Fibromyalgia is sometimes called the “invisible illness.” It doesn’t show up in obvious ways like broken limbs or oozing sores, but for the 4 million adults in America who suffer from the condition, it can be painful and debilitating. For reasons that are not clearly understood, it affects twice as many women as men. (Lady…
Fibromyalgia is a long-term chronic condition that causes widespread pain in the muscles and soft tissues throughout the body. The illness can affect people of all ages and has a major impact on quality of life, often making even simple, everyday activities difficult. With an estimated 2–8% of the global population affected, the search for treatments that…
Lady Gaga is one of the most influential musicians in the industry despite suffering from a painful chronic illness. The singer revealed that she suffers from fibromyalgia, a chronic disorder where a person experiences widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and cognitive difficulties. Advertisement In her documentary Gaga: Five Foot Two, she gave a raw look…
Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterised by muscle pain throughout the body, fatigue, sleep problems and cognitive difficulties. The condition predominantly affects women, but men can also suffer from it. However, they often do so in silence, as they face cultural, medical and psychological barriers to being taken seriously and receiving treatment. While the disorder…
Although insulin resistance (IR) is most often linked to diabetes, it is also associated with chronic pain. In a recent observational study, researchers detected a relationship between IR and fibromyalgia that may have pain management implications in the future.¹ Meanwhile, studies in rats have established a mechanistic link between metformin and pain perception.² Fibromyalgia (FM)…
Female patients were much more likely to have a dual diagnosis.Small studies have suggested an overlap between spondyloarthritis (SpA) and fibromyalgia, but now a larger meta-analysis confirms it: About 17 percent of SpA patients also have fibromyalgia, compared to 2 to 8 percent of the general population that has fibromyalgia. These findings, which were based…
Clinicians can benefit from a clearer distinction between 3 overlapping syndromes that are each impacted by sleep and symptoms of depression Goldenberg D. Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Pract Pain Manag Don L. Goldenberg, MD, Rheumatologist and Professor Emeritus Editor’s Note: This article is excerpted from Dr. Goldenberg’s new book, Chronic Widespread…
This chronic pain condition may be tricky to diagnose, but hearing how patients describe their own symptoms can make the signs easier to spot. If you’ve had a nagging sore throat, your doctor may take a swab to check for strep. If you’re suffering from a high fever and bad cough, your doctor may order…
Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), long known as chronic fatigue syndrome, is now recognized as a complex, multi-system disease. However, it remains a medical enigma whose underlying causes are poorly understood, leaving those affected with few effective treatment options. Alain Moreau, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and the Department of Stomatology at…
It’s often said that more than 90 percent of people with fibromyalgia are women, but more recent studies suggest fibro in men is much more common than previously thought. When Zane K. suspected he had fibromyalgia, he mentioned it to his doctor. The response: “He laughed,” Zane recalled in a Facebook post, “and said it…