Although recent scientific and medical breakthroughs have transformed many people’s lives, there is still quite a bit we do not understand about the human body. One of the areas researchers are still ...

Feeling like we have a degree of control makes us tolerate pain better. In the case of fibromyalgia, however, this simply doesn’t work. A study provides clues as to why. The degree to which we ...

People with fibromyalgia feel pain not because the area that is hurting is damaged or has an injury, but because a problem exists with the way the brain and nervous system process pain from that area.

Fibromyalgia syndrome is often associated with widespread rheumatologic, neurologic, and psychological effects. Patients commonly suffer from fatigue, chronic musculoskeletal pain, sleep disturbances, ...

This week we are going to delve into discussions regarding two conditions that go hand in hand—Fibromyalgia and chronic pain. Patients who have suffered from traumatic or prolonged injury can develop ...

By Dina GavarievaClips of Lady Gaga performing on crutches lit up social media recently, with worried fans wondering whether the pop icon was in the midst of a fibromyalgia flare.In reality, the ...

Many patients are labeled with fibromyalgia simply because they have chronic soft tissue pain. But it is important, at least for the sake of correctness, that not all chronic soft tissue pain be ...

“One in two patients with fibromyalgia suffers from depression or anxiety. Depression and anxiety not only exacerbate the ...

(SALT LAKE CITY)—Bone and joint pain is relatively common among obese people, but until a recent study by University of Utah pain management researchers, being seriously overweight had not been ...

Reddy, MDFibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also called myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), are chronic ...

HOUSTON – Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that includes widespread pain, fatigue, and other symptoms that can significantly impact a person’s quality of life. “The first time I had a flare, I told ...