Curious about the style and variety of articles included in the Fibromyalgia Network Journal? We welcome you to review the articles below to judge for yourself the quality of our quarterly publication. In each issue, you will find similar patient-relevant articles on topics ranging from coping with your condition to the latest in treatments and intriguing research discoveries. It is not a mystery why Fibromyalgia Network has been successfully serving patients since 1988. We are the most reliable, unbiased resource for people with fibromyalgia.
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Is Sensory Overload Part of Your Fibro?
There is so much more to fibromyalgia than your pain. Sometimes it feels like someone turned up the volume control to your senses. You may feel numbness and tingling in your extremities or your skin may feel sunburned despite no visible signs of a rash. Strong odors, loud sounds, bright lights among other sensations may become annoying. Click here to read the article.
Brain Imaging – Unique Signatures for Every Condition
Brain imaging is the next closest technique to taking a slice of your brain and analyzing it. Researchers are learning that each painful condition will produce a unique signature. Find out about the inroads that scientists are making in the field of chronic pain, and more specifically, fibromyalgia. Click here to read the article.
Muscle Relaxants: Do they work for fibromyalgia?
Are your muscles always tight and achy? Perhaps you have ropy bands with knots in the mid-section, and just pressing on these areas can send your pain through the roof. But the knots do more than hurt, they make the muscles tight and difficult to move (like shoe leather). It’s logical to wonder if muscle relaxants might ease the tension in your muscles and help loosen your painful knots. Click here to read the article.
Doctor to Doctor
Find out how several experienced physicians in the field treat fibromyalgia. This round-table discussion can help you understand what doctors consider during their initial exam, individual processes when treating patients, evaluating the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and understanding the medications they have found to be most helpful. Click here to read the article.