The ‘Body’ is Back in Fibromyalgia: Small Nerve Fiber Damage Suggests The Pain Begins There
The Missing Body “It’s commonly claimed that, despite its severity and widespread nature, FM has not been associated with an identifiable peripheral-tissue lesion” Authors The ‘word’ on Fibromyalgia, which was originally proposed to be a disorder of...
Small Nerve Fiber Neuropathy Commonly Found in Fibromyalgia (and Linked to Central Sensitization)
Sometimes you don’t know if you should laugh or cry. This study starts off with a list of abnormal findings in fibromyalgia: there’s the central nervous system sensitization which involves increased activity in the brain’s pain processing regions,...
From Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to Fibromyalgia To POTS To Success: Lauren Stiles Journey Through the Medical Profession
This is a story about missed diagnosis after missed diagnosis, a persistent patient, and finally some answers that brought substantially improved health. It brings home a certain unsteadiness about diagnosing disorders like chronic fatigue syndrome and POTS (Postural...
Small Fiber Nerve Study Suggests New Era in Fibromyalgia (and Perhaps Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) Could Be At Hand
I think that this is such big news because it gives proof that this disease is not in peoples heads. I really hope that we can get the word out to patients and even more importantly… the primary care docs and rheumatologists. These studies are “game changers” because...Hands Up! A Key to the Fatigue, Sleep and Pain in Fibromyalgia Found?
From Top Down to Bottoms Up In Fibromyalgia For the past decade or so research evidence has suggested that fibromyalgia is more a brain disorder than a body disorder. Studies indicating increased substance P levels, increased activity in the pain sensing and decreased...Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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