Increased Levels of Neurotrophins Are Not Specific for Chronic Migraine: Evidence from Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome.

Sarchielli P, Mancini ML, Floridi A, Coppola F, Rossi C, Nardi K, Acciarresi M, Alberto Pini L, Calabresi P. Neurologic Clinic, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Public Health, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. All data obtained in experimental animal pain models support the role of nerve growth factor (NGF) as a putative candidate [...]

Fibromyalgia patients show an abnormal dopamine response to pain.

Wood PB, Schweinhardt P, Jaeger E, Dagher A, Hakyemez H, Rabiner EA, Bushnell MC, Chizh BA. McGill University Centre for Research on Pain, Faculty of Dentistry, 3640 University Street, Strathcona Building, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3A 2B2. Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic widespread pain and bodily tenderness and is often accompanied by affective disturbances. Accumulating evidence [...]

Cranial electrotherapy stimulation and fibromyalgia.

Gilula MF. President and Director, Life Energies Research Institute, 2510 Inagua Avenue, Miami, FL 33133, USA. mgilula@mindspring.com. Cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) is a well-documented neuroelectrical modality that has been proven effective in some good studies of fibromyalgia (FM) patients. CES is no panacea but, for some FM patients, the modality can be valuable. This article [...]

Cognitive functioning and aging in women.

Badgio PC, Worden BL. pbadgio@msn.com Deficits in cognitive function may impact one’s ability to attend to stimuli, think clearly, reason, and remember. Impaired cognitive function is a common complaint among older women presenting for treatment in both mental health and medical care settings, and differential diagnosis of type and extent of cognitive impairment is important [...]

Further legitimization of fibromyalgia as a true medical condition

Contact: Ethel Cathers e.cathers@elsevier.com 215-239-3523 Elsevier Health Sciences Philadelphia, June 25, 2007 — Fibromyalgia, a chronic, widespread pain in muscles and soft tissues accompanied by fatigue, is a fairly common condition that does not manifest any structural damage in an organ. Twenty-five years ago, Muhammad B. Yunus, MD, and colleagues published the first controlled study [...]

Effectiveness of Massage Therapy for Chronic, Non-malignant Pain: A Review.

1: Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2007 Jun;4(2):165-79. Epub 2007 Feb 5. Tsao JC. Pediatric Pain Program, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, USA. Previous reviews of massage therapy for chronic, non-malignant pain have focused on discrete pain conditions. This article aims to provide a broad overview of the literature on [...]

Gabapentin Shown Effective for Fibromyalgia Pain

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, June 11, 2007 E-mail this page Subscribe CONTACT: Ray Fleming 301-496-8190 New research supported by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) shows that the anticonvulsant medication gabapentin, which is used for certain types of seizures, can be an effective treatment for the [...]

A closer look at pain and hepatitis C: Preliminary data from a veteran population.

1: J Rehabil Res Dev. 2007;44(2):231-44. Silberbogen AK, Janke EA, Hebenstreit C. VA Boston Healthcare System, Psychology Service (116B), 150 South Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02130. amy.silberbogen@va.gov. An association between the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and various pain diagnoses, including arthritis, fibromyalgia, and peripheral neuropathy, has been reported. In this article, we review the literature [...]

Functioning in individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome: increased impairment with co-occurring multiple chemical sensitivity and fibromyalgia.

1: Dyn Med. 2007 May 31;6(1):6 [Epub ahead of print] Brown MM, Jason LA. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), and fibromyalgia (FM) commonly co-occur. Some propose that CFS, MCS, and FM are manifestations of the same illness based on high rates of co-occurrence and overlapping diagnostic criteria. This study seeks [...]

The effect of acclydine in chronic fatigue syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.

1: PLoS Clin Trials. 2007 May 18;2(5):e19. The GK, Bleijenberg G, van der Meer JW. Department of General Internal Medicine, Nijmegen Expert Centre Chronic Fatigue, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. OBJECTIVES: It is unclear whether insulin-like growth factor (IGF) function is involved in the pathophysiology of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Unpublished data [...]