Sex (Hormones) and Fibromyalgia: The Pain Connection
Hormones? Certainly the nervous system plays a major role in producing pain. The immune system with its inflammatory processes and ability to create sickness behavior is certainly in the discussion, but hormones? Many women are well aware that hormonal fluctuations...
Pain, Genes, Drugs and You: How Your Genetic Makeup May Be Keeping You in Pain
From Dr. Trescott’s lecture given to the Physician Partners of America: “Your Genes, Your Pain Drugs and You Or “Why Every Pain Physician Should be Testing Your Genes” When the patient says, “This doesn’t work,” or, “I’ve been too sensitive,”...
The Opioid Painkiller Crackdown’s Silver Lining for Fibromyalgia: The Heal Initiative
Opioid Painkiller Crackdown The news regarding opioids has been mostly bad for fibromyalgia (FM) and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) patients. Restrictions on opioid pain killers could put these medications at risk for FM patients battling one of the most painful...
Pressure Mounting: Is Fibromyalgia Caused By High Pressure in the Brain (Intracranial Hypertension)
We propose that chronic idiopathic spinal fluid pressure dysregulation underlies both FM and the clinical entity of symptomatic Tarvlov cysts, which both present as peripheral neurological disorders. The authors This is the third in a series of blogs providing...
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) May Be Common in Fibromyalgia
Two Cognitive Diseases Fibromyalgia is more than a pain disease – it’s also a cognitive disease. In fact, some studies suggest the cognitive issues can present more problems than the pain. They’ve been prevalent and serious enough to spark the...Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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