Fibromyalgia is a tricky condition. It's not just about physical pain. Many people with fibromyalgia also deal with anxiety and depression. But how well can physiotherapists spot these issues? A recent study looked into this. Fifty-three physiotherapists in Belgium took part. They checked 169 new fibromyalgia patients. The patients had been dealing with the conditio...

The human body is a complex system. Sometimes, it does not behave as expected. This is the case with long COVID, fibromyalgia, and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). These conditions share a puzzling trait: they cause ongoing symptoms that doctors cannot fully explain. These symptoms are not due to another disease or organ damage. This makes...

Fibromyalgia is a mysterious disease, with a lot of people not knowing what is going on in their heads and bodies. Doctors are constantly searching for biomarkers to understand it better. We looked into two Biomarkers, called "miR-217" and "miR-532", and its presence in blood in order to find a link this disease. 80 people were part of this study. It included 40 peop...

Imagine trying to manage rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with medications that just don't seem to work. That's the reality for many patients with a form of RA called Difficult-to-Treat RA (D2T-RA). This type of RA can be tough to handle, even with multiple treatments. What's interesting is that obesity and fibromyalgia are both connected to D2T-RA, regardless of the patien...

Fibromyalgia (FM) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are health issues that affect many people. Both conditions make it hard for people to be active and can cause a lot of pain. A recent study looked at whether a short program that includes exercise, healthy eating, and paying attention to daily rhythms could help improve how much people with FM and CFS can move, the...

Fibromyalgia is a complex condition often tied to mental health issues and high stress levels. Fortunately, non-drug treatments like physical exercise and complementary therapies have proven helpful in improving both physical and mental symptoms. But how exactly does exercise benefit the mind of someone with fibromyalgia? Let's start with the basics. Fibromyalgia is...