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Discovery Could Eventually Help Diagnose and Treat Chronic Pain
More than 100 million
Americans suffer from
chronic pain. But treating
and studying chronic pain is
complex and presents many
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Surgeon, Professor Team in New Approach to Pain Treatment
A chronic pain condition and
numerous gastrointestinal
disorders may all be caused
by a virus. That's a
Tuscaloosa-based surgeon's
theory likely headed for a
... > full story
Yoga Can Counteract Fibromyalgia, Study Suggests
Yoga exercises may have the
power to combat the chronic
pain caused by fibromyalgia
-- a medical disorder
characterized by chronic
widespread pain. ... > full story
Chinese Acupuncture Affects Brain's Ability To Regulate Pain, UM Study Shows
Acupuncture has been used
for over two millennia in
East-Asian medicine to treat
pain. Using brain imaging,
researchers have provided
... > full story
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Evidence of Nerve Damage in About Half of Fibromyalgia Patients
July 30, 2013 — About half of a small group of patients with fibromyalgia -- a common syndrome that causes chronic pain and other symptoms -- was found to have damage to nerve fibers in their skin and other evidence ... > full story -
Weather Conditions Do Not Affect Fibromyalgia Pain or Fatigue
June 4, 2013 — Weather conditions including temperature, sunshine, and precipitation have no impact on fibromyalgia symptoms in female patients, study suggests. Results suggest, however, that individual patients ... > full story -
New Canadian Guidelines for Treating Fibromyalgia
May 6, 2013 — Physicians have published a review article to help family doctors diagnose and treat fibromyalgia. The article represents the first time researchers have published Canadian guidelines to help manage ... > full story -
Regular, Moderate Exercise Does Not Worsen Pain in People With Fibromyalgia
May 2, 2013 — For many people who have fibromyalgia, even the thought of exercising is painful. Yet a new study shows that exercise does not worsen the pain associated with the disorder and may even lessen it over ... > full story -
Alcohol, Fibromyalgia, and Quality of Life
March 15, 2013 — Low and moderate drinkers of alcohol reported lower severity of symptoms of fibromyalgia than teetotallers, finds a study. Too much alcohol reversed this effect. The chronic pain of fibromyalgia is ... > full story -
Drugs to Treat Fibromyalgia Just as Likely to Harm as Help, Review Finds
February 21, 2013 — Among fibromyalgia patients taking either of two commonly prescribed drugs to reduce pain, 22 percent report substantial improvement while 21 percent had to quit the regimen due to unpleasant side ... > full story -
Study Assesses Mood Disorders With TMJ Pain
January 16, 2013 — There is an ongoing debate about the role of psychological disorder symptoms as risk factors for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain. Previous studies have associated depression and TMJ pain but large ... > full story -
Men With Fibromyalgia Often Go Undiagnosed
December 19, 2012 — Fibromyalgia is a complex illness to diagnose and to treat. There is not yet a diagnostic test to establish that someone has it, there is no cure and many fibromyalgia symptoms -- pain, fatigue, ... > full story -
Fibromyalgia and the Brain: New Clues Reveal How Pain and Therapies Are Processed
November 11, 2012 — According to new research, pain experienced by people with fibromyalgia may be caused by a problem with the way pain stimuli are processed in the brain. Abnormal pain signal processing may also be ... > full story -
Topical NSAIDs Provide Relief from Arthritis Pain
September 21, 2012 — For those suffering from osteoarthritis of the knees or hands, applying topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) -- in the form of creams, gels and patches -- can bring weeks of pain ... > full story
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