Fibromyalgia News

Patients with fibromyalgia who gradually increased the number of steps walked daily had improved self-reported physical function, level of impairment and depressive symptoms with no negative impact on pain intensity.

Nocturnal blood pressure is less likely to dip for patients with fibromyalgia when compared to healthy controls, according to research from Gazi University Medical School in Ankara, Turkey.

Plasma from female patients with fibromyalgia had lower levels of fractalkine cytokines than healthy control patients, according to results of a recently published study.

Results of a literature review on management of fibromyalgia showed more high-quality studies with larger sample sizes and a focus on long-term results and maintenance of the beneficial effects are needed to confirm the therapeutic benefit of balneotherapy and hydrotherapy.

Whole-body vibration exercise effectively reduced the severity of pain in patients with fibromyalgia, according to study findings.

Among different musculoskeletal disorders, researchers found a considerable variation between duration, age and sex distribution and days of recurrent sick leave, according to study results.

Women with fibromyalgia showed lower levels of melatonin and assessment scores, compared with healthy controls, according to data from a recent study.

Chronic pain, fatigue, difficulty concentrating and sleep problems were the top symptoms discussed by patients with fibromyalgia during today’s FDA public meeting on patient-focused drug development. The patients reported multimodal treatments that included FDA-approved and over-the-counter drugs, herbal remedies and exercise. Adverse events and high costs of treatments were concerns brought up by many in attendance.

Women with fibromyalgia had increased plasma levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-17A compared with healthy age-matched controls, according to study results.

Sleep restriction was a more potent contributor to the development of somatic symptoms than was exercise deprivation in healthy adults, and women showed more sensitivity to these restrictions than men, according to study results.