There was a fascinating study done on brain activity and how people respond to treatment. They found, for example, that people who were more susceptible
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OSKA Pulse study on Fibromyalgia
Shurman, J., Wiederhold, BK., Kasendorf, R., Qian, J., Miller, I., Wiederhold, MD. Treating Chronic Pain Using the Oska Pulse Device: A Double Blind Clinical Trial Using Placebo.www.practicalpainmanagement.com. 2018
One-third of pain patients have comorbid pain
There was a study done here in Canada with 4000 participants that demonstrated in patients with chronic pain, one third of them have comorbid chronic
Fibromyalgia: does mindfulness help with depressive symptoms?
Listen to this abstract: “Depressive symptoms complicate pain management for people with FM, with adverse consequences such as a greater need for pain medications and
Long-term study on fibromyalgia severity
I came across an interesting long term study in Finland on Fibromyalgia spanning 26 years published in the journal of Clinical Rheumatology. Severity of symptoms
Central nervous system and Sympathetic Skin Response
We know from precious research that the central nervous system is involved with fibromyalgia. It seems to be the main problem. There have been
Small-fiber neuropathy and fibromyalgia
An intriguing study done in the University of Würzburg and published in Brain march 9, 2013 indicates fibromyalgia pain is due to small fiber neuropathy.
Fibromyalgia and sensitivity to non-painful stimuli
Fibromyalgia is a chronic syndrome defined by widespread muscle pain, fatigue, sleep dysfunction and cognitive dysfunction. Fibromyalgia pain dysfunction involves an increased sensitivity to
Anxiety, depression, and migraines
Anxiety and depression are both comorbid with migraines. The study in Headache looked at 588 patients. They were attending and outpatient headache clinic and it
Fibromyalgia: Sleep, quality of life, and Vitamin D
Vitamin D and Sleep Research suggests for certain types of pain a good nights rest and Vitamin D are beneficial. We see a lot about
Light and migraines
There has been some interesting research on light, photophobia, and migraines. We all know about the intensity light has. How painful it is. How we
New Research out on the Oska Pulse
As you guys may have read I use the Oska Pulse as my main pain management at this time for fibromyalgia and chronic migraines. I
Prochlorperazine is More Effective than the Opioid Hydromorphone for Acute Migraine
“A new comparative study shows that, in patients who visit the emergency department for acute migraine treatment, prochorperazine is more effective than the opioid drug,
Could Fibromyalgia have autoimmune demyelinating cases (reprint)
Can something be learned for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) when looking at fibromyalgia? There is some fascinating research going on that is looking at just that
