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December 1, 2020December 1, 2020

Green LED Therapy Eases Pain in Fibromyalgia Patients, Study Suggests

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Green LED (light-emitting diodes) therapy can ease pain and improve quality of life in people with fibromyalgia, a small clinical trial ... Read more

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020

Evidence of Benefit Lacking With Fibromyalgia Treatments, Analysis Finds

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Most therapies for fibromyalgia do not substantially ease pain or improve quality of life, an analysis indicates. Though the study found ... Read more

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020

Lyrica, Savella Combo as Effective as Lyrica Alone, Study Reports

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The combination of Lyrica (pregabalin) and Savella (milnacipran) is not more effective than pregabalin alone in treating women with fibromyalgia, a ... Read more

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020

Canntab Joins Australian Medical Cannabis Study for Fibromyalgia, Other Chronic Disorders

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Canntab Therapeutics will participate in a five-year study of cannabis-based therapies to treat fibromyalgia and other disorders that are unresponsive to ... Read more

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020

Virtual Reality Therapeutic EaseVRx Named Breakthrough Device by FDA

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough device designation to AppliedVR‘s EaseVRx, a virtual reality therapeutic, recognizing its ... Read more

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020

Fibromyalgia Patients in UK at Higher Risk of Long-term Opioid Use, Analysis Finds

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People with fibromyalgia in the U.K. are 1.8 times more likely to become long-term opioid users to treat pain than the ... Read more

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020

Exercises in Water Best at Easing Pain of Fibromyalgia, Review Suggests

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Water-based exercise may be more helpful in easing pain and improving quality of life for adults with fibromyalgia than exercises done ... Read more

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020

Self-Administered Hypnosis Eases Pain, Fatigue, Depression Over 6 Months

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Hypnosis therapy over one month significantly lowers the intensity of pain and fatigue, as well as symptoms of depression, among people ... Read more

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020

Aptinyx Reopens Enrollment in Phase 2 Study of NYX-2925 for Chronic Pain

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Enrollment has resumed for Aptinyx‘s Phase 2 clinical trial of NYX-2925, an oral small molecule designed to treat chronic pain in adults ... Read more

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020

Tropical Weather Linked to More Emergency Department Visits, Study Finds

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Moist, tropical weather types are linked to an increase in emergency department (ED) visits for people with fibromyalgia and other pain-inducing ... Read more