Born this Way – Me & Lady Gaga
Like most in the chronic pain community I was excited to hear that Lady Gaga…
April 2021
dearfibromyalgia Finding Your Faith Within Fibromyalgia by Miashy Straus
Miashy can be reached through her website Spoons to Share where she blogs and shares…
That was Then…This is Now Life with Fibromyalgia
Alarm rings at 5 a.m. I jump out of bed to start making fresh blueberry…
Pleasure, pain brain signals disrupted in fibromyalgia patients
New research indicates that a disruption of brain signals for reward and punishment contributes to…
Young people report worse fibromyalgia than older patients
It may seem counterintuitive, but young and middle-aged fibromyalgia patients report worse symptoms and poorer…
Discovery could eventually help diagnose and treat chronic pain
More than 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. But treating and studying chronic pain…
Chronic vulvar pain related to irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia and interstitial cystitis
Women with vulvodynia at much higher risk for other chronic pain conditions, according to a…
Role of impaired sleep in fibromyalgia pain explored
Patients coping with the complex pain disorder fibromyalgia often have difficulty sleeping, and a new…
Psychological intervention reduces disability and depression in adolescents with fibromyalgia
A recent trial shows cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) reduces functional disability and depressive symptoms in adolescents…
Immediate treatment can alleviate future back problems, research suggests
Immediate treatment by a physiotherapist, bypassing a waiting list, can reduce problems with recurring low…