the symptoms might be symptomatic of some other condition. One of those conditions includes aluminum toxicity. What is Aluminum Toxicity? Aluminum toxicity occurs when…
Fibromyalgia Diagnosis
Learn how Fibromyalgia is diagnosed, including key symptoms, diagnostic criteria, and the tests used to rule out other conditions.
Steps for finding and taking part in clinical trials as a fibromyalgia patient
There are several things that should be kept in mind before appearing as a volunteer for any medical survey or a clinical trial. The newly discovered medicines or therapies related to certain medical conditions and diseases…
Electroconvulsive therapy for treating Fibromyalgia Depression
You might feel a little bit uneasy by the phase of “electroconvulsive therapy”. The mind goes to the days when medical science was not more scientific than it is today and patients were exposed to…
How we can get a Spot in Clinical Trials for treating fibromyalgia
Many latest and advanced clinical trials are underway all around the country and world, studying drugs, devices or other treatments for the pain of fibromyalgia and other symptoms. This gives men and women more privilege…
A new Foundation in America ready to take Down Fibromyalgia
As Fibromyalgia Care Society of America (FCSA) launched their campaign, the exciting news was shared in the medical community recently. FCSA has one and only one goal as the brainchild of long-term fibromyalgia sufferer Mildred…
FDA Approves Clinical Trial to Test Treating Fibromyalgia With TB Vaccine
With the recent approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a human clinical trial is set to begin on BCG, a vaccine typically used to prevent tuberculosis, to treat fibromyalgia. BCG, or Bacillus Calmette-Guerin,…
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 like to apologize for not…
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 normal activity and disrupt sleep.…
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 established for fibromyalgia. History of…
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 also reveals constructive, concrete ways…