How Self-Care Can Help You Live More Fully With Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia Is Misunderstood, But It’s Real Medically Reviewed byThomas Rutledge, PhD To treat fibromyalgia, you need the right doctor, medication, and complementary therapies. An equally important piece in the fibromyalgia treatment toolbox: self-care. Self-care can mean different things to different people, but ultimately, it’s…
Childhood Obesity Causes and Treatments Medically reviewed by Lyndsey Garbi, MD Causes Health Risks Childhood Obesity Definition Treatment Key Takeaways Lack of physical activity and poor diet contribute to obesity in kids. Sugary drinks are a major cause of childhood obesity. Kids who sleep less are more likely to be overweight. Childhood obesity is…
Thyroid Test Analyzer: Are Your T3, T4, or TSH Levels Normal? Key Takeaways Enter the name of the thyroid test and your lab value to get an analysis. The tool tells you if your results are low, optimal, or high. This thyroid test tool will help you decode your TSH, T3, T4, and other…
Is Fibro an Autoimmune Disease? Could something in your blood be causing fibromyalgia? Yes, says Andreas Goebel, M.D., Ph.D., of Liverpool, UK, along with his collaborators at King’s College London and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.* The researchers injected mice with serum from fibromyalgia patients and within two days the rodents developed widespread…
Fibromyalgia can be characterized as widespread or multi-site pain that is present for at least three months and not attributed to another disease or condition.1 Many other non-pain symptoms are present in patients with fibromyalgia, including chronic fatigue, sleep disturbances, neurologic disturbances and disturbances of cognition and mood. Cognitive impairment can present as difficulty concentrating…
Fibromyalgia: examining invisible pain Closeup woman sitting on sofa holds her wrist hand injury, feeling pain. Fibromyalgia is a poorly understood pain disorder, which makes it difficult and frustrating to treat. Fibromyalgia falls under a group of disorders known as Central Sensitization Syndromes. This means that while the pain itself is…
Fibromyalgia, Weight Gain, and Medication This article is part of our comprehensive guide to living with fibromyalgia. Unanticipated weight gain from medication tends to increase the already excruciating difficulties of living with fibromyalgia. There are a lot of moving parts in the fibromyalgia-weight gain association, and they might make it hard to keep…
Can marijuana help treat fibromyalgia? Medically reviewed by Debra Rose Wilson, Ph.D., MSN, R.N., IBCLC, AHN-BC, CHT — Written by Jayne Leonard — Marijuana and fibromyalgia Medical marijuana Risks and cautions Lifestyle remedies for fibromyalgia Medical treatments Key takeaways While cannabis has been used medicinally for centuries, research on its effectiveness for fibromyalgia is…
Cannabis bud and leaf with sliced lemon and lime Cannabis compounds can alleviate fibromyalgia pain without the high Terpenes, the aromatic compounds found in cannabis and many other plants, significantly reduced pain in mouse models of fibromyalgia and post-operative conditions, without causing psychoactive effects. Kevin DinneenJune 24, 20263 minute read Research carried out by scientists…
Brain network functional connectivity changes induced by music-induced analgesia in fibromyalgia patients Mengting Pan, Jiancheng Hou, …Ying Liu Show authors Scientific Reports volume 16, Article number: 14786 (2026) Cite this article Abstract Music can liberate positive power of pain management in fibromyalgia (FM) patients through multiple neural modulation. However, traditional brain research preferred to investigate…