Article: The mystery of fibromyalgia: part 1--is fibromyalgia real pain, and what causes it?(Second Messenger)

Article: The Mystery of fibromyalgia: part 2: What drugs are ...
Psychopharmacology Educational Updates (PsychEd Up);  February 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... surrounding diagnosis of fibromyalgia, and presented evidence that pain in fibromyalgia is real pain, not ... central site, likely the spinal cord. This may be due to ... effective in treating fibromyalgia? No pharmacotherapy ...

Article: FDA Approves Cymbalta(R) for the Management of ...
PR Newswire;  June 16, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Lilly. The cause of fibromyalgia remains unknown; however ... changes in brain and spinal cord chemistry,(i) genetics ... researchers believe fibromyalgia is a disorder of increased ... areas of the brain and spinal cord that affect emotion ... for the management of fibromyalgia is ...

Article: Fibromyalgia; Overview.(Disease/Disorder overview)
NWHRC Health Center - Fibromyalgia;  August 3, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... system processing of pain. Fibromyalgia patients develop an increased ... sensitization. Patients with fibromyalgia have been found to have elevated ... investigating how the brain and spinal cord process pain and how substance ... studies have also found that fibromyalgia runs in families, ...

Article: Fibromyalgia
Complete Human Diseases and Conditions;      700+ words ... ... allow motion. What Causes Fibromyalgia? No one knows what causes fibromyalgia, but there are several theories. One is that fibromyalgia is caused by injury to the ... nervous system (the brain and spinal cord), which sends messages ...

Article: Fibromyalgia diagnosis confusing, controversial.(Knight ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  November 10, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... nervous system to go awry in fibromyalgia? One theory now being pursued ... different theory that blamed fibromyalgia on congenital spinal cord malformations has been virtually ... healthy subjects as among fibromyalgia patients. Although experts ...

Article: Improvement in Fibromyalgia Symptoms With Acupuncture: ...
Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  June 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... 81(6):749-757 FIQ = Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire; MPI ... Multidimensional Pain Inventory Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic ... processing at the level of the spinal cord or higher cortical levels ... only partially effective. Fibromyalgia affects 2% of the general ...

Article: Fibromyalgia: exercise can offer relief for people who ...
Muscle & Fitness/Hers;  December 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... amplified for people with fibromyalgia. "It's just. like when ... Nursing in Portland. "With fibromyalgia, the brain and spinal cord amplify pain. Simple touch ... indicates that patients with fibromyalgia who participate in a specially ...