For most patients with fibromyalgia, pharmacologic manage­ment aims to reduce symptoms such as pain and improve quality-of-life. The FDA has approved 3 medications for the treatment of fibromyalgia: ...

For some people, a medical diagnosis can come as a relief — a name for the pain or an explanation for relentless fatigue. But if that diagnosis is fibromyalgia, you may be feeling more confused than ...

Dear Doctors: I had muscle pain and exhaustion for two years, and no one could figure out what was wrong. A rheumatologist recently diagnosed me with fibromyalgia. I would appreciate any information ...

Lynne Matallana (she/her) still remembers the day she walked out of her doctor’s office. She had been experiencing bouts of pain and fatigue, and was seeking help for her symptoms. Her provider, ...

Shatha, now 27, had been experiencing symptoms since the age of 12 but received a confirmed diagnosis only a year ago. Her ...

Another chronic condition called chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), or myalgic encephalomyelitis, comprises a complex multisystem disease that is typically characterized by severe fatigue. 2 Both these ...

How do you know if your pain symptoms are related to fibromyalgia, as opposed to another medical condition? In their quest for answers, individuals with ongoing pain often see one healthcare ...

(Reuters Health) – Individualized acupuncture treatments were tied to greater pain relief for people with fibromyalgia, according to results from a small trial in Spain that compared the approach to ...

Lynne Matallana had experienced chronic pain almost her entire life, and when she was in her thirties, she underwent surgery for fertility problems. Immediately following surgery, she began to ...

—These findings challenge the traditional view of fibromyalgia as primarily a pain disorder and reframes it as a condition in which sleep and psychological resilience are key determinants of ...

Dear Doctors: I had muscle pain and exhaustion for two years, and no one could figure out what was wrong. A rheumatologist recently diagnosed me with fibromyalgia. I would appreciate any information ...