Two Kinds of Talk Therapy Work Equally Well Against Fibromyalgia

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• December 28, 2023
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Two types of mental health treatment are equally effective in treating fibromyalgia patients, Swedish researchers report.

They compared traditional cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to what is known as exposure-based CBT.

In traditional CBT, patients receive sever...

Psychotherapy May Help Ease Fibromyalgia Pain

• Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
• September 25, 2023
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"Talk therapy" may help people with fibromyalgia manage their chronic pain -- and alter the brain's pain-processing circuitry along the way, a new study shows.

Researchers found that after eight sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), patients with fibromyalgia f...

Fibromyalgia Tied to Higher Risk of Death From Many Causes

• Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
• July 12, 2023
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For years, people with the widespread pain disorder fibromyalgia were told their symptoms were all in their heads, but now the illness is being taken much more seriously with good reason.

Folks with fibromyalgia are more likely to die early from accidents, infection...

CBD Products Gain Following Among Fibromyalgia Patients

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• June 30, 2021
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Could the answer to easing the tough-to-treat chronic pain and fatigue of fibromyalgia be found in edibles and other products containing CBD?

A new study from Michigan Medicine examined whether people using potentially addictive painkillers like opioids could get relief ...

Nerve Stimulation Therapy Could Cut Fibromyalgia Pain

• Elizabeth Heubeck
• January 16, 2020
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For people with the mysterious chronic pain condition fibromyalgia, researchers say nerve stimulation may offer some relief.

In a recent study, use of TENS -- transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation -- during movement or activity was shown to significantly reduce...

Domestic Abuse Can Leave Legacy of Poor Health

• Robert Preidt
• December 6, 2019
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Women with a history of domestic abuse are more likely to develop chronic conditions that cause pain and fatigue, a new study says.

British researchers examined medical records of more than 18,500 women who had suffered domestic abuse between 1995 and 2017 and more t...

Scientists Spot Unexpected Player in Fibromyalgia

• Serena Gordon
• May 16, 2019
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Fibromyalgia is a mysterious and misunderstood illness, but researchers may have uncovered at least one key to the disease's origin: insulin resistance.

The new research compared a small group of people with fibromyalgia to two groups of healthy people and noted that...