Can Music Reduce Pain? There are many types of music therapy available, and different research suggesting that types of music can help calm you, reduce stress, and even, yes, even reduce pain. A study conducted by Garza-Villarreal and colleagues in the Feb, 2013, Frontiers of Psychology examined … [Read more...]
Medical Studies
These posts review various medical studies related to the treatment and diagnosis of Fibromyalgia and other chronic illnesses.
Fibromyalgia and Herpes virus: Is there a connection?
Despite the instant negative reaction to the thought of the Herpes virus and the association with sexually transmitted disease, there are a number of different Herpes virus, including those responsible for Chicken Pox, Shingles, and Epstein Barr (mono). Even the ones with the most negative … [Read more...]
Fibromyalgia Blood Test – Is it Real?
Back in March of 2013, I posted about the Fibromyalgia blood test that had just become available, nope not through your doctor, but through a company that believes they've isolated something that allows them to determine from your blood whether or not you have Fibro. It wasn't something that … [Read more...]
Fibromyalgia and Abnormal Cerebral Bloodflow
Anyone with a chronic pain condition understands that pain takes your attention away from other (more important things). This study shows that the pain is not just figuratively taking your attention away, but is literally doing so by re-routing your cognitive blood-flow. The study evaluated cerebral … [Read more...]
Botox for Fibromyalgia Pain?
A reader questioned the idea of whether botox would work for Fibromyalgia, since it works well for migraines, and has also helped her TMJ. So, I decided to do a little digging in the medical literature and see if I could find anything to back up the idea of Botox for Fibromyalgia. There are multiple … [Read more...]
Alternative Treatments for Fibromyalgia
A 2010 review of studies on alternative treatments for Fibromyalgia in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine determined that the following have significant effect on treating Fibromyalgia. Acupuncture - Having needles poked into your skin doesn't sound pleasant, but it really … [Read more...]
Evaluating the Effects of Lyrica for Fibromyalgia
If you have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, there's a pretty good chance that your doctor has at least suggested Lyrica as an option. Most of us have tried it at some point. Some find that it works really well to help relief their Fibromyalgia symptoms, others not so much. A study done in Sept … [Read more...]
Relationship Between a Positive Attitude and Fibromyalgia Symptoms
A study of 735 Fibromyalgia patients, examined their affect (mood), breaking them into four sub-groups and examining the correlation between affect and symptoms. The four groups were Healthy (low negative affect/ high positive affect) Depressive (high negative affect / low positive … [Read more...]
Why are Doctors Reluctant to Treat Fibromyalgia Patients
We've all been there, struggling to understand why a doctor seems unwilling to treat us, and it feels like the only reason is because we have fibromyalgia. Why does it often feel like doctors discriminate against us because we have this illness? The easy answer is to believe that it's because … [Read more...]
Fibromyalgia and Celiac Symptoms Overlap
Overlap in Fibromyalgia and Celiac Disease Symptoms Fibromyalgia isn't considered an intestinal illness, although many with fibromyalgia do also have digestive symptoms or irritable bowel syndrome and some have been diagnosed with other digestive disorders. However, the overlaop in fibromyalgia and … [Read more...]
