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BMI Chart According to a new study, women who are overweight or obese, and particularly those who do not exercise at all or exercise for less than an hour a week, have an increased risk of developing fibromyalgia. Dr. Phil Mork and his team reviewed data from the Nord-Trondelag Health (HUNT) Study. The first HUNT study (HUNT1) [...] Fibromyalgia is a disorder which results in chronic widespread pain along with debilitating fatigue, abnormal sleep patterns, bowel disturbances and cognitive dysfunction. The cause of fibromyalgia is not known, but altered function of the central nervous system is thought to be a possible cause. Genetic disposition is also a possible cause. The Missouri General Assembly will be [...] On May 12, 2009 millions of people worldwide will observe Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. Led by the National Fibromyalgia Association, the theme for this year’s campaign is “Fibromyalgia Affects Everyone” and focuses on the far-reaching effects of this common, chronic pain disorder—from broken lives to the economic costs for patients and society. An estimated 10 million men, women [...] A new study has found that a powerful sleeping pill may reduce the pain from fibromyalgia. The drug, Xyrem, also helped reduce stiffness, fatigue and other symptoms. Xyrem has been approved by the FDA for treatment of narcolepsy, a neurological disorder which results in excessive daytime sleepiness and intermittent, uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep. These same sleep [...] A study published in the January, 2007 issue of The Journal of Pain found that there was a chemical difference between the brains of fibromyalgia patients and healthy ones. That difference is that fibromyalgia patients produce less dopamine in the areas of the brain that process pain. Dopamine is a chemical produced by the body that acts [...] |
  
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