A detailed guide to understanding Fibromyalgia symptoms, early warning signs, and how they are diagnosed.
Juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome is a chronic pain condition that affects children and adolescents, leading to widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and cognitive difficulties. While fibromyalgia is more commonly discussed in adults, it can begin…
Introduction Fibromyalgia is a chronic neurological pain condition that affects how the brain and spinal cord process pain and sensory signals. Instead of pain being linked to a clear injury or inflammation, the nervous system…
Introduction Fibromyalgia is one of those conditions that can change the rhythm of daily life in ways that are hard to fully explain to someone who has not experienced it. The pain is not always…
The pain in fibromyalgia often first shows up as chronic upper back and neck pain. In fact, recent studies have shown that the majority of fibromyalgia patients have lost the natural curve in the cervical…
Living Inside a Flare: When Pain Becomes the Center of Everything A fibromyalgia flare is often described as a sudden intensification of symptoms, but that definition barely captures what it feels like in real life.…
You’re sitting in the doctor’s office, being told you have an incurable illness. Maybe you have to leave your career, or pull back on your workload, with set accommodations. You can’t live up to being…
Living with fibromyalgia can affect you physically and emotionally. Fibromyalgia is stressful. The pain and stress of fibromyalgia raise your body’s level of cortisol, a stress hormone. Adjusting to the disease and finding treatments that…
The phrase “tender points” isn’t something you hear every day. But if you have fibromyalgia, you may be familiar with those words. In fact, your doctor may have used tender points to diagnose you. What…
Fibromyalgia affects about 5 to 6 million people in the United States, mostly women. Yet, so little is known about the condition and people with fibromyalgia often feel misunderstood. Here, three women share their thoughts…
There’s a lot that’s not known about fibromyalgia. Doctors aren’t sure what causes it and why it affects certain people instead of others. But experts continue to learn about the disease and who may be…