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Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Experts: Fibromyalgia, myofasical pain syndrome not the same
March 02, 2009
Expert & Community Posts
First Fibromyalgia Tissue Bank
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert...project grant and a $100,000 grant from the American Fibromyalgia Syndrome Association made this... Read more »
Is It FM or CFS?
By Karen Lee Richards , Health ExpertThe debate has raged for years. Are fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome different illnesses... Read more »
May 12 –– Awareness Day
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert...Saturday, May 12th is International Awareness Day for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome,... Read more »
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...determine other sleep disorders, including insomnia and fibromyalgia. Joseph W. Burns, a... Read more »
FM & CFS Self-Help Course Offered
By Karen Lee Richards , Health ExpertThe CFIDS & Fibromyalgia Self-Help Program is currently accepting signups for the Fall session... Read more »
Health Guide
Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
How do you tell whether you have fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (also known as “Myalgic Encephalopathy” or “ME”) or both? Are they completely unrelated disorders, sister illnesses... Read more »Fibromyalgia Myth Busting
For many years fibromyalgia has been considered something of a mystery, confounding the doctors who are trying to treat it and the patients who have to live with it. Only recently has new... Read more »Muscle aches
...muscle pain. J Pain. 2004; 5(9): 521-527. Goldenberg DL, Burckhardt C, Crofford L. Management of fibromyalgia syndrome. JAMA. 2004 Nov 17;292(19):2388-95. Read more »Fibromyalgia
...destruction, and deformity of joints seen in diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis does not occur with fibromyalgia syndrome alone. The soft-tissue pain of fibromyalgia is described as... Read more »Fibromyalgia Diagnosis
Fibromyalgia (FM) must be diagnosed by a qualified physician who is familiar with the illness and has experience diagnosing it. The specialists who most often diagnose and treat fibromyalgia are... Read more »Images
Medications
...infection. It is also used to treat pain in people with fibromyalgia. It is also used with other... Read more »
...also used to treat pain caused by a condition called fibromyalgia that affects the muscles,... Read more »
Related News
Linking Fibromyalgia to the Brain
January 15, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Fibromyalgia patients may finally have some answers as to what causes their disease. Researchers in France used single photon... Read summary »
Scientist: Fibromyalgia is a real medical condition
October 03, 2008One of the pioneers in fibromyalgia research has added even more evidence that fibromyalgia is a true medical condition. In a recent article, Dr.... Read summary »
Cortisol may ease fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue
October 03, 2008The stress hormone cortisol may provide relief to people with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, a California researcher says. Dr. Kent... Read summary »
The best new pain cures for women
October 03, 2008A reporter at CNN talks to experts about the best pain cures for women. From advances in prevention and early intervention to specific treatments to... Read summary »
IBS linked to fibromyalgia, migraine, depression, study says
October 02, 2008A new study confirms previous findings that irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is linked to fibromyalgia, migraine, and depression. According to the... Read summary »
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