“Fibromyalgia: Show Me Where It Hurts”
New Study Links Fibromyalgia to Reduced Brain Dopamine
ORANGE, Calif---- 4 January 2007---- The National Fibromyalgia Association today announced that a new study published in the January issue of The Journal of Pain provides new scientific evidence demonstrating for the first time that there is a fundamental difference between the brains of fibromyalgia patients and healthy individuals not afflicted with the disorder. Please read the full article here
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fi·bro·my·al·gi·a [ fī brō mī áljee ə ]
noun
Definition: disorder causing aches and tiredness: a disorder causing aching muscles, sleep disorders, and fatigue, associated with raised levels of the brain chemicals that transmit nerve signals neurotransmitters
Thanks for supplying the definition Jennifer.
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The advent of the dopamine theory gives credence to the fact that this disease is, indeed, a true disability. While the study cited here was a relatively small one and larger studies have yet to prove that treating fibromyalgia with the same drugs used to treat other dopamine-related illnesses (like Parkinson's disease) is effective more than half the time, this recent discovery is certainly a step forward. It provides the basis for further study and the necessity for more funding to conduct similar studies.
i had heard recently some doctors r treating patients by using oxygen and getting good results