Category Archives: Pain Management

Shingles-related chronic pain – known as neuropathic pain – caused by nerve damage can be treated with a new drug. This drug may also be able to combat neuropathic pain experienced in HIV, diabetes, nerve injury, and cancer chemotherapy. The new drug not only targets mechanisms omitted by the already existing drugs but its side ...click here to read more

Fibromyalgia symptoms overlapping with primary Sjögren’s syndrome is linked to severe depression. Sjögren’s syndrome begins with symptoms such as dry eyes and dry mouth, as it affects the salivary glands. Sjögren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease, whereas the exact cause of fibromyalgia is unknown. The analysis conducted on Sjögren’s syndrome patients uncovered a high prevalence ...click here to read more

Fibromyalgia treatment using muscle-stretching exercises has shown benefits, studies show. Fibromyalgia is a condition that causes widespread pain and stiffness, and although it may seem like living with these symptoms may hinder exercising and stretching, these are actually beneficial for the improvement of fibromyalgia. The authors of the study reviewed scientific reports on the role ...click here to read more

Fibromyalgia pain is associated with cytokines and oxidized LDL levels. The study looked at 48 patients with fibromyalgia and 43 healthy women . Researchers assessed the participants’ functional status, severity of the symptoms, and the number of tender points using the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ). Widespread pain was also assessed with the VAS, the Widespread Pain ...click here to read more

Fibromyalgia alters brain signals, raises hyperalgesia risk, and lowers opioid therapy effectiveness. Hyperalgesia is an increased pain sensitivity, and the researchers noted that these changes in the brain signals may contribute to pain experienced in fibromyalgia and the lack of response to opioid therapy. Lead author Dr. Marco Loggia said, “In patients with fibromyalgia, there ...click here to read more

Today is fibromyalgia awareness day, and a current study has suggested that daytime napping raises the severity of fibromyalgia pain along with other symptoms. Many patients catch up on lost sleep with daytime napping, but this practice can actually have patients feeling worse. The findings come from a collaborative effort by researchers in New Zealand, ...click here to read more

Fibromyalgia pain and osteoarthritis are linked in how the brain experiences chronic pain. Osteoarthritis is a disease in which cartilage is worn down, allowing the bones of the joints to rub together. This can be quite painful and lead to stiffness and chronic pain. A condition with unknown causes, fibromyalgia also results in chronic pain ...click here to read more

Fibromyalgia and psoriatic arthritis may appear the same, symptomatically speaking, but they are two unique conditions with differences in their symptoms, causes, and treatments. Psoriatic arthritis is a type of inflammatory arthritis that causes inflammation around the joints and tissues. Over time, long-standing inflammation can cause deformation and disability. Psoriatic arthritis is commonly seen in ...click here to read more

Fibromyalgia and migraine patients are at a higher risk of suicide, according to research. The findings were published in Neurology. The researchers focused on migraine sufferers and those who also had fibromyalgia (FM). They found that fibromyalgia patients who experienced greater headaches also had poorer quality of sleep. Migraines and fibromyalgia are often comorbid conditions, ...click here to read more

May 12 is the National Fibromyalgia Day, which sheds light on this painful condition, but we want to raise awareness about all aspects of fibromyalgia so we are including stories about chronic migraines, lupus, IBS, and rheumatoid arthritis, and how they are impacted by fibromyalgia. There is still much unknown about fibromyalgia, but the more ...click here to read more

Fibromyalgia is linked to vitamin D deficiency (hypovitaminosis D), according to research. The researchers found low vitamin D serum levels in over 1,800 fibromyalgia patients. They  uncovered a “positive crude association” between widespread pain and vitamin D deficiency, which is caused by poor nutritional intake of vitamin D, lack of sunlight, and conditions that inhibit ...click here to read more

Fibromyalgia patients show increased risk of hyperparathyroidism in women, according to a new study. Hyperparathyroidism is a disease caused by an overactive parathyroid. Both fibromyalgia and hyperparathyroidism share similar symptoms. The researchers uncovered their findings by examining 100 women with fibromyalgia and 57 women without the condition. They measured the levels of parathyroid hormone, calcium, ...click here to read more

Fibromyalgia (FM), a chronic and widespread pain condition, is linked to chronic migraines in women. Research has found that symptoms can worsen after a headache or migraine, suggesting that migraines may trigger fibromyalgia pain. The study included 203 women divided into five groups: 40 fibromyalgia patients, 41 high-frequency episodic migraine patients, 40 chronic migraine patients, ...click here to read more

Fibromyalgia affects sensory perception and blunts touch perception. The findings of the study reveal that there is abnormal processing of signals in C-type skin nerves (associated with the perception of touch) in fibromyalgia. The researchers from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health looked into whether fibromyalgia patients rated the perception of touch differently ...click here to read more