Introduction Fibromyalgia is often described as a condition of widespread pain, but that explanation alone does not fully capture what patients actually experience. A defining feature of fibromyalgia is heightened sensitivity, meaning the nervous system reacts more strongly to stimuli than it normally would. This sensitivity is not limited to physical pain. It can affect multiple sensory systems at once—touch, sound,…

Introduction Many people think being naturally flexible is an advantage. However, for some individuals, excessive flexibility—known as joint hypermobility—may be linked to chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia. Research has shown that people with hypermobile joints are more likely to experience widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and other symptoms commonly associated with fibromyalgia. Understanding this…

La fibromyalgie est une maladie chronique, souvent mal comprise, qui affecte le système nerveux, les muscles et la qualité de vie en général. Si le corps médical aborde généralement la fibromyalgie en termes généraux ou par stades de gravité, de nombreuses personnes qui en souffrent depuis longtemps décrivent une évolution plus détaillée et personnelle de…

People with fibromyalgia are usually prescribed pain relievers, sleep medicines, antidepressants, muscle relaxants, and anti-seizure medications to help with their symptoms. These medications all come with risks and side effects so they are just as likely to do harm as to help. In this guest post, Marco gives us some tips to treat fibromyalgia pain safely. How to…

“He’s (sic) the best physician that knows the worthlessness of most medicines”, Benjamin Franklin This is not a blog about doctor bashing. I have been so fortunate for many decades to have a physician who does not suggest unnecessary tests and is sympathetic, highly intelligent, and comforting. Rather it is about the run around that many people with chronic pain experience…

Another fibromyalgia patient just recently has reached that level of recovery that most of you only dream of. I’m talking about no pain and being able to plan to begin living and enjoying life. This young lady is 30 years old and was literally nonfunctional when her parents brought her into our clinic. With doubts and apprehension, she…

Having Fibromyalgia is like a roller coaster ride. Most days I just don’t know how I am going to feel. I try to have a positive mindset and I find it helps when I’m around others with a positive mindset as well. However, I realized that not everyone wants to hear or see positivity right now. Frankly, I can…

Fibromyalgia is such a complex condition. It affects you physically, cognitively and emotionally. Sometimes, if forces us to change who we are or suffer the consequences. This is where I have a hard time because I have dreams and goals and I’m not ready to give them up. Today I woke up feeling the weight of fibromyalgia on my body…

Maybe the doctor you followed some patients with the presumptive diagnosis of fibromyalgia. And maybe after years of following them, and checking for objective signs of disease- lab abnormalities, physical changes, etc. your doctor never found anything to document a medical illness. But the patients always had the same complaints, always complained of fatigue, not sleeping, muscle aches and not being able…

What are fibromyalgia flare-ups? Is it non-stop pain that lasts a lifetime? Or is it pain that comes and goes? Do they include more than one pain/symptom? The answer to all of these questions is YES and NO. Fibromyalgia flare-ups are difficult to fully define because there are so many varying factors. Although I began experiencing fibromyalgia symptoms as early as age…