What if your brain is the reason some pain feels unbearable? Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a hidden brain ...

Living with fibromyalgia can be overwhelming, to say the least. Chronic pain, tenderness, stiffness, headaches, sleep disturbances and fatigue are just a few of the symptoms that interfere with ...

If you have fibromyalgia (FMS), chest pain may be one of your symptoms. A condition called costochondritis, which causes pain around the breastbone and rib cage, could be to blame. It is caused by ...

Both myofascial pain syndrome and fibromyalgia cause muscular pain. However, myofascial pain syndrome causes pain in certain areas, compared with fibromyalgia, which causes pain throughout the body.

Fibromyalgia causes widespread pain, fatigue and other chronic, debilitating symptoms. No blood test exists to help diagnose fibromyalgia. Treatment may include a combination of painkillers ...

For millions suffering from fibromyalgia, the relentless cycle of chronic pain, fatigue and inflammation can feel like an unbreakable loop.While pharmaceutical treatments offer partial relief, a ...

Physical therapy may be used alongside other treatments to help reduce fibromyalgia pain and improve mental health. Learn more.

Experts generally recommend doing aerobic exercise three to four times a week on nonconsecutive days to give your body a chance to rest and recover. If you don’t feel like walking, biking is another ...

McGill University-led research has discovered that transplanting gut microbiota from women with fibromyalgia into mice induces pain, immune activation, metabolomic changes, and reduced skin ...

As many as 4% of women may suffer from fibromyalgia, a disorder that causes flares of pain in the muscles and soft tissues of the body. It can also cause sleep problems, depression, fatigue, and ...

Of 14 women with severe fibromyalgia, 12 saw their pain decrease by two or more points on a 10-point scale after five doses of donor bacteria.

Terpenes, derived from the Cannabis sativa plant, may be the basis of a medication for fibromyalgia and post-surgical pain relief.