Effects of Trigger Point Injections on Fibromyalgia
In some cases of fibromyalgia, the pain is so severe that people have to seek out alternative treatments in order to reduce or stop the pain that they are dealing with. One treatment that...
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The Connection Between Obesity And Fibromyalgia Pain
Carrying excess bodyweight increases pain levels and the extent of widespread pain in people with fibromyalgia; it also ratchets up the severity of other symptoms of the chronic pain syndrome. Studies have shown that...
Lady Gaga Fibromyalgia Announcement Gives Voice To Millions of Patients
Logan, Utah. Statement from Sharon Waldrop, Vice President of the National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association on Lady Gaga’s recent announcement that she suffers from the illness: “We commend Lady Gaga for the incredibly...
What is Hypervigilance in Fibromyalgia?
Hypervigilance is a state of being constantly tense, on guard, and exceptionally aware of your environment. A small but growing body of research suggests that hypervigilance is a feature of fibromyalgia and may contribute to...
10 Fast Fibro Facts to Help Spread Awareness
Fibromyalgia Awareness Month may not be until May, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t make the most of every opportunity for people in the fibro community to share their stories and raise awareness of this often misunderstood illness....
Thetford woman fundraising to see specialist about her fibromyalgia hopes it could help to rebuild her life
A woman who has spent the past eight years in constant pain is hoping specialist treatment will help her to rebuild her life. In 2016 Emma Parslow Cope was diagnosed with the long-term condition...
Good News: First Licence Granted to Treat Pain with Medicinal Cannabis
License to treat pain with medicinal cannabis given the go ahead. A license to treat chronic pain with medicinal cannabis has been granted here for the first time, it has emerged. A 3-month agreement...
Many with chronic illness denied prescriptions in fight against opioids
The symptoms came out of the blue, cropping up two years ago with agonizing abdominal pain that flared up and then, after a time, briefly subsided. The pain became worse after eating, causing nausea...
I Have Chronic Pain and Nothing Works For It. I’m Afraid I’ll Be Forgotten In The Opioid Crisis.
Chronic pain patients need better options, not just fewer opioids. It started as a dull ache right above the base of my spine. There was no injury, no clear cause — just pain that...
9 Celebrities that came Forward to Promote Awareness of Fibromyalgia!
It’s so important that celebrities with fibromyalgia come forward to help enlighten the public and promote awareness of the disease. They give a voice to fibromyalgia sufferers and promote awareness in ways that typical patients can’t. Here are...
