ANN ARBOR, MI – A new brain-scan study confirms scientifically what fibromyalgia patients have been telling a skeptical medical community for years: They’re really in pain. In fact, the study finds, ...

Many people with fibromyalgia describe the chronic condition as a "bad case of the flu that never goes away," because they have widespread pain, wake up with stiff muscles and experience brain fog, ...

Fibromyalgia is all in one's head - but it's not what you think, said Dr. Carol Danning. The common chronic condition, characterized by fatigue and widespread body pain, is a problem to control, said ...

Feeling like we have a degree of control makes us tolerate pain better. In the case of fibromyalgia, however, this simply doesn't work. A study provides clues as to why. Feeling like we have a degree ...

A new study led by the Central Institute of Mental Health shows that people with depression and fibromyalgia exhibit nearly identical patterns of impaired emotional regulation and that stress ...

People with fibromyalgia feel pain not because the area that is hurting is damaged or has an injury, but because a problem exists with the way the brain and nervous system process pain from that area.

Fibromyalgia patients hoping to see a more effective and convenient formulation of cyclobenzaprine at their local pharmacies must wait for an ongoing phase III trial -- the product's third -- to ...

Following decades of limited treatment options, people living with fibromyalgia will soon have access to a novel therapy designed to tackle the condition’s most elusive symptom: Poor-quality sleep.

Fibromyalgia joint pain stems from changes in how your brain processes pain signals. It’s often accompanied by fatigue and muscle tenderness. Have you ever felt tired and achy with the flu? This is ...

Fibromyalgia is one of the chronic pain conditions that fall under the “biopsychosocial model”, 1,2 meaning that many variables affect the disease, both internal and external. Some of the external ...

Anyone with fibromyalgia can tell you it hurts, but no one can yet explain what causes all those aches. A study published in Pain Reports adds a new piece to the puzzle, showing spinal disinhibition — ...