Fibromyalgia
Exercise improves physical and mental health of people with fibromyalgia
Evidence continues to stack up in favour of exercise – especially resistance training – as a treatment for fibromyalgia. Two recent reviews highlight the importance of physical activity when it comes to reducing pain and improving mental health.
Continue readingAromatherapy benefits people with arthritis says evidence review
The use of aromatherapy in arthritis and other rheumatic conditions is given the thumbs up in a new evidence review, and lavender oil is the most popular.
Continue readingFibromyalgia may lead to temperature sensitivity says new research
People with fibromyalgia may be super-sensitive to cold temperatures, according to evidence in The Journal of Pain.
Continue readingFibromyalgia symptoms are reduced by acupuncture: new analysis
Fibromyalgia and migraine are two conditions with the most favourable outcomes after acupuncture says a new evidence review published in a leading academic journal.
Continue readingNon-invasive brain stimulation techniques do seem to relieve fibromyalgia pain says evidence review
Fibromyalgia symptoms are difficult to treat but some techniques that involve non-invasive stimulation of the brain are promising, according to an article in Neurologia.
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