Balanced treatments for fibromyalgia

Newer treatments for fibromyalgia syndrome

Fibromyalgia syndrome is a common chronic pain disorder of unknown etiology. The lack of understanding of the pathophysiology of fibromyalgia has made this condition frustrating for patients and clinicians alike. The most common symptoms of this disorder are chronic widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, difficulty with memory, and morning stiffness. Emerging evidence points towards augm...

Fibromyalgia syndrome in need of effective treatments.

Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic, idiopathic condition of widespread musculoskeletal pain, affecting primarily women. It is clinically characterized by chronic, nonarticular pain and a heightened response to pressure along with sleep disturbances, fatigue, bowel and bladder abnormalities, and cognitive dysfunction. The diagnostic criteria have changed repeatedly, and there is neither a ...

Control Balanced Designs Involving Sequences of Treatments

Fibromyalgia syndrome: An approach to pathogenesis, current and novel treatments

Introduction Understanding the pathophysiology of fibromyalgia and therefore the establishment of effective treatments have been complex arguments. This review discusses ideas that have become accepted as well as novel associations under consideration regarding the pathogenesis of fibromyalgia and the current and emerging therapeutics for its treatment. Conclusion The findings of recent studies...

Lifestyle-oriented non-pharmacological treatments for fibromyalgia: a clinical overview and applications with home-based technologies

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a persistent and disabling widespread pain condition often accompanied by chronic fatigue, cognitive problems, sleep disturbance, depression, anxiety, and headache. To date, the most thoroughly studied non-pharmacological approaches to managing FM are those with a focus on changing patient activities and beliefs that affect the illness. These interventions are intended to f...