Fibromyalgia is a syndrome that is characterized by widespread pain; fatigue; stiffness; reduced physical fitness; sleep disturbances; psychological symptoms, such as anxiety and depression; and deficits in cognitive functions, such as attention, executive function, and verbal memory deficits...
Most of this looks quite good, although it covers some psychological stuff including 'mindfulness' later:
Fibromyalgia and pain: 'How cooking gave me my family back' - BBC News
When you flick through a recipe book there are often brightly coloured photos of food, with texture and zing bursting...
Central sensitisation in chronic pain conditions: latest discoveries and their potential for precision medicine
Authors include Nijs and Clauw. Published in the Lancet. Full paper here. Includes ‘chronic fatigue syndrome in the text and tables.
Summary
Chronic pain is a leading cause of...
Full title: Association of core body temperature and peripheral blood flow of the hands with pain intensity, pressure pain hypersensitivity, central sensitization, and fibromyalgia symptoms
Our aim was to analyse body core temperature and peripheral vascular microcirculation at skin hypothenar...
Abstract
Background: The aim of this registry study was the prospective evaluation of the efficacy of Pycnogenol® in idiopathic fibromyalgia (FM), over 4 weeks in comparison with the standard management (SM).
Methods: A SM and a Pycnogenol®+SM group were formed. Pycnogenol® supplementation...
From: Dr. Marc-Alexander Fluks
Source: The 3rd International Virtual Congress on Controversies in
Fibromyalgia
Date: June 24-25, 2021
URL: https://fibromyalgia2021.com
The 3rd International Virtual Congress on Controversies in Fibromyalgia...
Full title: Low-Dose Dextromethorphan for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia Pain: Results from a Longitudinal, Single-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial
Open access, https://www.dovepress.com/low-dose-dextromethorphan-for-the-treatment-of-fibromyalgia-pain-resul-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JPR
Full title: Exploratory study into the relationship between the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and fibromyalgia (FM) using a quasiexperimental design
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/2/e041947
Full title: Chronic fatigue syndrome: Abnormally fast muscle fiber conduction in the membranes of motor units at a low-level static force load
Paywall, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1388245721000122
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibromyalgia#cite_note-Goldenberg1999-41
I was browsing the Fibromyalgia Wikipedia article when I came across this:
The reference is:
Goldenberg DL (April 1999). "Fibromyalgia syndrome a decade later: what have we learned?". Archives of Internal Medicine. 159...
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