APRIL 3, 2017 BY JOANA FERNANDES, PHD IN NEWS. Click Here to receive the latest FM News via e-mail People with fibromyalgia have more difficulty falling asleep and sleep worse and less compared to the general population, according to the results of a new review. Researchers called for the attention of doctors in treating sleep disturbances in patients with fibromyalgia, as better sleep may help improve disease symptoms. The study, “Sleep Disturbances In Fibromyalgia: A Meta-Analysis Of Case-Control Studies,” published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, reviewed several previously published studies reporting the…

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Posted by: nfadmin Think Your Doctor Ruled Out Lyme Disease? Probably Not! By Donna Gregory Burch If your doctor did a thorough job, he or she probably tested you for Lyme disease before finally diagnosing you with fibromyalgia. You likely received a negative test result and thought that you’d ruled out Lyme as a possible cause for your symptoms. But you’re probably wrong. You can receive a negative test result for Lyme and still have Lyme disease. What many people don’t realize is the standard testing used by most doctors – the…

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Posted by: nfadmin By Donna Gregory Burch Ah summer! For many people, it’s time for cool dips in the pool, burgers on the grill and long walks on the beach. But for those of us with fibromyalgia, the summer heat and humidity can cause our symptoms to flare and worsen. Since so many of us struggle during the summer months, I decided to reach out to some of my fellow fibromyalgia bloggers and ask for their best tips for managing the challenges that come with excessive heat and humidity. I hope…

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By admin – January 5, 2018 0 107 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter   By:Erin Adair Have you ever wanted to feel what it’s like to have fibromyalgia? No? Heh, me neither. But I’ve gotten to know the ins and outs of it very well (certainly better than I ever wanted to) and should be able to acquaint you with enough of my experiences that you’ll have a better understanding of anyone in your life who may have a chronic illness, pain, or other health struggle. So take a deep cleansing breath and…

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APRIL 7, 2017 BY CAROLINA HENRIQUES IN NEWS. Click Here to receive the latest FM News via e-mail Initial clinical testing of a cannabinoid-based treatment for fibromyalgia and peripheral neuropathic pain, known as  ZYN001, may soon begin,  Zynerba Pharmaceuticals announced. Zynerba, a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical, is developing next-gen synthetic cannabinoid treatments formulated for transdermal delivery. A transdermal patch is intended to allow sustained and controlled delivery of two the company’s therapeutic cannabinoids: cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive cannabinoid, and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). CBD and THC can act as pain relievers in central nervous system of patients experiencing pain, such as fibromyalgia patients. ZYN001 is…

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By admin – January 4, 2018 0 396 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter   By Naomi Prex Arbaa, MD Fibromyalgia  is a pain disorder, with symptoms ranging from muscle pain and numbness in the extremities to sleep disturbances. Inflammation and the body’s reaction to stress via the complex interactions between the brain and other organs play a role in fibromyalgia. It may be difficult to avoid the stresses that modern living throws at us, but there is certainly a lot that we have control over that can help to relieve the symptoms…

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PAINS’ Advisory Committee members were asked: “If you could give people living with pain something special during this holiday season, what would it be?” To be heard “To be heard in their pain and trauma, physical and otherwise, by their team of healthcare providers who, in their listening, will then be their partners in developing a safe, effective, individualized care plan. To be heard in their frustrations with our healthcare “system” by people in charge of policy, whether legislators, insurers, or voters. To be heard by their friends, family, and community–and then…

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  Barbara Keddy offers some tips on living with fibromyalgia: Do Do practice meditation – breathe Do practice being mindful in all you do Do exercise, even if just walking Do take up a hobby that is new to you, creative and repetitious Do have massage or massage yourself lightly with a feather Do practice self-compassion Do avoid too much stimulation Do eat plenty of fruits and vegetables Do avoid caffeine and alcohol Do go to a therapist for talk therapy (if you can afford it) Don’t Don’t allow anxiety…

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Some say fibromyalgia is a real disease, while others question the diagnosis. by Brian Dunning Filed under Health Skeptoid Podcast #440 November 11, 2014 Podcast transcript | Download | Subscribe Also available in Russian Listen:      Today we’re going to head down to our doctor’s office with a complaint that he hears all too often: we have pain. We’re tired. We get headaches, and our hands and feet might be numb in the morning. And along with that pain comes some stiffness. It’s like, “Doc, I just don’t feel all that great.” Don’t fret, because the…

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Dr. Anne Oaklander didn’t just discover the small nerve fiber problems in fibromyalgia, she’s literally trying to build the small nerve fiber field from the bottom up. We can thank the NIH for that: it awarded her with a big ROI grant a couple of years ago which, among other things, tasked her with identifying the best way to diagnose small nerve fiber neuropathy or as she more accurately calls it, small-fiber polyneuropathy (SFPN). The Study Specific symptoms may discriminate between fibromyalgia patients with vs without objective test evidence of…

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