Bad Engine? Is a Wimpy Motor Cortex Causing the Pain in Fibromyalgia (and ME/CFS)?
Studies suggest that every aspect of movement - from the motor cortex to muscle blood flows, to energy production - may be impaired in fibromyalgia. Find out how problems with planning movement, muscle activation and pain inhibition in the motor cortex may play a role in FM and how a treatment may help.
Marijuana as Medicine for ME/CFS and/or Fibromyalgia Pt I: The Science Behind Cannabis
This is Part I of a five-part series on using marijuana or Cannabis as medicine for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and/or fibromaylgia (FM). The first two parts by Amber focus on the science behind using Cannabis and how to get started on it. Summary Cannabis...
A Ketamine Revolution for Depression and Pain? Spravato, Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS
For years, ketamine was known for its use as an anesthetic or as a recreational drug. Its ability to provide quick and safe sedation saved many lives during the Vietnam war and is still the preferred anesthetic in battlefield situations. It can be used to induce a...
The NIH ME/CFS Conference II: Lipkin’s Possibilities, Prusty’s Big Idea, Oh’s Search and Ron Davis on ALWAYS Moving Forward
Day two of the Conference – not all of which is covered here, started off with a physicians’ panel, then NIH Director Francis Collins showed up (covered later) just before the Intramural study presented some results, then it was onto Ian Lipkin, Dr. Oh,...
Accelerating ME/CFS? The NIH Conference Day I: Exhausted Systems, Inflammation and Weirdness
A Critical Look at the NIH’s Accelerating Research Conference This chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) conference was different. Besides the normal goal of bringing researchers together to share their latest results, it had an ulterior motive – getting NIH...StudyME
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