In the News
Keep up to date with the latest news articles from around the world.
Articles represent the views of their authors and not ME/CFS SA. Always seek advice from a registered health practitioner before changing your care plan.
06 January, 2025
Pain And The Perception Of Space In Fibromyalgia
The Economy of action hypothesis postulates that bodily states rescale the perception of the individual’s environment’s spatial layout. The estimation of distances and slopes in navigation space (i.e. the space reachable by locomotion) is influenced by sensations relating to body condition and the metabolic cost of the actions. The results of the studies investigating the impact of pain on distance estimation remain inconclusive.
05 January, 2025
Trial By Error: Some Things I’ve Read Recently–Long Covid And Fertility Issues, Psychotherapy Ethics, How To Fake Your Results
While Long Covid disproportionately affects women, its impact on their reproductive lives has not received the attention the issue deserves. Recently, Australia’s ABC News addressed the issue with a moving piece called “The pandemic’s untold fertility story,” by reporter Hayley Gleeson. Long Covid, Gleeson writes, is “snuffing out some patients’ dreams of having children, and complicating pregnancy and parenthood for those who choose to conceive despite their symptoms and doubts about when or if they will recover.”
05 January, 2025
Leonard Calabrese, DO, On Long COVID Similarities To Fibromyalgia, ME/CFS
Dr Calabrese discusses the similarities between long COVID, fibromyalgia, and in its most severe form, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, and the importance of reassuring patients that their symptoms and conditions are real.
04 January, 2025
Durable Improvement In Rheumatic Pain, Health Seen With Brief Lifestyle Program
Benefits from 3-month online intervention lasted 2 years, but trial lacked control group.
03 January, 2025
High-Frequency Accessory and Transcapular Nerve Blocks in the Management of Fibromyalgia: A Case Report
This is the first case report describing the effect of weekly accessory nerve and transcapular nerve blocks for managing fibromyalgia (FM)-related pain in a 45-year-old female patient.
02 January, 2025
'It Was Walking And Getting Out That Really Did Help' - Miranda Hart Reveals How Being Outside Helped Her Battle Chronic Illness
Miranda Hart speaks movingly about the power of nature in the midst of a chronic illness battle.
02 January, 2025
Veteran Voices For Fibromyalgia Reflects On 2024 Successes And Sets Ambitious Goals For 2025
Kristal Kent is proud to highlight the remarkable achievements of US Veteran Voices for Fibromyalgia in 2024 and share their ambitious vision for 2025. Founded by veteran advocate Kristal Kent, this impactful organization has been a beacon of hope and empowerment for veterans navigating the challenges of fibromyalgia.
01 January, 2025
Pain Management In Fibromyalgia: Evaluating The Roles Of Pregabalin, Duloxetine, And Milnacipran
Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbances. The purpose of this study was to compare how well duloxetine, pregabalin, and milnacipran worked for fibromyalgia patients in terms of pain management, quality of life, and sleep quality.
01 January, 2025
KosAbility: Which Crackpot Pseudo-Medical Advice Will Go Mainstream In 2025?
People with poorly understood chronic illnesses like Lyme disease, ME/CFS, and fibromyalgia are bombarded with wacko medical advice. Perhaps it’s because suffering people who aren’t offered meaningful legitimate medical attention are more susceptible to oddball treatment, especially if it is readily available and not terribly expensive. The internet and social media has broadly promoted peculiar treatments and given people a place to gather and encourage others in their dreams of improving their health outside the medical establishment. These “fixes” don’t require expensive gear, plus, while they aren’t impossible to access, most are just difficult enough to have the allure of being special.
31 December, 2024
'After Lockdown And Chronic Illness, Volunteering Transformed My Life' - The Gateshead Woman Changing Lives
During the Covid-19 lockdown, Lisa Edwards was at a low point, struggling with chronic fatigue syndrome and out of work for the first time in her life. But Lisa - who is 40 and lives in Birtley - was referred by her GP to a community support worker from Gateshead community charity Edberts House. They helped her to use her skills and experience from working in the arts and charity sector in her native Scotland to volunteer helping others.
