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Brain Imaging Study Sheds Light on Fibromyalgia
June 19, 2009
Link found between gray matter and dopamine levels in patients. Changes in the levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine may explain brain gray matter reductions experienced by patients with fibromyalgia, a new study suggests.
Previous research found an association between fibromyalgia and reductions in gray matter, but the cause wasn't known, the researchers wrote.
In this new study, Dr.
Previous research found an association between fibromyalgia and reductions in gray matter, but the cause wasn't known, the researchers wrote.
In this new study, Dr.
Addiction Drug May Help Ease Fibromyalgia
April 17, 2009
In small study, naltrexone offered some women relief. Low doses of an inexpensive drug called naltrexone .
Health Tip
Coping With Fibromyalgia
March 20, 2009
Suggestions to help you feel better Fibromyalgia is a painful, tiring condition that affects about five million adults in the United States, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) says.
While the condition's cause is poorly understood, NIAMS offers these suggestions to help you manage symptoms:
Even if exercise sounds painful, physical activity is recommended for people with fibromyalgia. Some light and regular exercise .
While the condition's cause is poorly understood, NIAMS offers these suggestions to help you manage symptoms:
Even if exercise sounds painful, physical activity is recommended for people with fibromyalgia. Some light and regular exercise .
Savella Approved for Fibromyalgia
January 15, 2009
Expected in pharmacies by March Savella (milnacipran hydrochloride) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat fibromyalgia, a chronic condition characterized by restricted movement and widespread pain, makers Forest Labs and Cypress Bioscience announced.
Certain Antidepressants Ease Fibromyalgia Symptoms
January 13, 2009
Tricyclic medications helped with pain, fatigue and depression, study shows. Antidepressants may help people living with the chronic pain of fibromyalgia experience fewer symptoms and improve their quality of life, new research shows.
The study, lead by Dr. Winfried Hauser, of Klinikum Saarbrucken in Germany, found that fibromyalgia patients had less pain, fatigue and depression while on certain antidepressants.
The study, lead by Dr. Winfried Hauser, of Klinikum Saarbrucken in Germany, found that fibromyalgia patients had less pain, fatigue and depression while on certain antidepressants.
Scans Reveal Brain Abnormalities in Fibromyalgia Patients
Finding offers more evidence that the condition is 'real', researchers say
November 20, 2008
Researchers have detected abnormalities in the brains of people with fibromyalgia, a complex, chronic condition characterized by muscle pain and fatigue. "We showed in our study that the functional abnormalities observed were mainly related to disability," and not to anxiety and depression status, said Dr. Eric Guedj, the study's lead author and a researcher at Centre Hospitalier-Universitaire de la Timone in France.
Aquatic Exercises May Ease Fibromyalgia
February 22, 2008
Exercise in heated pool brought relief from chronic pain, study found.
Exercise Eases Fibromyalgia Symptoms
Study
November 12, 2007
Biggest beneficiaries were women who also received training to manage the condition.
