Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2021 Sep 28;2021:9991144. doi: 10.1155/2021/9991144. eCollection 2021. Marco Di Carlo PMID: 34621328 PMCID: PMC8492291 DOI: 10.1155/2021/9991144 Abstract To date, there is considerable evidence of the effectiveness of acupuncture in fibromyalgia syndrome (FM). However, it is not known in which body areas acupuncture is more effective. The objective of this study […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., DACBN, MS, CFMP Oxalate (or oxalic acid) is a compound found in a variety of plant-based foods. Under a microscope, oxalates are jagged in structure and look somewhat crystalline. During metabolism, oxalic acid combines with other minerals like calcium, sodium, magnesium, and potassium to form compounds like calcium oxalate and sodium oxalate […]
— Electrical stimulation device “another tool in our arsenal” to control FM pain, reduce fatigue by Scott Harris, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today March 31, 2020 Kathleen Sluka, PT, PhD, is professor of physical therapy and rehabilitation science at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. She served as co-author of a report, published in Arthritis […]
~ Research reveals overweight FMS patients experience more severe symptoms September 5, 2019 by Julie Maurer Contributing Writer, MedPage Today While patients with fibromyalgia frequently battle pain, fatigue, and depression, some believe that those who are also obese may experience more severe symptoms. This is a topic explored in a study published in the journal Nutrients, by […]
Deborah Brauser July 09, 2019 Patients with fibromyalgia appear to have specific gut microbiome alterations that differ from their healthy peers, new research suggests. In the “first evidence” to show this connection, investigators found that women with fibromyalgia had significant differences in 19 species of gut bacteria compared with healthy controls. They also had higher […]
Jun 25, 2019 | Original story from McGill University Health Center Scientists have found a correlation between a disease involving chronic pain and alterations in the gut microbiome. Fibromyalgia affects 2-4 percent of the population and has no known cure. Symptoms include fatigue, impaired sleep and cognitive difficulties, but the disease is most clearly characterized […]
by Melissa Lee – Fx Medicine 05/13/2016 DOWNLOAD INFOGRAPHIC In recent years an amazing discovery has advanced our understanding of intestinal permeability. In 2000, Dr Alessio Fasano and his team discovered a molecule responsible for modulating intestinal tight junctions (TJs) known as zonulin. To date, zonulin is the only human protein known to reversibly regulate intestinal permeability. Based on Dr Fasano’s […]
BMJ — | March 23, 2018 Wang C, et al. – Experts undertook a comparative scrutiny of the effectiveness of Tai chi interventions vs aerobic exercise, a current core standard treatment in patients with fibromyalgia. Furthermore, they intended to contemplate if the effectiveness of Tai chi depended on its dosage or duration. Results illustrated similar […]
Clinical Rheumatology — | January 24, 2018 Isomeri R, et al. – The target of this research was to investigate the outcome of patients in whom primary fibromyalgia (pFM) was diagnosed 26 years ago. Maximum patients illustrated the persistence of FM symptoms for decades without marked deterioration of self-reported functional ability. Long symptomless periods were […]
It is estimated that fibromyalgia affects nearly 6 million or 1 in 50 people, causing chronic pain, particularly muscle pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, brain fog, or cognitive impairment, depression and painful tender points throughout the body. Not surprisingly, conventional medicine focuses only on managing symptoms through pain medications and antidepressants. Functional medicine, on the other hand, […]
Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies | October 03, 2017 Assuncao JC, et al. – An enquiry was set up regarding the effectiveness of Zumba dancing in improving pain, functional capacity, quality of sleep and quality of life of women with fibromyalgia. 3 months of this therapy led to an improvement in pain and physical […]
The authors of this study suggest that supplementation with Vitamin D in patients with low serum levels seemed to help decrease pain scores in patients with chronic non-specific widespread pain, including fibromyalgia. This was a meta-analysis which looked at the results of several studies. From what I saw, a dosage from 1200 – 2400 (Wepner study) […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. If you listen to conventional medical “talk”.. you would tend to believe that Fibromyalgia has no cure. You would be one of the 10 million people who suffer with FMS who would accept their affliction as something that they must simply live with.. Well my comment to that is […]
Researchers discover a rational biological source of pain in the skin of patients with fibromyalgia[June 14, 2013, Rensselaer, NY] – Fibromyalgia, a painful condition affecting approximately 10 million people in the U.S., is not imaginary after all, as some doctors have believed. A discovery, published this month in PAIN MEDICINE (the journal of the American […]
This article shows that a 10-minute cold application on the trapezius muscle tied to significant decrease in pain score. MONDAY, May 1, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Local cold applications on the trapezius muscles significantly decreases the pain of patients with fibromyalgia, according to a study published online April 17 in the International Journal of Rheumatic […]
Date: February 24, 2017 Source: Wolters Kluwer Health Summary: Older adults with higher levels of physical activity have pain modulation patterns that might help lower their risk of developing chronic pain, reports a study. Older adults with higher levels of physical activity have pain modulation patterns that might help lower their risk of developing chronic […]
– Clinically significant improvement in various items from the Symptom Checklist-90-R FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2017 (HealthDay News) — For patients with fibromyalgia (FM), coenzyme Q10(CoQ10) supplementation is associated with improvement in clinical symptoms, according to a letter to the editor published online Jan. 4 in CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. Elísabet Alcocer-Gómez, from the University of Sevilla […]