Fibromyalgia

Follow the links below to find information on fibromyalgia. 

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Reviewed November 2009

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Title:   Fibromyalgia
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Fibromyalgia syndrome is a condition where pain occurs in muscles and surrounding structures without any obvious tissue damage. The pain is usually widespread and people often experience fatigue. symptoms of fibromyalgia can vary widely from mild to severe. Symptoms may include fatigue and exhaustion, pain, sleep disturbance, headaches, slowed mental processing and stiffness.
Date:   Aug 2009

Title:   Fibromyalgia (fibrositis syndrome)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of fibromyalgia, written by professional health specialists.
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Pregabalin for acute and chronic pain in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Pregabalin relieves pain caused by damage to nerves, either from injury or disease. Antiepileptics (such as pregabalin) are medicines used for treating epilepsy, but are also effective for treating pain. The type of pain that responds well to pregabalin...
Date:   May 2009

Title:   Duloxetine for treating painful neuropathy or chronic pain
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Duloxetine is a drug used to treat depression and incontinence and it can be also be useful in treating certain types of pain. Pain can be produced spontaneously from damaged parts of the nervous system used to transmit pain information to the brain (ne...
Date:   Mar 2009

Title:   Exercise for treating fibromyalgia syndrome
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of exercise for fibromyalgia. The review shows that in people with fibromyalgia:...
Date:   Aug 2007

Title:   Fibromyalgia - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome. People with fibromyalgia commonly experience burning or aching pain through various musculoskeletal regions throughout their body, including joints.
Date:   Feb 2007

Title:   Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for fibromyalgia and musculoskeletal pain in working age adults.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Non-malignant musculoskeletal pain is an increasing problem in western countries. Fibromyalgia syndrome is an increasingly recognised chronic musculoskeletal disorder. The main purpose of this systematic review was to determine the effectiveness of mult...
Date:   May 1999
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