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April 22nd 2024
Prolonged modified fasting, in a multimodal medical approach, may help patients with fibromyalgia improve pain and psychosomatic symptoms.
Mind-Body Intervention Improves Chronic Pain Symptoms in Fibromyalgia
The yoga-based, mind-body intervention was effective for most patients with chronic pain, with the largest effects demonstrated in areas of pain self-efficacy, pain intensity, quality of life, and most severe perceived pain.
Long-Term Opioid Use Observed for 1 in 5 with Rheumatic or Musculoskeletal Disorders
May 17th 2023An analysis of the Clinical Practice Research Datalink provides an overview of trends and prevalence of long-term opioid use among patients with 1 of 6 rheumatic or musculoskeletal diseases using 3 definitions of long-term opioid use.
Rheumatology Month in Review: April 2023
The April 2023 rheumatology month in review highlights recent data regarding physical activity levels among patients with JIA, a link between fibromyalgia and psychiatric disorders, and a feature focused on the treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica.
Synbiotic Supplementation Improves Stress, Quality of Life in Patients With Fibromyalgia
Patients with fibromyalgia receiving the synbiotic intervention reported decreased levels of anxiety, depression, and stress, as well as improvements in quality of life during daily activities.
Orman Trent Hall, DO: Fibromyalgia Rates Significantly Higher in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder
Results of a recent study found that fibromyalgia may be more common among individuals with opioid use disorder, and that treating fibromyalgia may be beneficial for treating opioid use disorder.
Physiotherapy, Qi Gong Improves Range of Motion, Muscle Strength in Patients With Fibromyalgia
Compared with the control group, patients in the exercise for wellbeing (Qi Gong) and physiotherapy groups reported statistically significant improvements at week 5 in joint range of movement, muscle strength, spirometry, and quality of life.
Philip Mease, MD: Fibromyalgia Symptoms Improve When Underlying Condition is Treated
Results of a recent study indicated that when a patient is able to temper their underlying disease, it can improve their experience of centrally sensitized pain despite not obtaining low disease activity.