Introduction Fibromyalgia is often described as a condition that causes “pain all over the body,” but that simple phrase does not fully capture what people actually experience. The pain can feel deep, widespread, and unpredictable.…
Fibromyalgia Conditions
Explore the conditions associated with Fibromyalgia, their symptoms, and how to manage them for improved well-being.
Expert Urges Women to Be Self-Advocates in Managing Fibromyalgia Pain
Understanding the Importance of Self-Advocacy in Fibromyalgia Care Living with fibromyalgia can be a daily challenge, especially for women who make up the majority of people diagnosed with this chronic condition. Characterized by widespread pain,…
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…
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…
Fibromyalgia Takes Different Tolls on Different People
Fibromyalgia patients, who suffer pain in the muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons, are not all the same and can be classified into three distinct subgroups, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Michigan…
Anger, Sadness Increase Pain in Women With Fibromyalgia
Negative emotions increase pain responses in women with and without fibromyalgia (FM), while combined treatment with cognitive behavioral therapy and a tailored exercise program can improve outcome in FM, according to two studies published in…
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 also a syndrome that researchers…
Needling Away at Fibromyalgia Lower Back Pain
Understanding How Needling Techniques May Help Relieve Fibromyalgia Lower Back Pain Lower back pain is one of the most common and frustrating symptoms experienced by people living with fibromyalgia. While fibromyalgia is known for causing…
More Clues to Fibromyalgia Pain: Understanding What Science and Daily Experience Reveal
Introduction Fibromyalgia is one of the most complex and misunderstood chronic pain conditions. Despite affecting millions of people worldwide, its exact cause remains unknown, and no single laboratory test can confirm its presence. Instead, healthcare…
Scans Reveal Brain Abnormalities in Fibromyalgia Patients: What the Research Means
Fibromyalgia has long been one of the most misunderstood chronic pain conditions. For many years, people living with fibromyalgia were told that their symptoms were “all in their head” because standard blood tests, X-rays, and…