Fibromyalgia News

Inpatient self-management programs had no effect on psychological distress, functional and symptomatic consequences and self-efficacy of patients with fibromyalgia, according to study results.

Patients with fibromyalgia who were treated in routine practice had improved clinical status and reduced costs related to the disease, according to study results.

Less than half of patients with rheumatoid arthritis began disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs within 6 months of symptom onset, according to study results.

Qigong, a Chinese system of physical exercise, mental focus and meditation, produced significant long-term benefits for patients with fibromyalgia, according to a study.

Serum insulin-like growth factor 1 levels remained constant in patients with fibromyalgia who completed low- and high-intensity aerobic exercise programs, while associated pain decreased slightly over time, according to recent study results.

Ultrasound did not detect significant abnormalities in patients with fibromyalgia in correlation to clinical findings in a recent study.

The FDA recently granted Lupin Pharmaceuticals final approval to produce the anticonvulsant drug pregabalin, which is used to treat fibromyalgia, epilepsy, post-herpectic neuralgia and diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

Pain and accompanying depression and anxiety might be reasons for the lack of working memory in patients with fibromyalgia, according to a recent study.

Patients with fibromyalgia who were older and had a history of using antidepressants achieved a higher adherence to duloxetine therapy in a recent study.

The use of cannabis significantly improved pain, stiffness and other symptoms for patients with fibromyalgia, according to study results.