New research shows that patients with fibromyalgia have hypersensitivity to non-painful events based on images of the patients’ brains, which show reduced activation in primary sensory regions and increased activation in sensory integration areas.
Ethics Forum: Patient Test Requests Pose Challenges for Rheumatologists
Ethical challenges physicians face when patients request potentially unnecessary medical tests
Fibromyalgia Pain Associated with Changes in Brain Connectivity
Research suggests weakened sensory cortex connectivity extending beyond the traditional somatosensory domain may contribute to pain associated with fibromyalgia
Medical Marijuana Use by Rheumatology Patients Needs Closer Look
Study calls for more research into drug’s safety, side effects before rheumatologists prescribe pot to patients with chronic pain
Closer Scrutiny of Chronic Pain Patients Needed
A new study links high costs to patients with chronic pain conditions and an opioid prescription.
Tips for Rheumatologists to Prevent, Alleviate Back Pain in Patients with Rheumatic Disease
A multidisciplinary approach that incorporates an exercise program, physical therapy, and ways to maintain good posture and a healthy weight can help patients find relief
Small Fiber Function May Be Linked to Fibromyalgia
Researchers show, for the first time, that small fiber function and morphology is impaired in patients with fibromyalgia. (posted June 18, 2013)
Pain Treatment Will to Become More Targeted as Knowledge of Pain Mechanics Increases
The notion of pain as just a peripheral, or strictly stimulus-driven, phenomenon is over.
Tips for Myositis Management
Differentiating between subgroups of myositis is a diagnostic challenge for physicians, but using some guiding principles can be helpful,
Pain Treatment Will to Become More Targeted as Knowledge of Pain Mechanics Increases Bad
The notion of pain as just a peripheral, or strictly stimulus-driven, phenomenon is over.
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