Category: fibromyalgia

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Chronic pain is any pain that lasts longer than three months. It can also be inconsistent, a constant ache, or sudden flares. The main problem in solving it is that there are many different causes, including arthritis, back pain, cancer, fibromyalgia, headaches, neck and nerve pain. More than 50 million people in the U.S. live with chronic pain, a third of whom have had their entire lives stopped because of it. “You get up with pain, you go to bed with pain. You don’t eat as well,…

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If you’re one of the millions of people in the United States living with fibromyalgia, you may know what it feels like to be misunderstood by doctors and the healthcare system as a whole. [1] “This is the primary reason people with fibromyalgia search for a compassionate provider,” says Kevin V. Hackshaw, MD, a board-certified rheumatologist who specializes in fibromyalgia at UT Health Austin’s Rheumatology Clinic in Texas. “They have frustration from going from physician to physician, because they feel unheard or dismissed.” This is something that Kristal Kent, a disabled Army…

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Feeling like we have a degree of control makes us tolerate pain better. In the case of fibromyalgia, however, this simply doesn’t work. A study provides clues as to why. Fibromyalgia is a mysterious chronic pain disorder that is difficult to treat. Its causes are also still largely in the dark. A study conducted by the team at the Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, provides evidence that certain brain areas involved in processing pain don’t function normally in fibromyalgia patients. In healthy people, they…

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“Fibromyalgia is a common condition affecting 3.7 million Americans. Fibromyalgia causes scattered pain, lack of energy, poor sleep and myriad other signs and symptoms. Because symptoms of many diseases cause similar complaints, diagnosis is difficult. Often many weeks or months go by before the person with fibromyalgia or the doctor recognizes what is wrong.” These are the opening sentences of “The Arthritis Foundation’s Guide to Good Living with Fibromyalgia,” and the author captures the frustration many sufferers describe in their quest for an explanation of their debilitating symptoms. For those…

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“We know this treatment has clear benefits in reducing pain and improving the ability to do everyday activities for patients,” said Kaitlin Carrato, M.D., chief resident in interventional radiology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. “But now that we know it’s particularly helpful for those over 50 years old, it may mean that those with chronic pain conditions, like arthritis, would benefit more from this treatment than patients suffering acute pain, such as an injury.” Interventional radiologists perform genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation by image guidance to place probe needles next to the nerves of the knee…

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new artificial intelligence tool, BioMapAI, is giving researchers a clearer picture of  or ME/CFS, by mapping the hidden biology behind the pain, dizziness, and exhaustion of the condition. The tool was developed by scientists at the Jackson Laboratory and Duke University School of Medicine and could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of a disease that has long been misunderstood, misdiagnosed, and, for many, dismissed. Trained on four years of biological and clinical data from 249 people, BioMapAI can identify ME/CFS with 90% accuracy by analyzing stool, blood, and other…

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A New Blood Test Could Make Diagnosing Fibromyalgia Much Easier March 25, 2026 admin Discover more health Medical Facilities & Services Health Once dismissed by many clinicians, it is now estimated that as much as six percent of the world’s population has fibromyalgia, a complex disease in which the body is affected by pain in the joints and soft tissue. The pain may be mild to severe, though it does not damage bones or joints. Patients may also have sleep trouble, headaches, restless legs, or depression and anxiety. These symptoms can be…

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