Fibromyalgia

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/fibromyalgia.html

From the National Institutes of Health
• Questions and Answers about Fibromyalgia (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) - http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/fibromyalgia/fibrofs.htm
• What Is Fibromyalgia?  (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) - http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/fibromyalgia/fffibro.htm
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/fibromyalgia/fffibro_espanol.htm

Overviews
• Fibromyalgia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fibromyalgia/DS00079
• Fibromyalgia  (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/fibromyalgia/htm/index.htm
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/fibromyalgiaspanish/htm/index.htm
• Fibromyalgia (American College of Rheumatology) - http://www.rheumatology.org/public/factsheets/fibromya_new.asp?

Treatment
• Fibromyalgia Drugs (Arthritis Foundation) - http://www.arthritis.org/conditions/DrugGuide/about_fibromyalgia.asp

Coping
• Maintaining a Positive Attitude: Ten Strategies (National Fibromyalgia Association) - http://fmaware.org/patient/coping/positive_attitude.htm
• Stuck in the Dumps (Arthritis Foundation) - http://www.arthritis.org/resources/arthritistoday/2003_archives/2003_11_12_stuck_dumps_1.asp

Disease Management
• Fibromyalgia and Exercise (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/061.xml
  Also available in Spanish - http://familydoctor.org/e061.xml
• Living with Fibromyalgia (Arthritis Foundation) - Links to PDF - http://www.arthritis.org/conditions/onlinebrochures/ETR/ETR_Fibro.pdf
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.arthritis.org/conditions/onlinebrochures/FIBRO_Spanish_brochure.pdf
• Odyssey to Relief (Arthritis Foundation) - http://www.arthritis.org/resources/arthritistoday/2005_archives/2005_03_04/2005_03_04_Fibro_1.asp

Related Issues
• Chronic Pain: When No Physical Cause Can Be Found (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/chronic-pain/PN00034
• Fibromyalgia: Can Botox Relieve Symptoms? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fibromyalgia/AN00540
• Fibromyalgia: Clearing the Fog (Arthritis Foundation) - http://www.arthritis.org/conditions/diseasecenter/fibromyalgia/fibro_fog.asp
• How CFS and Fibromyalgia Stress Can Make You Gain Weight (National Fibromyalgia Association) - http://fmaware.org/fmOnlineNewsletter/2004/vol4_no9/lgTxt_gainWeight.htm
• What's in a Name: Fibromyalgia Versus Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) (Arthritis Foundation) - http://www.arthritis.org/resources/news/news_fibro_cfs.asp

Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Fibromyalgia (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D005356&recruiting=true

Research
• Acupuncture to Treat Fibromyalgia Pain (07/05/2005, American College of Physicians) - http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/143/1/I-24
• Delivering on the Promise in Fibromyalgia (Arthritis Foundation) - http://www.arthritis.org/research/research_program/Fibromyalgia/default.asp
• Drug Used to Treat Parkinson's Disease May Be Beneficial in Treating Fibryomyalgia (08/01/2005, American College of Rheumatology) - http://www.rheumatology.org/press/2005/ParkinsonsFM0805.asp

Directories
• American College of Rheumatology: Geographic Membership Directory (American College of Rheumatology) - http://www.rheumatology.org/directory/geo.asp

Organizations
• American College of Rheumatology - http://www.rheumatology.org/
• Arthritis Foundation - http://www.arthritis.org/
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.arthritis.org/espanol/
• National Fibromyalgia Association - http://fmaware.org/index.html
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases - http://www.niams.nih.gov/
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.niams.nih.gov/index_espanol.htm

Women
• Fibromyalgia and Pregnancy (InteliHealth) - http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/24479/29516/368044.html
• Fibromyalgia and Your Menstrual Cycle (InteliHealth) - http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/24479/29516/363700.html

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:
• Arthritis - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/arthritis.html
• Muscle Disorders - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/muscledisorders.html
• Pain - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pain.html
• Bones, Joints and Muscles - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bonesjointsandmuscles.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Fibromyalgia is the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases - http://www.niams.nih.gov/

Date last updated: 27 July 2006
Topic last reviewed: 10 March 2006