Mum-of-two diagnosed with fibromyalgia after suffering pain 'worse than childbirth'
The long-term syndrome causes widespread pain, fatigue, memory and mood issues. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

ASA: Green Light Therapy for Pain - Related Anxiety Studied in Fibromyalgia
Small study suggests green light therapy might reduce anxiety in patients with fibromyalgia who are taking opioids for chronic pain (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - November 1, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Rheumatology, Anesthesiology & amp; Pain, Conference News, Source Type: news

ASA: Green Light Therapy for Pain-Related Anxiety Studied in Fibromyalgia
TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 2022 -- Green light therapy might decrease anxiety, particularly fear-based anxiety, in patients with fibromyalgia and reduce the use of opioids to manage chronic pain, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Green Light Exposure May Help Reduce Pain and Headaches
About 20% of adults in the U.S.—more than 50 million people—have chronic pain. Though the causes are many, including arthritis, cancer, musculoskeletal skeletal disorders, migraines, fibromyalgia, and more, solutions are limited. Over-the-counter analgesics often do little. Physical therapy, massage, and acupuncture help sometimes—but not always. Prescription opioids may provide short-term relief, but at a price. At least three million Americans are currently addicted to the drugs. Researchers are now exploring another potential alternative that is safe, affordable, and comes with few or no side effects...
Source: TIME: Health - October 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Research Source Type: news

For Chronic Pain Patients, Consider Green-Tinted Glasses?
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Researchers continued to build a case for green light therapy in the chronic pain population, despite rocky preliminary data from a small randomized trial. Among 34 opioid users with fibromyalgia, the 12 randomized... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - October 24, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Multiple chemical sensitivity is real – people who have it aren’t making it up | Letter
For decades, patients with complex illnesses – especially those that affect women more – have been told that it’s in their heads, saysBeth PollackMultiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), discussed in your article, is a common symptom of several illnesses that I research (Allergic to the world: can medicine help people with severe intolerance to chemicals?, 20 September).The article suggests that MCS should be treated, at least in part, as a mental illness. For decades, patients with complex illnesses have been told that it ’s in their heads, and this is especially true for illnesses that predominantly affect females. M...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 27, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Letters Tags: Health & wellbeing Allergies Long Covid Multiple sclerosis ME / Chronic fatigue syndrome Fibromyalgia Coronavirus Life and style Science Society Source Type: news

Nonpharmacological Interventions for Features of Fibromyalgia Nonpharmacological Interventions for Features of Fibromyalgia
How effective are various nonpharmacological interventions, such as exercise, acupuncture, and psychological therapies, for relieving symptoms of fibromyalgia?Pain (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Relationship between kinesiophobia and mobility, impact of the disease, and fear of falling in women with and without fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional study - Leon-Llamas JL, Murillo-Garcia A, Villafaina S, Dom ínguez-Muñoz FJ, Morenas J, Gusi N.
This study analyzes the kinesiophobia between women with fibrom... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 29, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Q & A: Why leading with evidence is necessary for digital therapeutics
Swing Therapeutics CEO Mike Rosenbluth discusses the company ' s fibromyalgia management tool and what ' s necessary to make digital therapeutics mainstream. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - June 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Swing Therapeutics scores $10.3M to support fibromyalgia DTx clinical trial
The startup ' s smartphone-administered digital therapeutic for fibromyalgia received FDA Breakthrough Device designation last year. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - June 17, 2022 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Doctors could start using nitrous oxide to treat fibromyalgia
Broadcaster Kirsty Young, 53, (pictured) was so badly affected by fibromyalgia that she recently admitted she left her job presenting Radio 4's Desert Island Discs in 2019 because of it. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why So Many Long COVID Patients Are Reporting Suicidal Thoughts
Last year, Diana Berrent—the founder of Survivor Corps, a Long COVID support group—asked the group’s members if they’d ever had thoughts of suicide since developing Long COVID. About 18% of people who responded said they had, a number much higher than the 4% of the general U.S. adult population that has experienced recent suicidal thoughts. A few weeks ago, Berrent posed the same question to current members of her group. This time, of the nearly 200 people who responded, 45% said they’d contemplated suicide. While her poll was small and informal, the results point to a serious problem. “...
Source: TIME: Health - June 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Kirsty Young health: 'I felt pathetic' - star on her crippling four-year health battle
THE PLATINUM JUBILEE celebrations will prove busy for television presenter Kirsty Young, who will be the BBC's lead presenter for most of the coverage across the four-day celebration. But for Young, the presenting job means so much more as it marks her return to television screens after having to step down due to secondary fibromyalgia. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Kirsty Young health: Star 'floored' by incurable condition - symptoms of fibromyalgia
KIRSTY YOUNG recently gave shocking insight into her battle with a chronic condition known as fibromyalgia. The condition, which forced her to permanently give up her job on the airwaves back in 2019 has caused "relentless and sometimes debilitating pain", but what exactly causes the condition and what are the symptoms to spot? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fibromyalgia symptoms: What does fibro pain feel like? Five signs 'over your entire body'
FIBROMYALGIA symptoms vary from person to person, but usually include widespread pain. But it can be difficult to differentiate your pain from other conditions. What does fibro pain actually feel like? These are the most common signs to look out for. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news