Tag Archives: Fibromyalgia

Patients with FM & CFS show increased hsCRP compared to healthy controls

Posted on June 24, 2019 by wames

Patients with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome show increased hsCRP compared to healthy controls, by Nina Groven, Egil A Fors, Solveig KlæboReitan, in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity [Available online 7 June 2019] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2019.06.010 Highlights CFS/ME and Fibromyalgia share common features of … Continue reading →

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FM, CFS & MCS: illness experiences

Posted on April 9, 2019 by wames

Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: Illness Experiences, by Almudena Alameda Cuesta, Álvaro Pazos Garciandía, Cristina Oter Quintana in Clinical Nursing Research [First Published March 27, 2019] https://doi.org/10.1177/1054773819838679 Research abstract: Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis, and multiple chemical … Continue reading →

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ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia: definitions, similarities, & differences

Posted on March 7, 2019 by wames

ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia: definitions, similarities, and differences, by Benjamin H Natelson in Clinical Therapeutics 2019 Article abstract: This commentary presents a simplified way of making the diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) using the 1994 Centers for Disease … Continue reading →

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The link between idiopathic intracranial hypertension, FM, & CFS: exploration of a shared pathophysiology

Posted on January 10, 2019 by wames

The link between idiopathic intracranial hypertension, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome: exploration of a shared pathophysiology, by Mieke Hulens, Ricky Rasschaert, Greet Vansant, Ingeborg Stalmans, Frans Bruyninckx, Wim Dankaerts in Journal of Pain Research Vol 2018:11 Pages 3129—3140 [Published 10 December … Continue reading →

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Physical activity & sleep in CFS & FMS: associations with symptom severity in the general population cohort LifeLines

Posted on January 7, 2019 by wames

Physical activity and Sleep in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Syndrome: associations with symptom severity in the general population cohort LifeLines by Monica L Joustra, Wilma L Zijlema, Judith GM Rosmalen, and Karin AM Janssens in Pain Research and Management, Vol … Continue reading →

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A concurrent cognitive task does not perturb (i.e. alter) quiet standing in FM & CFS/ME

Posted on September 26, 2018 by wames

A Concurrent Cognitive Task Does Not Perturb Quiet Standing in Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Omid Rasouli, Egil A Fors, Ottar Vasseljen and Ann-Katrin Stensdotter in Pain Research and Management Vol 2018, Article ID 9014232 [Published 7 August 2018] Research abstract: Background … Continue reading →

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Unraveling the molecular determinants of manual therapy: an approach to integrative therapeutics for the treatment of FM &CFS

Posted on September 19, 2018 by wames

Unraveling the molecular determinants of manual therapy: an approach to integrative therapeutics for the treatment of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, by José Andrés Espejo, María García-Escudero, andElisa Oltra in Open AccessInt. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19(9), 2673 [Published: 9 September 2018] Review … Continue reading →

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A psychiatrist’s perspective: Medically unexplained syndromes: IBS, FM & CFS

Posted on June 14, 2018 by wames

Article abstract: Medically unexplained syndromes: irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, by Jason Luty in BJPsych Advances [Published online: 6 June 2018] This is a review of three of the more common medically unexplained syndromes that present for treatment to liaison … Continue reading →

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CFS – it’s worse than Multiple Sclerosis

Posted on April 27, 2018 by wames

Health rising blog post, by Cort Johnson, 16 April 2018: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – It’s Worse than Multiple Sclerosis – and Fibromyalgia is No Walk in the Park Either Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a dreaded disease. About ten years into … Continue reading →

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A unifying theory for cognitive abnormalities in functional neurological disorders, FM & CFS

Posted on February 15, 2018 by wames

A unifying theory for cognitive abnormalities in functional neurological disorders, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome: Systematic review; by Tiago Teodoro, Mark J Edwards, Jeremy D Isaacs in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 2018 [Preprint: May 7, 2018] Review abstract: … Continue reading →

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