Fibromyalgia

August 05, 2022

Despite previous evidence showing the benefits of vitamin D supplementation in patients with fibromyalgia and chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain, controversy still exists over the role of 25OHD in the treatment of these diseases.

July 19, 2022

C-reactive protein (CRP), an acute phase protein produced mainly by liver hepatocytes in response to interleukin-6 (IL-6), is a non-specific marker of inflammation.

September 28, 2021

“Considering the fact that people with one and the same clinical condition can vary substantially in terms of disability, there is a need to expand the assessment tools,” investigators stated.

September 01, 2021

Clinical features of fibromyalgia are more common in participants who had postacute COVID-19 syndrome.

August 25, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to negatively impact symptom severity, sleep quality, and mood in patients with fibromyalgia.

August 23, 2021

Investigators set out to determine the effect on social media use in relation to disease severity and sleep quality in patients with fibromyalgia.

August 19, 2021

Susan Chrostowski, DNP, MS, APRN discusses her presentation, entitled “Demystifying Fibromyalgia for the Nurse and Advanced Practice Provider.”

October 06, 2020

Patients with fibromyalgia syndrome may present with elevated intramuscular pressure, which might represent a diagnostic aid in fibromyalgia syndrome and a target for treatment to reduce muscle pressure, according to a study recently published in The Journal of Rheumatology.

July 30, 2019

Fibromyalgia and polymyalgia rheumatica are distinctly different, but in a case report described in the May 8 issue of the American Journal of Case Reports, Fawad Aslam, M.D., of Mayo Clinic in Arizona, and colleagues describe a confusing case of a 30-year-old woman.

January 07, 2019

Recent studies address two of the most troubling symptoms of fibromyalgia: pain and cognitive impairment.