Fibromyalgia is a condition known as the widespread and state with debilitating pain. It results in a negative impact on an individual’s energy levels along with adverse effects on comfortable sleep. It is easy to…
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Chronic pain patients need services beyond just opioids: B.C. advocate
People who live with chronic pain need options beyond prescription opioids, and it’s up to the British Columbia government to provide more services such as physiotherapy, says the head of a group that supports patients…
FDA Warns About Dangers of Epidural Steroid Injections for Back Pain
The Food and Drug Administration has just issued what’s called a “Medwatch Alert” warning that Epidural steroid injections or “ESIs” for back and neck pain can be extremely dangerous. The alert says: “Injection of corticosteroids into the…
Abuse on the rise of prescription medicine gabapentin, known as ‘Johnnys’
If you aren’t on this medication, chances are you know someone who is. It’s used to treat everything from pain to mood disorders and can be just what the doctor ordered for many. But now,…
Duloxetine (Cymbalta) Side Effects & Withdrawal. Must Read You Just Cannot Ignore
We have received so many complaints about duloxetine side effects that we have lost count. Far more disturbing is the number of people who tell us how hard it is to discontinue this drug. Decades…
Why Are My Joints So Stiff? What Can I Do?
You’re Getting Older As you age, your cartilage — the spongy material that protects the ends of your bones — begins to dry out and stiffen. Your body also makes less synovial fluid, the stuff…
Fibromyalgia Project Wins One of Three Purdue Pharma Research Grants for Chronic Pain and Pain Assessment
A research project focused on developing an objective measure of pain-related interference with cognitive performance in people with fibromyalgia is one of three awarded research grants recently by Purdue Pharma. An independent steering committee oversaw the…
How Shoulder Pain and Fibromyalgia are Related
Shoulder pain is really just pain in the joints and muscles in the shoulder area that may or may not limit what your arm can do. Much of this pain originates in the tissues and…
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…
Why Fibromyalgia Makes Bras Painful to Wear
Anyone with chronic pain knows that there are certain things that will make the pain flare-up. Those who have fibromyalgia are particularly vulnerable to this, as there are a lot of things they can’t do. Sleeping…