Fibromyalgia is a chronic syndrome that can cause widespread pain in the body. Learn more about the condition, including its symptoms, causes, and treatments.

What if your brain is the reason some pain feels unbearable? Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a hidden brain ...

For chronic pain patients, though, the brain interprets even neutral sensations as pain and suffering. In effect, pain ...

Pain isn't just a physical sensation-it also carries emotional weight. That distress, anguish, and anxiety can turn a ...

Pain isn't just a physical sensation—it also carries emotional weight. That distress, anguish, and anxiety can turn a ...

Fibromyalgia, a disorder that causes chronic pain, is still poorly understood. Since it’s largely an invisible illness, those who have it appear outwardly to be just fine. Unfortunately, that ...

For those navigating life with fibromyalgia, pain management is often an ongoing challenge. Characterized by widesprea ...

Juvenile fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder that mainly affects adolescent girls. A study led by the University of ...

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a prevalent chronic pain disorder reported to affect approximately 2% of the general population worldwide, 1 and up to 6% of the general European population. 2 The typical patient ...

Objectives There is little consensus regarding the burden of pain in the UK. The purpose of this review was to synthesise existing data on the prevalence of various chronic pain phenotypes in order to ...

An estimated 80% of Americans will experience back pain at some point. Neurosurgeon Meghan E. Murphy with the Mayo Clinic reveals three ways to prevent back pain.