fibromyalgia

Whole-Body Vibration Training on Oxidative Stress Markers, Irisin Levels, and Body Composition in Women with Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial Abstract (1) Background: Mitochondrial dysfunction and redox imbalance seem to be involved in fibromyalgia (FM) pathogenesis. The results of...

Circulating microRNA expression signatures accurately discriminate myalgic encephalomyelitis from fibromyalgia and comorbid conditions Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), and fibromyalgia (FM) are two chronic complex diseases with overlapping symptoms affecting multiple...

Lately, I have to avoid sudden exposures to frigid temps, such as in briefly opening a door or window and letting in a blast of arctic air. What happens is that I will start to shiver, then my entire body will go into a painful spasm. I first noticed this about five years ago, when we were...

I´m very glad that Cort Johnson published this very good article. At the same time it is very frustrating that doctors in Germany refuse (for whatever reason) to test VLCFA even though I delivered previous results (tested in USA 2018) for elevated phytanic acid. I mentioned " New article on...

Genetic and epigenetic regulation of Catechol-O-methyltransferase in relation to inflammation in chronic fatigue syndrome and Fibromyalgia Abstract Background Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) has been shown to influence clinical pain, descending modulation, and exercise-induced symptom...

Is CFS the same illness as fibromyalgia: evaluating the ‘single syndrome’ hypothesis (Abbi and Natelson, 2012) https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcs156 I noticed that this paper from 2012 hasn't been posted yet, so here it is. Important Note: This paper was published before the modern diagnostic...

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and fibromyalgia are indistinguishable by their cerebrospinal fluid proteomes Abstract Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia have overlapping neurologic symptoms particularly disabling fatigue. This has...

AAPT Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia (Arnold et al., 2018) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2018.10.008 Os critérios diagnósticos atuais para fibromialgia foram definidos em 2018 por um grupo de trabalho internacional de clínicos e pesquisadores com experiência em fibromialgia. O processo...

AAPT Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia (Arnold et al., 2018) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2018.10.008 Los criterios diagnósticos actuales para la fibromialgia fueron definidos en 2018 por un grupo de trabajo internacional formado por clínicos e investigadores expertos en fibromialgia. El...

Active Herpes Simplex Virus Found in FM Patients’ Guts A New Virus for Fibromyalgia (and ME/CFS?) Despite Pridgen’s success at getting a large trial together, we’ve been missing a significant piece of data – evidence that the herpes simplex viruses he’s stated that he believes are causing FM...

Unbiased immune profiling reveals a natural killer cell-peripheral nerve axis in fibromyalgia (Verma et al., 2021) https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002498 Main points: The authors investigated the Natural Killer (NK) cells of fibromyalgia patients. The authors found low numbers of NK...

Summary: New research has shown that many of the symptoms in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) are caused by antibodies that increase the activity of pain-sensing nerves throughout the body. The results show that fibromyalgia is a disease of the immune system, rather than the currently...

Fibromyalgia: Diagnostic Criteria In 1995, as an undergraduate, I was asked to put together a brief review of the literature on fibromyalgia. At the time, I knew little about fibromyalgia and absolutely nothing about ME/cfs. In my brief review, which I recently unearthed, I noted that there...

The Role of the Vagus Nerve in Fibromyalgia Syndrome Daniel F Martins 1, et al. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2021 Oct 25;S0149-7634(21)00463-2. PMID: 34710514 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.10.021 Abstract Fibromyalgia (FM) syndrome is a common illness characterized by chronic widespread pain, sleep...

Authors: Julius H Bourke, Theresa Wodehouse, Lucy V Clark, Elena Constantinou, Bruce L Kidd, Richard Langford, Vivek Mehta, Peter D White Published: November 2021 Published in: Journal of Psychosomatic Research PMID: 34600309 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2021.110624 Abstract

Groven N, Reitan SK, Fors EA, Guzey IC. Kynurenine metabolites and ratios differ between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and healthy controls. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021 Sep;131:105287. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105287. Epub 2021 May 27. PMID: 34090138. Abstract

Passive transfer of fibromyalgia symptoms from patients to mice I'm always dubious about symptom evaluation in mice. I guess it adds weight to the autoimmune theory for both FM and likely ME/CFS. But I believe some ME/CFS patients have had plasmapharesis without success, is that true?

The pope is not a scientist, of course, but I hear he has a pretty decent following so this should be good news! Pope calls for more attention to fibromyalgia https://aleteia.org/2021/05/09/pope-calls-for-more-attention-to-fibromyalgia/

Piggybacking off https://www.mechanicalbasis.org/ + https://forums.phoenixrising.me/threads/have-you-ruled-out-chiari-or-craniocervical-instability-cci-as-a-cause-of-your-cfs.56908/#post-945253 , a story of a man that suffered CFS alongside POTS...I'm inspired to sort out my body, especially...

Characterization of dermal skin innervation in fibromyalgia syndrome Dimitar Evdokimov, Philine Dinkel, Johanna Frank, Claudia Sommer, Nurcan Üçeyler Published: January 13, 2020 Abstract Introduction We characterized dermal innervation in patients with fibromyalgia...

A new study published in May 2019 finds preliminary evidence that fibromyalgia might be due to insulin resistance: Is insulin resistance the cause of fibromyalgia? A preliminary report The study found highly significant association between fibromyalgia and glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c)...

PET imaging studies reveal elevated glial activation, correlation with fatigue levels The results from both centers found that glial activation in several regions of the brains of fibromyalgia patients was significantly greater than it was in control participants. Compared to the MGH team's...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5344444/# J Pain Res. 2017; 10: 515–525. Published online 2017 Mar 3. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S128508 PMCID: PMC5344444 Evidence of both systemic inflammation and neuroinflammation in fibromyalgia patients, as assessed by a multiplex protein panel applied...

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Hi, this is just a general discussion about my general health and a query as to whether I now better fit a diagnosis of fibromyalgia over ME/CFS. Initially my symptoms were dominated by nausea, vomiting, swollen lymph nodes and general weakness - my guess is that this was an "acute phase" which...

USA Unique Cytokine Signature in the Plasma of Patients with Fibromyalgia Jamie Sturgill, Elizabeth McGee, and Victoria Menzies 11 March 2014 Journal of Immunology Research Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 938576, 5 pages http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jir/2014/938576/ Full Text Available.

Med Clin (Barc). 2014 Jan 2. pii: S0025-7753(13)00741-0. doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2013.06.030. [Epub ahead of print] [Impact of the fibromyalgia in the chronic fatigue syndrome.] [Article in Spanish] Faro M1, Sáez-Francàs N2, Castro-Marrero J2, Aliste L2, Collado A3, Alegre J2. Author information...

Evidence of Nerve Damage in About Half of Fibromyalgia Patients http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130730163138.htm July 30, 2013 — About half of a small group of patients with fibromyalgia -- a common syndrome that causes chronic pain and other symptoms -- was found to have damage...

It seems that this paper has been available since April, but I haven't seen it before, and I can't see it posted on the forum. A bloodspot-based diagnostic test for fibromyalgia syndrome and related disorders Kevin V. Hackshaw, Luis Rodriguez-Saona, Marçal Plans, Lauren N. Bell and C. A...

"Another Fibromyalgia & Exercise Study. Sigh." by Adrienne Dellwo: continues at: http://chronicfatigue.about.com/b/2013/06/11/another-fibromyalgia-exercise-study-sigh.htm