Sudden and unexpected death in patients with chronic pain and fibromyalgia

Sudden and unexpected death may occur in a patient with severe chronic pain, and the terminal event may not be related to medical treatment. Fortunately, sudden death is not as common in pain patients as in recent years, probably because of better access to at least some treatments. However, sudden death persists and professionals need to know…

Fight against pain: “Stop talking to patients, it’s in your head”

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…

Spleen leaf can fight fibromyalgia pains

In addition to pain relief, researchers believe that the natural compound may also reduce symptoms such as depression and anxiety, which are usually linked to cases of fibromyalgia. Look! It’s amazing how every day that you discover treatments and utilities that were hidden in nature. This is the case of the graviola leaf, which showed good results…

Lady Gaga on her fight with fibromyalgia: ‘Chronic pain is no joke’

In the October issue of Vogue, the 32-year-old pop star opened up about her struggle with fibromyalgia, a condition that affects the nervous system and causes pain throughout the body. “I get so irritated with people who don’t believe fibromyalgia is real,” the singer said. “For me, and I think for many others, it’s really a cyclone of…

14 Symptoms of Fibromyalgia That Every Women Should Know

Fibromyalgia is a very real health condition with several people. As one of the more discomforting and traumatic diseases, it causes widespread and chronic pain throughout the body. The pain is often accompanied by mood or memory problems, fatigue and tiredness. Till now doctors are unsure about the causes of fibromyalgia although inflammation if one…

Unique Gut Microbiome Composition May Be Fibromyalgia Marker

Fibromyalgia patients may have a distinct composition of gut microbiome species. For the first time, scientists (Minerbi et al., 2019) have identified a correlation between specific gut microbiome assemblage and a disease—fibromyalgia—which is characterized by widespread chronic pain, sleep impairment, and fatigue. These findings by a Montreal-based team of researchers, “Altered Microbiome Composition in Individuals with Fibromyalgia,”…

When you are in constant pain and nobody believes you

Jennifer Brea was 28 years old when she found herself unable to finish a walk or ride a bike, she went home halfway and slept for hours. “In a way, I thought: ‘Oh, maybe I’m just getting old,’” says the director and protagonist of the new documentary “El malavos”. “I was only 28 years old and…

251 Symptoms of Fibromyalgia (Hard to Believe). What are Yours?

Over 5 million people affects by fibromyalgia in the U.S also the numbers are keep on increasing. There are numerous uncomfortable signs of Fibromyalgia. It is recognized as an unseen illness as people cannot see the way where people hurt from the disease. Usually, Fibromyalgia is a quite severe situation that the victims experience and…