:: Jun-Jul 2008

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View all Treatment articles in our Treatment Report . The most recent articles are listed on top (not in alphabetical order). Click on the Topic on our home page and then the subtopic - CFS Daily Treatment Report or the FM Daily Report. Stay updated on drugs and their side effects, and various other treatments, including exercise, nutrition, and supplements.

NGC - Chronic fatigue syndrome. (2004)

NGC - Fibromyalgia. (2004)

NGC - Fibromyalgia treatment guideline. (2005)

NGC - Guideline for the management of fibromyalgia syndrome pain in adults and children. (2005)

NGC - Management of fibromyalgia syndrome. (2004)

NGC - VHA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the management of medically unexplained symptoms: chronic pain and fatigue. (2001)

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Fibromyalgia

A Patient's Guide to Fibromyalgia

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NIH - NIAMS Questions and Answers About Fibromyalgia

Pain Management

Pain Management

Current trends in neuropathic pain treatments with special reference to fibromyalgia. (CNS Spectr. 2005) "Neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia are prevalent diseases which have major consequences on healthcare resources and the individual. From the clinical point of view neuropathic pains represent a heterogeneous group of aetiologically different diseases ranging from cancer to diabetes. Patients with fibromyalgia also display clinical features common in neuropathic pain suggesting that there might be some overlap. The mechanisms responsible for symptoms and signs in both diseases are still unknown. Recently, there have been numerous reports of various pharmacological treatments of neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia with often disappointing results. Ä At present, the best options for medication treatment are tricyclic antidepressants in lower dosage than usual in psychiatric disorders and a wide range of anticonvulsants. Opioids are sometimes recommended but have been found to have minor efficacy."

Pain Management

Predictors of pain behaviors in fibromyalgia syndrome. (Arthritis Rheum. 2005) ""OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the contributions of physical, pain-related, cognitive, stress-related, affective, and spouse-related variables to differences in pain behaviors in subgroups of patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Ä CONCLUSION: The results indicate that different variables account for the presence of pain behaviors in different subgroups of patients. The data provide support for the heterogeneity of the diagnosis of FMS and have implications for treatment of subgroups of patients."