Fibromyalgia

Results released today from a national survey of US women with fibromyalgia, illustrate the private and prolonged physical and emotional struggles.

Tai Chi helps arthritis patients achieve better balance, reach, decreases fatigue, and improves overall quality of life.

Although mortality is not increased in patients with fibromyalgia, the risk of death from accidents and suicides is increased in these patients.

Research reveals fibromyalgia sufferers feel better if they participate in a yoga program.

FDA sends Jazz Pharmaceuticals a complete response letter for fibromyalgia drug JZP-6.

MDNG: Pain Management Edition is seeking nominations for the 2010 Pain Innovators of the Year Awards.

A study involving women with and without fibromyalgia reveals that anger and sadness amplifies pain equally in both groups.

Being physically active can help adolescent fibromyalgia patients report lower levels of pain and disability according to the results of a study published in The Journal of Pain.

Roland Staud of the University of Florida, discusses the results of a study that evaluates muscle afferent input in patients with fibromyalgia.

Judy Foreman interviews Dr. Don Goldenberg, chief of rheumatology at Newton Wellesley Hospital in Massachusetts.

George Griffing, MD, Professor of Medicine at St. Louis University, discusses new insights and therapies on the horizon for fibryomyalgia.

Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome are linked by a viral etiology.

Fibromyalgia sufferers may be able to alleviate joint pains and other symptoms by practicing Tai Chi, according to a study by researchers of Tufts University School of Medicine.

A study reveals evidence that fibromyalgia patients have greater connectivity between multiple brain networks and the insular cortex, which affects the sensation of pain.

This study aims to determine if coping skills training can help pain and disability in adolescents with fibromyalgia.

The objective of this activity is to "improve diagnostic skills related to fibromyalgia and other forms of chronic pain" and "evaluate and address comorbidities in patients with fibromyalgia."

Send your patients here to check out tutorials on Fibromyalgia. Visitors can choose from an interactive tutorial, a self-playing tutorial, or read the information through a text summary.

New criteria for diagnosing fibromyalgia was proposed by the American College of Rheumatology. The criteria were published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research.

A new therapy based on the use of mobile devices and virtual reality could help patients with fibromyalgia, according to a team of researchers from the Labpsictec at the Universitat Jaume I of Castellon, the LahHuman Group at the Universidad Politecnica of Valencia, and the University of Valencia.

A laser treatment developed by Microlight Corp. of America has successfully treated patients with fibromyalgia, according to a new release on the company's website.

Exercising for 30 minutes throughout the day can help alleviate the symptoms of fibromyalgia according to the results of a study published in the journal of Arthritis Research & Therapy.

Last week Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the FDA has accepted for filing the New Drug Application for JZP-6 (sodium oxybate) for the treatment of fibromyalgia.

Researchers found that UV exposure resulted in greater positive affect, well-being, relaxation, and reduced pain levels when compared to non-UV exposure.

Roundup: Analgesic efficacy of Milnacipran; tolerability of Tapentadol; efficacy/safety of Tapentadol; epidural steroid injection; outcomes in osteoarthritis.

Roundup: Neuropathic cancer pain; spinal/peripheral neuromodulation; comorbid depressive disorder; morphine and prialt IT therapies; spinal cord stimulation.

Roundup: Safety and efficacy of Diclofenac; effect of Duloxetine; MIS non-instrumented facet arthodesis; paresthesia coverage; and Milnacipran for fibromyalgia.

Last week, the non-profit, consumer advocacy group known as Public Citizen filed a petition to the FDA on the removal of Savella, a selective serotonin and norepinephrine dual reuptake inhibitor used to treat fibromyalgia, from the market.

The journal Arthritis Research and Therapy has recently published its 10th anniversary issue, “The Scientific Basis of Rheumatology: A Decade of Progress,” which includes 38 articles that review some of “the most important advances in rheumatology research from the past decade.