Fibromyalgia Sufferers: Vibrate Your Way to Better Health Whole body vibration is a pretty unique experience. Our office has had this therapy for almost 10 years now and have seem some pretty wonderful results, provided realistic expectations are given. In general, the less active someone is, the greater the benefits (which raises the question of why […]
I’ve never been a terribly big fan of the diagnosis of fibromyalgia. That’s not saying that the constellation of symptoms don’t exist, but rather that they all have their respective names (gut dysfunction, HPA axis dysfunction, loss of health locus of control, etc..) and should be addressed. By lumping them all into one diagnosis and […]
Treatment of Fibromyalgia with Antidepressants This is always a touchy subject when it comes to patients who experience pain in any form. Many patients do experience some reduction in symptoms with antidepressants, but this may be from the overlay of psychological stress leading to additional pain, NOT from the original pain generator itself. This does […]
Evaluation of HPA axis in fibromyalgia This article suggests that in patients with fibromyalgia, adressing adrenal function can be very important. This would also hold true for all patients with fatigue, regardless of cause. Synergy : Clinical Endocrinology 55 (4), 455-459 Read entire article here
Link between irritable bowel syndrome and fibromyalgia may be related to findings on lactulose breath testing This is an interesting one. Although the diagnosis of fibromyalgia no longer seems to be the “flavor of the month,” patients with symptoms that would match those in FM are still walking around. Here is my concern: I firmly […]
