Category: Fibromyalgia

  • Does Whiplash Really Trigger Fibromyalgia?

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    Andre Broussard, D.C.
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    Less than 1% of whiplash injury sufferers developed fibromyalgia a year later. by Wayne Kuznar, Contributing Writer March 20, 2015 Whiplash injury most likely does not lead to fibromyalgia. One year after acute whiplash, only 0.8% of victims developed fibromyalgia, a Canadian researcher reports in RMD Open. The prevalence of fibromyalgia in the general population has been estimated at…

  • Fibromyalgia – Drugs vs. Herbs & Supplements?

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    Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by a whole body, widespread pain that affects millions of people and continues to be a challenge for both doctors and patients to manage. This is probably because there is no one cause that can be clearly identified with the onset of FM. The “best” approach to managing FM requires a…

  • Food and Fibromyalgia

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    Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic disease that results in generalized pain spread out over the body and affects over 5 million people in the United States alone. Because no one has yet determined the cause of FM, both the diagnosis as well as the treatment poses a big challenge because it’s basically a trial and…

  • Commonly Asked Questions about Fibromyalgia

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    WHAT IS FIBROMYALGIA? FM is a relatively common chronic disorder where widespread pain, diffuse tenderness, and potentially a host of other symptoms may be present. The word “fibromyalgia” is derived from the Latin term “fibro” (fibrous tissue) and the Greek term “myo” for muscle and “algia” for pain. Even though FM is often described as…

  • Fibromyalgia: Put the Pain in Its Place

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    3 essential considerations for chiropractors treating fibromyalgia patients. BY COURTNEY CRAIG, MS, DC While some fibromyalgia patients respond favorably to regular chiropractic care, others experience minimal relief.1 Unfortunately, many of these patients must rely on pharmacological management to relieve their constant pain. The most common medications prescribed for fibromyalgia are anti-epileptic drugs like Lyrica, serotonin-norepinephrine…

  • Fibromyalgia Includes Cognitive Symptoms

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    Norra MacReady August 04, 2014 A new study confirms that people with fibromyalgia (FM) can experience objective impairments in cognitive and executive function independent of depression. FM patients “often complain about the so-called ‘Fibro-fog’, a cluster of cognitive disorders not always reflected in poor test-based performance, but which strongly interferes with work and daily life,” lead author Valentina…

  • Hydrotherapy for Fibromyalgia

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    by Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today July 10, 2014 Various types of hydrotherapy and spa balneotherapy are popular among patients with fibromyalgia, and a systematic review and meta-analysis suggested that these types of therapy may be helpful for pain and quality of life. There was moderate to strong evidence in several studies supporting…

  • FIBROMYALGIA: Manual Therapy Improves Function, Quality of Sleep and Depressive Symptoms

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    This paper reviewed a manual therapy protocol that helped with fibromyalgia.  The therapist released several muscles to include the muscles under the skull, the upper chest muscles, the diaphram (breathing) muscle, and a muscle in the front of the hip.  The therapist also used a low back decompression move and did a manipulation to the…

  • Fibromyalgia Dietary Considerations

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    In last month’s Health Update, we discussed fibromyalgia (FM) management from a multi-modal approach, which included dietary recommendations to reduce inflammation. We’ll cover this topic in more detail this month… Anti-inflammatory foods can be broken down into four categories: 1) Fruits and vegetables; 2) Protein Sources; 3) Fats and Oils; and 4) Beverages. In the…

  • Fibromyalgia Wholistic Care

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    Andre Broussard, D.C.
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    Fibromyalgia (FM) is a very challenging condition to both diagnose and treat since there are different clinical signs and symptoms that make each patient with FM unique. Therefore, we usually make the diagnosis by excluding other possibilities. To make matters even more challenging, there are “primary” and “secondary” types of FM, or those who develop…