5 Common Fibromyalgia Flare Triggers to Avoid Fibromyalgia flares can feel sudden, overwhelming, and deeply frustrating. One day you’re managing, the next your pain spikes, fatigue crashes in, and even simple tasks feel impossible. While…
Fibromyalgia Tests
Learn about the tests and diagnostic methods used to identify Fibromyalgia, including blood tests and physical examinations to rule out other conditions.
Fibromyalgia Symptoms | Root Causes of Fibromyalgia
Gluten has been liked to more than 55 diseases and is often called the ‘big masquerader’. The reason for this is that the majority of symptoms of gluten intolerance are not digestive in nature but…
Fibromyalgia Diagnosis | How to Prove You Have a Fibromyalgia as “Medically Determinable Impairment” for SSDI?
Social Security has published a ruling that helps define when applicants with fibromyalgia should be granted disability benefits. A lot of candidates for Social Security disability benefits the ones who apply based on fibromyalgia get…
Why Fibromyalgia Pain Feels Different. Is This True For You?
Why Fibromyalgia Pain Feels Different For Amy Mullholand, simple chores like washing the dishes or making breakfast can be incredibly challenging. “On a good day, I can get through the cups and the silverware, then I…
Main Fibromyalgia Causes In Women That No One Knows Yet
Women are far more likely than men to get Fibromyalgia Causes —a disease that causes pain and tender points throughout the body. Between 80 and 90 percent of people who are diagnosed with this condition…
Dyskinesia And Fibromyalgia: Causes and Treatment
We still don’t know what causes fibromyalgia. But we often treat it with a class of drugs that are usually used to treat disorders like seizures. While these drugs can help manage the symptoms of fibromyalgia,…
Link Between Achalasia and Fibromyalgia. Have a Look.
Achalasia is a rare disease. So rare in fact, that you may never have heard of it. But for people who suffer from the condition, it’s very real and often extremely painful. And it actually has…
Chronic Pain Patient Abandoned by Doctor Dies
This will be the first Christmas that Tammi Hale spends without her husband Doug in over 30 years. The 53-year old Vermont man, who suffered chronic pain from interstitial cystitis, committed suicide in October after…
Doctors Beginning to Speak Out about Pain Patients Denied Opioids
It’s a trickle at present, but the conversation around chronic pain between doctors and patients is no longer one way only. Over the past few months, the constant messaging suggesting chronic pain patients are dying…
I’m A Doctor With Fibromyalgia. Here’s What I Wish People Understood About It
Fibromyalgia, a widely misunderstood illness, confuses and frustrates both patients and doctors alike. I know because I’ve seen it from both sides—as both a physician and a woman with the illness myself. This common chronic…