Many patients are labeled with fibromyalgia simply because they have chronic soft tissue pain. But it is important, at least for the sake of correctness, that not all chronic soft tissue pain be called fibromyalgia.
In fact, localized or regional pain is often due to myofascial pain syndrome (MPS), a rather common condition which affects certain muscle areas. MPS is often present in fibromyalgia patient, but not all MPS patients also suffer from fibromyalgia.
MPS generally involves...
A study recently published in the journal Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine found that myofascial release therapy... Read more »
If you've read many of my articles, shareposts or answers to questions, you probably seen me suggest Myofascial Release Therapy as a... Read more »
Saturday, May 12th is International Awareness Day for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, Gulf War syndrome and multiple chemical... Read more »
One of the comments on my recent SharePost “Lyrica Reduces Fibromyalgia Pain in Clinical Trial” posed a couple of excellent questions:... Read more »
Since today, May 12, is Fibromyalgia & ME/CFS Awareness Day, I thought it would be a good time for looking back to see how far we've... Read more »
Myofascial Release Therapy is a treatment option that many people are not aware of. It is a hands-on type of therapy that is particularly effective... Read more »
Source: eOrthopod
In this study, researchers report how experts diagnose myofascial trigger point (MTrP) pain syndrome. Trigger points are hyperirritable spots within... Read more »
Fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome have similar symptoms, and some fibromyalgia patients suffer from this other chronic pain condition. But... Read more »
How do you tell whether you have fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (also known as “Myalgic Encephalopathy” or “ME”) or both? Are they... Read more »
To say that treating chronic fatigue syndrome (also known as “Myalgic Encephalopathy” or “ME/CFS”) is challenging would be an... Read more »
Fibromyalgia and RLS A 2010 study showed that people with fibromyalgia (FM) are 11 times more likely to have restless legs syndrome (RLS) than the general population. One-third (33%) of those with FM had RLS as opposed to only 3% of those who...
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