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,…
Fibromyalgia Medication
Explore the medications commonly used to treat Fibromyalgia, including pain relievers, antidepressants, and other options to manage symptoms effectively.
Horrible Side Effects Make Fibromyalgia Patients Quit Medication Early
Neurontin and its newer more potent version, Fibromyalgia pain relief drug Lyrica, are widely used for off-label indications that are an outright flagrant danger to the public. These blockbuster drugs were approved for use even…
What is gua sha and could it help me manage my pain?
The surface of the body, usually on the back and neck. Here’s what you should know about this technique and what others have said about its use in pain management. What is gua sha? Gua…
How chiropractic works and can help you find pain relief?
Chiropractors may best be associated with spinal adjustments and the popping sound that many people’s bodies make as their musculoskeletal systems click back into proper alignment. That noise is actually the sound of pockets of…
Fibromyalgia research looks ahead to 3 emerging treatments
Notoriously difficult to diagnose, fibromyalgia causes very real pain to those affected by it despite remaining a mystery in many other ways. A musculoskeletal disorder, it’s characterized by a lowered pain threshold and extra sensitivity…
Does a pain diary work
It has long been a common recommendation that chronic patients maintain a pain diary. The idea behind a pain diary is simple. Using either an electronic device or a paper journal, pain patients keep track…
My personal top 10 favorite posts on pain doctor
It’s been about a year since we became Pain Doctor and began sharing information with you about everything pain- and health-related. In that time, we’ve covered a lot of information, but we’ve tried to make…
CBD Here, There, Everywhere! CBD and Women’s Health
As you may have noticed, products with CBD are now touted for all sorts of conditions, including pain relief (for fibromyalgia, for example), anxiety, depression, insomnia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and cancer. But how effective is CBD,…
Turning a Moment of Change Into Transformational Momentum for Chronic Pain Management
This is an amazing time to be a woman in our country. In the past six months alone we’ve had women at the helm of three network morning shows, we’ve had a record number of…
Fibromyalgia: 3 Strategies for Workplace Success
Juggling a career—and social life, family, and the demands of fibromyalgia–can be challenging. Find the help you need from Jenni Prokopy—a woman living with the chronic, widespread pain and fatigue of fibromyalgia. Watch the video…