– 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 […]
Swimming Improves Pain and Functional Capacity of Patients With Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial Giovana Fernandes, MSc, Fabio Jennings, MD, PhD APM&R August 2016Volume 97, Issue 8, Pages 1269–1275 Abstract Objective To evaluate the effect of swimming on pain, functional capacity, aerobic capacity, and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). Design Randomized controlled […]
Female patients benefit from being involved in treatment planning by Diana Swift, Contributing Write August 08, 2016 “Person-centered” progressive resistance exercise boosted multiple aspects of fatigue in women with fibromyalgia, Swedish researcher reported. In the substudy in a randomized controlled trial of muscle strength, health status, and pain intensity in 130 fibromyalgia patients (ages 22-64), the mean Multidimensional Fatigue […]
Swimming Improves Pain and Functional Capacity of Patients With Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial APM&R. August 2016Volume 97, Issue 8, Pages 1269–1275 Giovana Fernandes, MSc Abstract Objective To evaluate the effect of swimming on pain, functional capacity, aerobic capacity, and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). Design Randomized controlled trial. Setting Rheumatology outpatient […]
APRIL 20, 2016 Individualized acupuncture treatment of fibromyalgia in primary care relieved patients’ pain and enhanced their quality of life for up to a year compared with placebo treatment of sham acupuncture, according to the first trial that studied the efficacy of personalized acupuncture protocols compared with standardized acupuncture treatments. “We observed a significant improvement […]
Greater decrease in pain intensity with individualized versus sham acupuncture; effect persisted at 1 year TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2016 (HealthDay News) — An individualized acupuncture protocol provides lasting pain relief for patients with fibromyalgia, according to a study published online Feb. 15 in Acupuncture in Medicine. Jorge Vas, M.D., from the Doña Mercedes Primary Health […]
November 03, 2015 Less time spent engaged in light, moderate, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity MONDAY, Nov. 2, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Compared with controls, females with fibromyalgia spend more time in sedentary behaviors and less time engaged in physical activity, according to a study published in the November issue of Arthritis & Rheumatology. Víctor Segura-Jiménez, […]
Patients taking opioids are less likely to subsequently receive guideline-recommended therapy TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Opioid use is widespread among patients with newly diagnosed fibromyalgia, and patients taking opioids have a decreased likelihood of receiving guideline-recommended medications, according to a study published online Oct. 7 in Pain Practice. Rachel Halpern, Ph.D., M.P.H., […]
Nancy A. Melville September 22, 2015 NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — Patients with fibromyalgia show deficiencies in red blood cell (RBC) magnesium and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), a small study shows, suggesting potential clues to underpinnings of the condition and avenues for treatment. In a condition that is challenging to treat and complicated by the […]
APM&R: September 2015Volume 96, Issue 9, Pages 1576–1582 New Approach in Fibromyalgia Exercise Program: A Preliminary Study Regarding the Effectiveness of Balance Training Presented as a poster to the European League Against Rheumatism, June 11–14, 2014, Paris, France. Sibel Kibar, MD Published Online: May 19, 2015 Abstract Objectives To determine the effectiveness of balance exercises […]
07.05.2015 Women with fibromyalgia are more sedentary and less physically active than their peers without fibromyalgia, but neither group meets recommended levels of physical activity. These are the findings of a study using accelerometers to measure physical activity in a sample of women with fibromyalgia and age-matched controls, according to Spanish researchers. “Women with fibromyalgia spent, […]
Muscle strength, flexibility, aerobic fitness impact physical pain and negative attitudes by Diana Swift, Contributing Writer May 17, 2015 A strong association exists between higher physical fitness and lower levels of pain, less psychological over-reaction (catastrophizing) to pain, and higher chronic-pain self-efficacy in women with fibromyalgia (FM), according to a recent Spanish study. In addition, muscle strength and […]
Manual Therapy Volume 20, Issue 2, April 2015, Pages 257-264 Systematic review Susan Lee KingYuan Abstract The systematic review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of massage in fibromyalgia. An electronic search was conducted at MEDLINE, SCiELO, EMBASE, ISI, PEDro, SPORTDiscus, CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRAL and LILACS (Jan 1990–May 2013). Ten randomized and non-randomized controlled trials investigating […]
April 2015 Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies Volume 19, Issue 2, Pages 370–376 Muscle strengthening activities and fibromyalgia: A review of pain and strength outcomes Nicole L. Nelson, MS, LMT Summary Objective The primary aim of this review was to investigate whether fibromyalgia (FM) patients can engage in sufficient muscle strengthening activity (MSA) to […]
Fibromyalgia is widespread muscle pain with no specific cause. For a diagnosis to be made, you must have pain in at least 11 of 18 specific trigger points. Fibromyalgia is a syndrome that includes long-term, body wide pain in the muscles and connective tissues. This characteristic pain may be accompanied by fatigue, headaches, and difficulty with […]
Less than 1% of whiplash injury sufferers developed fibromyalgia a year later. by Wayne Kuznar, Contributing WriterMarch 20, 2015 Whiplash injury most likely does not lead to fibromyalgia. One year after acute whiplash, only 0.8% of victims developed fibromyalgia, a Canadian researcher reports in RMD Open. The prevalence of fibromyalgia in the general population has been estimated at […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C.,D.A.B.C.O.,D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Well my comment to that is “HOGWASH”.. Who gives any physician the right to deny his/her patient the opportunity to seek “peer-reviewed” proven treatments? Now understand this.. I am not talking about some magical “herb” found in the tropical forest that has recently been discovered.. No, I am talking about accepted.. […]
The VASFIQ Brief Symptom Scale Chad S. Boomershine, MD, PhD, Birol Emir, PhD, Yi Wang, MS, Gergana Zlateva PhD Ther Adv Musculoskel Dis. 2011;3(5):215-226. Abstract and Introduction Abstract Objectives: We tested the ability of the VASFIQ, a seven-item scale composed of Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) visual analog scales (VASs), to quantify fibromyalgia global disease severity […]