Fibromyalgia News From Medical News Today
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:12:11 +0200
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Provides Update On FDA Advisory Committee Meeting For JZP-6 (Sodium Oxybate) In Fibromyalgia
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAZZ) announced that the Joint Advisory Committee of the U.S...
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:00:00 PDT
Study Reports Exercise Outcomes For War Vets' Muscle Pain
Since returning home, some 100,000 veterans from the first Gulf War have reported chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) similar to fibromyalgia, and a new study in The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society, shows that acute exercise can exacerbate the pain but long-term exercise has the opposite outcome and reduces it. Researchers from Middleton Memorial Hospital in Madison, Wis...
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT
Tai Chi Found To Significantly Alleviate Fibromyalgia Symptoms
Researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA reveal that a significant number of patients with fibromyalgia responded well to Tai Chi, experiencing alleviation of joint pains and other symptoms. The study is published in NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine)...
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:00:00 PDT
Research Examines The Biomedical Diagnosis Of Pain
Is the science of diagnosing pain causing a number of pain sufferers to defend their honor? Research out of the University of Cincinnati is examining the diagnosis of pain that evades scientific testing, and the additional emotional suffering that can result for the patient...
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT
Psychologist Discusses Gender Differences In Chronic Pain
Women experience chronic pain longer, more intensely and more often than men, according to a psychologist who works with both men and women dealing with diseases and conditions that leave them suffering. "Chronic pain affects a higher proportion of women than men around the world," said Jennifer Kelly, PhD, of the Atlanta Center for Behavioral Medicine...
Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT
Interaction Of Multiple Brain Networks Provides Insight Into How Pain Occurs
A recent study from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and University of Michigan provides the first direct evidence of linkage between elevated intrinsic (resting-state) brain connectivity and spontaneous pain intensity in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). This research shows an interaction of multiple brain networks, offering greater understanding of how pain arises...
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PDT
New Criteria Proposed For Diagnosing Fibromyalgia Suggests No Longer Focusing On Tender Points
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) is proposing a new set of diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia that includes common symptoms such as fatigue, sleep disturbances, and cognitive problems, as well as pain. The new criteria are published in the May issue of the ACR journal Arthritis Care & Research...
Wed, 26 May 2010 02:00:00 PDT
New Criteria Proposed For Diagnosing Fibromyalgia Suggests No Longer Focusing On Tender Points
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) is proposing a new set of diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia that includes common symptoms such as fatigue, sleep disturbances, and cognitive problems, as well as pain. The new criteria are published in the May issue of the ACR journal Arthritis Care & Research...
Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 PDT
Intelligent Therapies With Virtual Reality For The Psychological Treatment Of Patients Suffering From Fibromyalgia
Researchers of the Labpsictec at the Universitat Jaume I of Castellon (UJI) and the LahHuman Group at the Universidad Politecnica of Valencia (UPV) and the University of Valencia (UVEG) have developed a new therapy based on the use of mobile devices and virtual reality for the psychological treatment of patients suffering from fibromyalgia...
Tue, 25 May 2010 01:00:00 PDT
Mayo Clinic: Comprehensive Approach Can Break The Chronic Pain Cycle
Chronic pain -- whether from headaches, back pain or conditions such as fibromyalgia -- can interfere with work, day-to-day activities and relationships. All too often, pain relief treatments are ineffective and can lead to a downward spiral of frustration, decreased functioning, stress, isolation -- and worsening pain...
Thu, 13 May 2010 19:00:00 PDT
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