August 2025

If you love someone with fibromyalgia, experience intense pain that varies from day to day and hour to hour. We cannot predict this. So we want you to understand that sometimes things have to be canceled at the last minute and that bothers us as much as you do. We want you to know that we have […]

Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain condition that makes daily activities challenging. One of the biggest struggles for people with fibromyalgia is finding a balance between activity and rest. Many people push themselves too hard on “good days”, only to suffer from increased pain, fatigue, and flare-ups afterward. So, what happens when you do too much with fibromyalgia? Overexertion can lead to severe physical and mental

The pain of fibromyalgia might be eased with injections of the painkiller lidocaine, a new study suggests. People with fibromyalgia complain of chronic pain throughout their body as well as increased sensitivity to pain. Doctors often have trouble treating this pain because it’s unclear what causes it, the study authors noted. In the new study, injecting lidocaine into peripheral tissues — such as the muscles in the shoulders or buttocks —

By Angela Betsaida B. Laguipo, BSN Reviewed by Dr. Liji Thomas, MD Pain is an uncomfortable feeling that tells you something is wrong. People feel pain from time to time, but chronic pain is different. It’s a type of pain that is ongoing and typically lasts longer than six months. What is chronic pain? Pain