Fibromyalgia, a painful condition affecting approximately 10 million people in the U.S., is not imaginary after all, as some doctors have believed. A discovery, published in June 2013 in PAIN MEDICINE (the journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine), clearly now demonstrates that fibromyalgia may have a rational biological basis located in the skin. Fibromyalgia is…

Fibromyalgia is to be recognised by health professionals in Northern Ireland as a long-term condition. People who suffer from it complain of aches all over the body, as well as profound fatigue. Other symptoms include headaches, sleep deprivation and difficulty concentrating. Despite the severity of symptoms, people living with the condition in NI have said…

Fibromyalgia is typically characterized by widespread pain and is present in around 0.5-10% of worldwide population with a seven times higher presence among females than males. Apart from pain there are symptoms of fatigue, sleep disorders, stiffness, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, memory or concentration problems etc. Fibromyalgia and cognitive dysfunction Studies have shown that over…

Fibromyalgia is an unexplained and mostly untreatable illness of chronic pain, fatigue, and mental fog affecting about 1–2% of the population. Some recover naturally. The label is often not used when it should be and also often used when it shouldn’t. Fibromyalgia is associated with (and may be related to) conditions like irritable bowel syndrome, migraines, mood disorders, inflammatory…

Fibromyalgia syndrome is a widespread chronic pain condition. There are specific points of tenderness along with sleep disturbances, headaches, cognitive problems, fatigue etc. The condition has been known to mankind since the 1800’s when physicians wrote about a condition that leads to pain, fatigue and disturbed sleep. They called it muscular rheumatism and found no…

Fibromyalgia syndrome is an incurable chronic and long term condition with symptoms including widespread pain and pain in the tender points, fatigue, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, inability to get refreshing sleep, waking up tired and stiff and developing cognitive disturbances including lack of concentration and clumsiness, dizziness etc. Patients with this syndrome are extremely sensitivity…

Nowadays there are many options available to handle problems with fibromyalgia. We can easily find various forums online where people share their day to day experiences and that becomes helpful for another person who come across such situation. If your loved one is suffering from the symptoms of fibromyalgia, there are various ways in which…

What Is Fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia causes many sufferers to experience significant pain, and the condition can be disabling. Typically, the pain only occurs at certain points on the body. Doctors still don’t fully understand the causes of fibromyalgia. However, there are certain factors that can make you more likely to develop it. Some examples of risk factors…

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that involves frequent and recurring body pain. It can be diagnosed in different ways and affects each person differently as the pain levels can vary. Along with the condition is an increased chance of developing other types of conditions, such as Costochondritis. Costochondritis can occur in people who already suffer…

On this World Day Against Pain, Professor Serge Perrot, rheumatologist at the Cochin Hospital in Paris, refuses the term “unexplained pain”. Serge Perrot, rheumatologist, is in charge of the pain center of the Cochin hospital (AP-HP) in Paris and author of “The pain, I get out of it” (Ed In Press). On this world day of…