Understanding Fibromyalgia; How Experts are Diagnosing and Treating Their Patients

Wendy Wright, DNP, Kostas Botsoglou, MD, Daniel Clauw, MD, and Benjamin Natelson, MD, present an overview of symptoms and characteristics of fibromyalgia (FM).

Experts offer their clinical experience on why fibromyalgia (FM) is often misunderstood by patients and practitioners.

Experts discuss the pathophysiology of fibromyalgia (FM) and how it relates to other chronic pain diseases.

Experts discuss known risk factors of fibromyalgia (FM).

Experts discuss the common characteristics of fibromyalgia (FM) and related symptoms.

Experts offer their clinical advice on what factors, outside of clinical therapies, may mitigate symptoms of fibromyalgia (FM).

Experts offer clinical experience on why fibromyalgia (FM) is challenging to diagnose and how they rule out other chronic pain disorders.

Experts discuss common comorbidities for patients with fibromyalgia (FM).

Experts discuss which providers often diagnose fibromyalgia (FM) and how the burden of care has changed in recent years.

Experts discuss treatment options for fibromyalgia (FM) and how they utilize integrative care with patients.

Experts discuss their therapeutic approach and key agents utilized in the treatment of fibromyalgia (FM).

Experts offer their clinical experience with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) in the treatment of fibromyalgia (FM).

Experts offer their clinical experience discussing how they utilize off label drugs in the treatment of fibromyalgia (FM).

Experts discuss the FDA approved agent milnacipran for the treatment of fibromyalgia (FM).

Experts discuss the FDA approved agents duloxetine and pregabalin for the treatment of fibromyalgia (FM).

Experts discuss the long-term safety and efficacy of agents used for the treatment of fibromyalgia (FM).

Experts discuss their step therapy approaches for the treatment of fibromyalgia (FM).

Experts discuss the limited combination therapy options for the treatment of fibromyalgia (FM) and how to inform patients of prospective outcomes.

Experts discuss how they personalize treatments for patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and the importance of improving sleep in their approach.

Experts highlight current challenges in their practice treating patients with fibromyalgia (FM).

Experts conclude their discussion emphasizing the importance of integrative care and how providers can improve outcomes for their patients with fibromyalgia (FM).