Fibromyalgia Symptoms: Signs, Diagnosis & What to Expect

Ordinary Touches Multiply Into Severe Pain For Fibromyalgia Patients

The millions of Americans who suffer from fibromyalgia live with a two-edged sword: excruciating pain, accompanied by the doubts of many who dismiss it as a made-up illness invented by…

chronicillness 09/09/2022

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High rate of restless legs syndrome found in adults with fibromyalgia

A study in the Oct. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that adults with fibromyalgia had a much higher prevalence and risk of restless legs syndrome…

chronicillness 09/08/2022

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Study probes obesity link to fibromyalgia

Afflicting up to 5 percent of the U.S. population, mostly women, fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread pain and a range of function problems. A new study in The Journal of…

chronicillness 09/07/2022

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Young people report worse fibromyalgia than older patients

It may seem counterintuitive, but young and middle-aged fibromyalgia patients report worse symptoms and poorer quality of life than older patients, a Mayo Clinic study shows. Fibromyalgia most often strikes…

chronicillness 09/05/2022

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Lady Gaga: When people doubt

I use the word ‘suffer’ not for pity, or attention, and have been disappointed to see people online suggest that I’m being dramatic, making this up, or playing the victim…

chronicillness 09/04/2022

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Long-term study on fibromyalgia severity

I came across an interesting long-term study in Finland on Fibromyalgia spanning 26 years published in the journal of Clinical Rheumatology. The severity of symptoms persists for decades in a fibromyalgia-a…

chronicillness 09/01/2022

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Fibromyalgia assessments

So it looks like some clinicians have some uncertainty when it comes to diagnosing Fibromyalgia. Remember the criteria for tender points are no longer used. Data from the U.S., Europe,…

chronicillness 08/31/2022

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Fibromyalgia and sensitivity to non-painful stimuli

Fibromyalgia is a chronic syndrome defined by widespread muscle pain, fatigue, sleep dysfunction, and cognitive dysfunction. Fibromyalgia pain dysfunction involves increased sensitivity to pain known as hyperalgesia for example. But…

chronicillness 08/30/2022

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Sleep and fibromyalgia are not friends

So there are a lot of issues with sleep and fibromyalgia. I also have other chronic pain and vertigo, but seriously since I was young sleep and I have not…

chronicillness 08/29/2022

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Fibromyalgia is more than pain

Time for another post about Fibromaygia for Awareness month. Fibromyalgia is more than widespread pain Primary symptoms Primary symptoms are the areas used to diagnose someone with Fibromyalgia because they…

chronicillness 08/28/2022