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Medical Marijuana For Fibromyalgia

Health Encyclopedia: Fibromyalgia Risk Factors

Risk Factors

As many as 6 million Americans have fibromyalgia. Some evidence suggests that several factors may make people more susceptible to fibromyalgia. These risk factors include being female, having had difficult experiences in childhood, having a psychological vulnerability to stress, and coming from a very stressful culture or environment.

Women

Nine out of 10 fibromyalgia patients are women. Women may be more prone to develop fibromyalgia during menopause.

Age

The disorder usually occurs in ...

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Expert & Community Posts

Medicinal Marijuana: The Myths, the Money, the Munchies

By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

Marijuana has been used as a medical treatment for many centuries. We have been hearing more about... Read more »

Synthetic Cannabis for Fibromyalgia Pain?

By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

...randomized clinical trial of nabilone for the treatment of fibromyalgia pain was recently... Read more »

Multiple Sclerosis Treatment: The Medical Marijuana Controversy

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...claims by MS patients and advocates that the use of medical marijuana provides relief from nerve... Read more »

Medical Marijuana – National Geographic Explores the Issue

By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

In a new episode of National Geographic Explorer, journalist Lisa Ling takes an in-depth look at... Read more »

Fibromyalgia Epidemiological Survey

By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

Shortly after we formed the National Fibromyalgia Association nearly 10 years ago, we began to... Read more »

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Fibromyalgia: References

...Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Durability of Effect Study of Pregabalin for Pain Associated With Fibromyalgia. American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting, Presentation # L44.Harris RE and... Read more »

Fibromyalgia: Resources

...Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseaseswww.arthritis.org -- Arthritis Foundationwww.fmaware.org -- National Fibromyalgia Foundationwww.fmpartnership.org -- National Fibromyalgia... Read more »

Fibromyalgia: Highlights

Risk Factors:As many as 6 million Americans have fibromyalgia. Risk factors include being female, having had difficult experiences in childhood, having a psychological vulnerability to... Read more »

Fibromyalgia: Introduction

Fibromyalgia is a syndrome of unknown causes that results in lasting, sometimes debilitating, muscle pain and fatigue. Fibromyalgia is also known as fibrositis or fibromyositis.General... Read more »

Fibromyalgia: Causes

CausesFibromyalgia is grouped into two categories:Primary (idiopathic) fibromyalgia -- the causes are not known.Secondary fibromyalgia -- the causes can be identified.Primary fibromyalgia is the most... Read more »

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