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Disease |
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Aug 06, 2007 |
Article |
FM |
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Fibromyalgia Rehab Program - A Pioneer in Los Angeles
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles offers an interdisciplinary outpatient Chronic Pain and Fibromyalgia Rehab Program, of the sort that might benefit FM patients everywhere. |
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Jan 20, 2007 |
Tipoftheday |
FM |
Tip of the Day
Rheumatologist and FM specialist Russell Rothenberg, M.D., has words of hope to share. Just because someone starts out with severe symptoms doesn't mean that (s)he cannot find worthwhile improvement with a skillfully devised and comprehensive treatment program. |
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Dec 30, 2006 |
Tipoftheday |
FM |
Tip of the Day
Can what you eat cause, cure, or affect fibromyalgia (FM)? Since symptoms of FM can vary from day to day, it's natural to think that what you ate yesterday may have caused or reduced the pain you feel today. |
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Oct 10, 2006 |
Tipoftheday |
FM |
Tip of the Day
Today, researchers generally concur that FM is a condition which is centrally mediated by the brain and is not a disease of the periphery. |
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May 12, 2006 |
Events |
FM |
FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS DAY 2006
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day is right around the corner and this year’s theme “But You Don’t Look Sick! The Invisible Pain of Fibromyalgia” is something that everyone in the fibromyalgia community can relate to! |
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Apr 11, 2006 |
Abstract |
FM |
Abstract: Increased BDNF serum concentration in fibromyalgia with or without depression or antidepressants
Fibromyalgia (FM) is still often viewed as a psychosomatic disorder. However, the increased pain sensitivity to stimuli in FM patients is not an "imagined" histrionic phenomena. Pain, which is consistently felt in the musculature, is related to specific abnormalities in the CNS pain matrix. |
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Apr 10, 2006 |
Article |
FM |
Excerpt from Dr. Pellegrino's Fibromyalgia Up Close & Personal
Mark Pellegrino, M.D., writes, "Our autonomics have gone astray in fibromyalgia. In addition to causing pain and fatigue, the dysfunctional and hypersensitive autonomic nerves can cause a number of distinct conditions which are part of fibromyalgia but may require separate treatment approaches to try and calm them down." |
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Apr 04, 2006 |
Abstract |
FM |
Abstract: Acute heavy-resistance exercise-induced pain and neuromuscular fatigue in elderly women with fibromyalgia and in healthy controls: Effects of strength training
OBJECTIVE: To examine heavy-resistance exercise-induced acute neuromuscular fatigue, blood lactate concentration, and muscle pain in elderly women with fibromyalgia (FM) and in healthy controls before and after a period of strength training. |
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Apr 04, 2006 |
Abstract |
FM |
Abstract: Catastrophizing and pain in arthritis, fibromyalgia, and other rheumatic diseases
This review describes a growing body of literature relating catastrophizing, a set of cognitive and emotional processes encompassing magnification of pain-related stimuli, feelings of helplessness, and a generally pessimistic orientation, to the experience of pain and pain-related sequelae across several rheumatic diseases. |
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Apr 04, 2006 |
Abstract |
FM |
Abstract: Increased Expression of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Subunit 2D in the Skin of Patients with Fibromyalgia
Researchers studied the expression of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDAR) in skin of patients with fibromyalgia (FM) to investigate their role. |
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