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Opinion on Preliminary Guidelines for the Clinical Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia
Article discusses the criteria for diagnosing fibromyalgia. The American College of Rheumatology updated its fibromyalgia diagnostic criteria in May 2010.
An Osteopathic Approach to Fibromyalgia
The osteopathic approach to the patient with fibromyalgia addresses each of the presenting problems within the context of the musculoskeletal system and its interdependence with other physiological functions—especially posture and motion, respiration and circulation, neurological and metabolic processes, and overt behaviors.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for Fibromyalgia
Optimal rehabilitation outcomes in a fibromyalgia patient require that the treatment be tailored to the individual patient's symptoms, examination findings and subject to periodic testing to allow for adjustment.
Introduction to a Referred Sympathetic Pain Map
The Fibromatome Map bridges the gap between recent pharmaceutical discoveries of widespread pain due to hyperactive nerves and interventional spine medicine by effectively identifying and treating specific nerve roots that cause widespread pain.
Laser Therapy in the Management of Fibromyalgia
Therapeutic low-level laser has good pain relieving and anti-inflammatory effects and has been shown to increase the quality of life in Fibromyalgia patients.
Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency in Fibromyalgia
Growth hormone deficiency was found in many fibromyalgia patients in a community rheumatology practice. How does that potentially affect fibromyalgia treatment and general understanding of fibromyalgia?
Milnacipran: A New Treatment Option for Fibromyalgia
Article highlights the basics of milnacipran, a treatment option for fibromyalgia. Learn how milnacipran works to relieve fibromyalgia-related pain and other fibromyalgia symptoms.
Acupuncture for Fibromyalgia
Acupuncture may be a useful intervention to manage chronic pain of fibromyalgia. Learn about the usefulness of this complementary treatment for firbromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia Medical Education
The National Fibromyalgia Association offers two new healthcare professional programs.
Duloxetine: A New Indication for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia
Read about using duloxetine in the treatment of fibromyalgia. In got FDA approval in 2008 to be used as a fibromyalgia medication.
Proposed Models of Fibromyalgia Sub-types
A proposed framework for sub-types within the greater "fibromyalgia construct"addresses the heterogeneous fibromyalgia population and moves toward a rational, mechanistic approach to therapy.
Central Role of Dopamine in Fibromyalgia
A review of the evidence that fibromyalgia is associated with a disruption of dopaminergic neurotransmission together with a discussion of its therapeutic implications.
Fibromyalgia: Pregabalin for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia
The approval of pregabalin (Lyrica
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Guidelines for Beneficial Group Exercise for Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia Patient Insights
In late October 2005, the National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA), a non-profit patient advocacy organization, posted an internet survey developed by a distinguished task force of experts who were