fibromyalgia

https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/health/huge-rise-fibromyalgia-grimsby-area-3686208

Version 1 : Received: 26 December 2019 / Approved: 27 December 2019 / Online: 27 December 2019 (03:30:53 CET) This version is not peer-reviewed https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/201912.0358/v1

Have been going thro this. http://www.bcwomens.ca/health-professionals/professional-resources/complex-chronic-diseases Clinical Protocol http://www.bcwomens.ca/Specialized-Services-Site/Documents/Complex%20Chronic%20Diseases%20%28CCDP%29/Clinical%20Protocol-ME-CFS.pdf

(Be warned: difficult topic) Discussion in Canadian media over assisted suicide of a fibromyalgia patient. From her own words it appears she does not want to die but wants to communicate the fact that the status quo is so bad it leaves her no choice unless options change. Familiar theme...

Mayo Clinic Guide to Fibromyalgia: Strategies to Take Back Your Life By A. Abril M.D. & B.K. Bruce Ph.D. L.P., Mayo Clinic Press (2019) I have not read it but when looking for information on what Fibromyalgia is, I liked what I read. Pg. 15

Full title: Effects of attachment-based compassion therapy (ABCT) on brain-derived neurotrophic factor and low-grade inflammation among fibromyalgia patients: A randomized controlled trial Open access, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-52260-z

Review Neuroimmunology: What Role for Autoimmunity, Neuroinflammation, and Small Fiber Neuropathy in Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Adverse Events after Human Papillomavirus Vaccination? https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/20/5164/htm

https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD013419/full

According to this Medscape report https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/916994 Unfortunately for me, lifting my arms is never therapeutic. Strong floral odors can be unpleasant also. Surely the more severe cases (who couldn't reliably turn up at the venue) dropped out.

full title Dear Doctor: What Not to Say to Me and Other Fibromyalgia Patients although the author has ME/CFS full blog here https://themighty.com/2019/09/things-doctors-say-fibromyalgia-patients/

I got an email from the Jarud Younger Lab today touting a email conference led by a Dr. Aviles. So, out of journalistic curiosity, I signed up for the newsletter and started to get a series of daily emails by quacks who are doing their fall promotions. These are cash businesses. There's no...

Just wondering what the latest news is on ICD 11 Coding for both ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia. @Dx Revision Watch

Capita seeks to reverse 'reputational damage' after death of claimant By Michael Buchanan Social affairs correspondent, BBC News Benefit-assessment company Capita is going to court to try to reverse the "reputational damage" it says it suffered after a claimant died. Victoria Smith died...

Can You Reshape Your Brain's Response To Pain? NPR article, June 10, 2019 A fibromyalgia patient's recovery story, and the therapy she tried was developed by Schubiner who thinks ME/CFS is a Psychophysiologic Disorder...

Now published, see https://www.s4me.info/threads/predictors-of-new-onsets-of-irritable-bowel-syndrome-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-and-fibromyalgia-the-lifelines-study-2019-monden-et-al.10637/#post-267644 for link to paper Preprints with The Lancet...

Eleonora Gentile, Katia Ricci, Marianna Delussi, Filippo Brighina, and Marina de Tommaso, “Motor Cortex Function in Fibromyalgia: A Study by Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy,” Pain Research and Treatment, vol. 2019, https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/2623161...

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0124648 Abstract Background Patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME, also called chronic fatigue syndrome) may respond most favorably to frequent vitamin B12 injections, in vital combination with oral folic acid. However...

Open access, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889159119302089?via%3Dihub

Yesterday i read somewhere that fibromyalgia patient plasma injected into a rat resulted in the rat experiencing pain and tenderness to touch. It suggested an auto-immune component of fibromyalgia ( auto-antibody) being present in the plasma. Would anyone know where i found this? Thanks