fibromyalgia

ABSTRACT Background Functional medical disorders (FMDs) refer to persistent physical symptoms that cause impairment or disability, but which cannot be explained by routine medical testing. Negative perceptions towards FMDs exist amongst a variety of healthcare professionals, including medical...

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1542012425000850 The Ocular Surface Volume 38, October 2025, Pages 64-71 Heightened visual light sensitivity discomfort measured by the ocular photosensitivity analyzer is associated with chronic ocular pain Ema V. Karakoleva a b c...

Abstract Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic pain disorder characterised by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and cognitive dysfunction, with no definitive biomarkers or mechanism-based treatments. Emerging evidence suggests that immune dysregulation may contribute to the FMS...

Interesting article on how ‘Central Sensitivity Syndromes’ evolved by Rheumatologists Milton Cohen and John Quintner from 2018. Seems this theory has fallen away somewhat in the last few years. ‘In 2007, Dr Mohammed Yunus from Illinois noted that a number of diverse, medically controversial...

The pivotal role of central sensitization in long COVID, fibromyalgia and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome Don L. Goldenberg Introduction Long COVID is a condition characterized by persistent unexplained symptoms following COVID-19 infection. These symptoms are not related to...

Postacute COVID-19 syndrome and fibromyalgia syndrome are associated with anti-satellite glial cell IgG serum autoantibodies but only fibromyalgia syndrome serum-IgG is pronociceptive Berwick, Richard J.; Sahbaie, Peyman; Kenny, Grace; Guo, Tian-Zhi; Neiland, Harvey; Andersson, David A.; Clark...

Low-Dose Naltrexone for Severe Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Report of a Case With Two-Year Follow-Up Ulrich Moser [Line breaks added] Abstract Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is characterized by diffuse musculoskeletal pain associated with daytime fatigue, sleep disturbance, cognitive deficits, and...

323 - Toxic Exposures and Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions in a Veteran Cohort: Gender-Specific Insights from the Million Veteran Program Armand Gerstenberger, Niloofar Afari, Marianna Gasperi [Line breaks added] Chronic overlapping pain conditions (COPCs) include migraine, tension...

Identification of diagnostic biomarkers for fibromyalgia using gene expression analysis and machine learning Fuyu Zhao, Jianan Zhao, Yang Li, Chenyang Song, Yaxin Cheng, Yunshen Li, Shiya Wu, Bingheng He, Juan Jiao Juan Jiao, Cen Chang [Line breaks added] Objective Fibromyalgia (FM) is a...

Ignored, Dismissed, and Minimized: Understanding the Harmful Consequences of Invalidation in Health Care—A Systematic Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Research Allyson C. Bontempo, John M. Bontempo, Paul R. Duberstein [Line breaks added] Abstract The upsurge in the prevalence of contested...

Highlights • Transplanting gut microbiota from women with fibromyalgia into mice induces pain • It also induces immune activation, metabolomic changes, and reduced skin innervation • Gut microbiota promotes pain through several mechanisms Summary Fibromyalgia is a prevalent syndrome...

Scientists pinpoint cause of migraines - paves way for new treatment

Discovery of Target Genes for Fibromyalgia through Bioinformatics Analysis Mao Guo, Botao Zhang [Line breaks added] Abstract Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic condition marked by widespread pain, fatigue, and other debilitating symptoms, affecting 2−4% of the population, predominantly women...

Significant correlation between serum DOTL1 levels and pain intensity, sensitivity, and psychological distress in women with fibromyalgia Erdem, Mehmet; Kiran, Tuğba Raika; Otlu, Önder; Aydoğan Baykara, Rabia; İnceoğlu, Feyza [Line breaks added] Disruptor of telomeric silencing 1-like (DOT1L)...

Dysregulation of lipid metabolism, energy production, and oxidative stress in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Gulf War Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Leah Davis, Maisy Higgs, Ailsa Snaith, Tiffany A Lodge, James Strong, Jose Oltra, Sławomir Kujawski, Pawel Zalewski, Etheresia...

Full title: A comparison of genome-wide association analyses of persistent symptoms after Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, and myalgic encephalomyelitis – chronic fatigue syndrome Annemarie G. Hirsch, Anne E. Justice, Amy Poissant, Cara M. Nordberg, Navya S. Josyula, John Aucott, Alison W. Rebman &...

Abstract Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Fibromyalgia (FM) often co-occur as medically unexplained conditions linked to disrupted physiological regulation, including altered sleep. Building on the work of Kishi et al. [7], who identified differences in sleep-stage transitions in CFS and...

Abstract The aim was to analyze the effects of virtual reality-based rehabilitation (VRBR) in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). This systematic review and meta-analysis was performed following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. A search...

The psychological and physiological effects of a virtual reality-based treatment program in female patients with fibromyalgia syndrome: A randomized controlled trial. Sari et al, 2025 Abstract The study aims to evaluate the effects of virtual reality (VR) programs on disease activity, central...

The Experience of Stigma in People Affected by Fibromyalgia: A Metasynthesis Benedetta Colombo, Eleonora Zanella, Alessandro Galazzi, Paola Arcadi Aim To review the qualitative literature regarding how people with fibromyalgia experience and are impacted by stigma. Design A systematic review...