Fibromyalgia: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

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…

chronicillness 12/27/2022

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46 Million Americans Suffer From Arthritis

Arthritic disease is the most common cause of disability in the United States and now affects 46 million Americans, or more than 21 percent of the adult population, a major…

chronicillness 12/26/2022

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Needling Away at Lower Back Pain

Needling Away at Lower Back Pain New research shows that the Chinese treatment known as acupuncture may help control lower back pain without the added side effects of many pain…

chronicillness 12/25/2022

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Hip Flexor Stretches for Back Pain

Back pain affects 80 percent of us at some point in our lives. The good news is that for many people suffering from low back pain, exercises to stretch the hip flexor muscles…

chronicwoman 12/25/2022

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More Clues To Fibromyalgia Pain

More Clues To Fibromyalgia Pain Fibromyalgia patients have more "connectivity" between brain networks and regions of the brain involved in pain processing, which may help explain why sufferers feel pain…

chronicillness 12/24/2022

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Getting Older Doesn’t Have to Mean Living with Pain

There’s no question about it, as we get older, our chances of suffering a painful medical condition go up. Some studies indicate that 50 percent of older adults live with chronic pain.…

chronicwoman 12/24/2022

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Fibromyalgia Symptoms More Severe in Obese Patients

Patients with fibromyalgia who are severely obese have more severe symptoms and lower quality of life (QOL), according to a study published in the February issue of Arthritis Care &…

chronicillness 12/23/2022

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Scans Reveal Brain Abnormalities in Fibromyalgia Patients

Researchers have detected abnormalities in the brains of people with fibromyalgia, a complex, chronic condition characterized by muscle pain and fatigue. "We showed in our study that the functional abnormalities…

chronicillness 12/22/2022

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10 Reasons to Use Botox Treatment for Pain

In this blog, we’ll be answering the following questions: How is Botox used for pain relief? Is Botox for pain safe? How long does Botox last for pain relief? What…

chronicwoman 12/22/2022

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Pain: Another Gender Gap

Like many other things in life, pain discriminates by gender. Women, studies show, feel pain more intensely than men, suffer disproportionately from conditions like chronic pain and migraines, and are…

chronicillness 12/21/2022