An active component of chile pepper, capsaicin temporarily desensitizes pain-prone skin nerve receptors called C-fibers; soreness is diminished for 3 to 5 weeks while they…
This review is an update of a review published in 2011, itself a major update of previous reviews published in 2005 and 2000, investigating the…
Gabapentin is somewhat commonly prescribed as a fibromyalgia treatment. It’s available as a generic and is also sold under the brand names Neurontin, Horizant, and…
Gabapentin and Lyrica are both anticonvulsant medications used to treat seizures, post-herpetic neuralgia (pain from shingles), and certain other types of neuropathic pain. Both substances…
Fibromyalgia has only recently been utilized as a term to diagnose patients that endure from a particular series of abnormalities revolving about chronic muscular irritation.…
Fibromyalgia is diagnosed when other diseases cannot explain symptoms. It becomes more likely to be the diagnosis as alternative sicknesses are ruled out. A diagnosis…
What is fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia (fi·bro·my·al·gi·a) is a condition that causes pain all over the body (also referred to as widespread pain), sleep problems, fatigue, and…
Certain types of inflammatory arthritis and fibromyalgia are often confused because their symptoms mimic one another in early stages. While fibromyalgia is considered an…
Many people haven’t heard and have no idea what the condition Fibromyalgia is. It is a disabling form of state that creates debilitating fatigue, sleep…