Tag Archives: Fibromyalgia

Beyond bones: the relevance of variants of connective tissue (hypermobility) to FM, ME/CFS & controversies surrounding diagnostic classification

Beyond bones: The relevance of variants of connective tissue (hypermobility) to fibromyalgia, ME/CFS and controversies surrounding diagnostic classification: an observational study, by Jessica A Eccles, Beth Thompson, Kristy Themelis, Marisa L Amato, Robyn Stocks, Amy Pound, Anna-Marie Jones, Zdenka Cipinova, … Continue reading

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High prevalence of perineural cysts in patients with FM & CFS

High prevalence of perineural cysts in patients with fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Mieke Hulens, Frans Bruyninckx, Wim Dankaerts, Ricky Rasschaert, Peter De Mulder, Ingeborg Stalmans, Greet Vansant, Chris Bervoets in Pain Medicine, 1 Dec 2020 pnaa410 [doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnaa410]   … Continue reading

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Reductions in cerebral blood flow can be provoked by sitting in severe ME/CFS patients

Reductions in cerebral blood flow can be provoked by sitting in severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients, by C (Linda) MC van Campen, Peter C Rowe and Frans C Visser in Healthcare 2020, 8(4), 394 [doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040394]   Research abstract: Introduction: In … Continue reading

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Characterization of cortisol dysregulation in FM & CFS: a state-space approach

Characterization of Cortisol Dysregulation in Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndromes: A State-Space Approach, by Divesh Deepak Pednekar, Md. Rafiul Amin, Hamid Fekri Azgomi, Kirstin Aschbacher, Leslie J Crofford, Rose T Faghih in Published in: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering PP(99):1-1 · … Continue reading

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Systemic hyperalgesia in females with Gulf War Illness, CFS & FM

Systemic hyperalgesia in females with Gulf War Illness, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, by Amber A Surian, James N Baraniuk in Scientific Reports vol 10, no. 5751 (2020)   Research abstract: Pain is a diagnostic criterion for Gulf War Illness (GWI), … Continue reading

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From IBS to ME – the dysbiotic march hypothesis

From IBS to ME – The dysbiotic march hypothesis, by Arnold Berstad, Olav Hauso, Ketil Berstad, Johanna ER Berstad in Medical Hypotheses Vol 140, July 2020, 109648 [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2020.109648]   Research abstract: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is often associated with other … Continue reading

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Intimate partner violence & the risk of developing FM & CFS

Intimate partner violence and the risk of developing Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Joht Singh Chandan, Tom Thomas, Karim Raza, Caroline Bradbury-Jones, Julie Taylor, Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar in Journal of Interpersonal Violence, December 6, 2019 [https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519888515]   Research abstract: Intimate … Continue reading

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CFS/ME & FM: the foundation of a relationship

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and Fibromyalgia (FM): the foundation of a relationship, by Pamela G Mckay, Colin R Martin, Helen Walker, Mick Fleming in British Journal of Pain Oct 2019 [doi.org/10.1177/2049463719875164] Research abstract: Introduction: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/Myalgic … Continue reading

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The effect of comorbid medical & psychiatric diagnoses on CFS

The effect of comorbid medical and psychiatric diagnoses on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Benjamin H Natelson, Jin-Mann S Lin, Gudrun Lange, Sarah Khan, Aaron Stegner & Elizabeth R Unger in Annals of Medicine, published online: 23 Oct 2019 [https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2019.1683601]   … Continue reading

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Neuroimmunology: what role for autoimmunity, neuroinflammation, & small fiber neuropathy in FM, CFS, & adverse events after HPV?

Neuroimmunology: what role for autoimmunity, neuroinflammation, and small fiber neuropathy in Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and adverse events after Human Papillomavirus Vaccination?, by Varvara A Ryabkova, Leonid P Churilov and Yehuda Shoenfeld in Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20(20), 5164; [https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20205164] … Continue reading

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