Fibromyalgia (FM) is a stress-related functional somatic syndrome consisting of musculoskeletal pain and tenderness, and additional symptoms such as fatigue and difficulty concentrating. Factors such as ill-being, often assessed as negative affectivity, may follow, increasing the risk of unhealthy and dysfunctional lifestyles.

In new research released this week, TONIX Pharmaceuticals has shared news that the very first drug being developed for night time usage in the treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome (FM), named cyclobenzaprine (CBP), is working on improving the condition's core symptoms. The analysis focused on the effect of doses administered at bedtime on FM symptoms, including pain, tenderness, fatigue, mood and ...

Here’s how to get past chronic pain and fatigue to live a full life with fibromyalgia.

Hand-held PDA devices for recording daily symptoms are helping fibromyalgia patients and their doctors better understand links between pain, emotional distress and fatigue in this complex pain disorder, according to research reported in The Journal of Pain, the peer review publications of the American Pain Society, www.ampainsoc.org. Pain researchers at the University ...

Equipping patients with fibromyalgia with a portable digital assistant (PDA) allows individuals to accurately report their daily symptoms. Knowledge of the time, severity and duration of symptoms helps patients and their doctors better understand links between pain, emotional distress and fatigue. Pain researchers at the University of Utah and University of Washington studied 81 women [...]