fibromyalgia

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...

Background Fibromyalgia (FM) is a disease characterized by chronic widespread pain concomitant with various symptoms such as fatigue and anxiety. Although chronic inflammation has been implicated in the immunological abnormalities of FM, there are few human studies on complement and...

Abstract Objectives To summarize and evaluate Cochrane reviews of pharmacological therapies for adults with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) pain. Methods Systematic search of Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews to May 2024. Generic quality assessment used AMSTAR-2 criteria, validity checks of...

Good in depth article—mentions fibromyalgia. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/magazine/chronic-pain.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ok4.Ggyl.jPE4qqT8991M&smid=url-share

I'm guessing that the link at the end is the source of their information(?). but if its for the UK why pick US info? not much thought seems to have gone into this. https://ukfibromyalgia.com/blog/me-amp-cfs

Full title: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for fibromyalgia-like syndrome in patients with Long-COVID: a pilot randomized clinical trial Alejandro Zulbaran-Rojas, Rasha O. Bara, Myeounggon Lee, Miguel Bargas-Ochoa, Tina Phan, Manuel Pacheco, Areli Flores Camargo, Syed Murtaza...

Increased Rates of Infectious Diseases in Fibromyalgia Patients: A Population-Based Case-Control Study Michal Vinker-Shuster, Eli Magen, Ilan Green, Eugene Merzon, Avivit Golan-Cohen, Ariel Israel Introduction: Fibromyalgia (FM) patients are known to have medical comorbidities. This study...

Spanish authors…. I did not read beyond the abstract. it seems rather stunning to me that this is considered science… https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39557041/ I found a pre-print here...

Plasma neurofilament light chain in fibromyalgia: A case control study exploring correlation with clinical and cognitive features Maddalena Ruggieri, Giulia Paparella, Livio Clemente, Giuseppe Libro, Concetta Domenica Gargano, Marina de Tommaso Background Plasma neurofilament light chain...

https://cep.health/clinical-products/fm-mecfs-pots/ Introduction Fibromyalgia (FM), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) are chronic health conditions. Accurate diagnosis and targeted management can improve the...

https://www.benthamdirect.com/content/journals/crr/10.2174/0115733971314334240930043717 High-dose Omega-3 Alters Serum Magnesium and Calcium Levels and Affects Fibromyalgia Symptoms: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Control Study Authors: Maha A. Abdel Fattah1, Shereen Morsi2, Shaimaa A...

Background Chronic overlapping pain conditions (COPCs), pain-related conditions that frequently occur together, may occur in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and could impact illness severity. This study aimed to identify comorbid COPCs in patients with...

Creatine supplementation in fibromyalgia: a randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial Christiano RR Alves, Bianca M Santiago, Fernanda R Lima, Maria CG Otaduy, Ana Luisa Calich, Aline CC Tritto, Ana Lúcia de Sá Pinto, Hamilton Roschel, Cláudia C Leite, Fabiana B Benatti, Eloisa Bonfá...

Adrenergic dysfunction in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia: A systematic review and meta-analysis Jolien Hendrix; Lara Fanning; Arne Wyns; Ishtiaq Ahmed; Madhura Shekhar Patil; Emma Richter; Jente Van Campenhout; Kelly Ickmans; Rembert Mertens; Jo...

Objective: Comorbidities between internalizing disorders (IDs) and functional disorders (FDs) are well-documented, indicating shared pathways. However, their symptom-level relationships have been largely unexplored. This exploratory study employs a network approach to investigate symptoms of...

Identifying microRNAs Possibly Implicated in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia: A Review Tsamou, Maria; Kremers, Fabiënne A. C.; Samaritakis, Keano A.; Roggen, Erwin L. Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) are...

https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-4654793/v1 Mitochondrial function in patients affected with fibromyalgia syndrome is impaired and correlates with disease severity Chiara Macchi1 Andrea Giachi1 Isabella Fichtner1 Silvia Pedretti1 Piercarlo Sarzi Puttini2 Nico Mitro1 Alberto...

Abstract Introduction: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic fluctuating, nociplastic pain condition. Naltrexone is a µ-opioid-receptor antagonist; preliminary studies have indicated a pain-relieving effect of low-dose naltrexone (LDN) in patients with FM. The impetus for studying LDN is the...

Abstract Background: New-onset chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) pain (> 3 months duration) is one of the commonest persistent symptoms of Post-COVID syndrome (PCS). There is emerging evidence that the chronic MSK pain and associated symptoms in PCS have similarities to Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS)...

Abstract OBJECTIVES: The pathogenesis of fibromyalgia (FM), characterised by chronic widespread pain and fatigue, remains notoriously elusive, hampering attempts to develop disease modifying treatments. Mitochondria are the headquarters of cellular energy metabolism, and their malfunction has...