Interesting review of current trends in thinking and research about fibro. Useful bibliography. But I am not sado-maso. Of course, it hurts my...
Yup, central sensitization, which is a theory of how chronic pain becomes chronic, is now going to be a corrupted phrase. It's the big brush-off....
Whether the compound(s) that will be developed will be effective (note how much the FDA-approved fibro drugs were over-hyped by the medical...
There is no evidence in the research that all or even most cases of fibro are the result of physical or emotional trauma. Many many cases arise de...
In the introduction of the study: "In exploratory correlation analysis in the FMS sample, lower cognitive performance was associated with higher...
thanks for the link of the original theory. Interesting reading. there's always a difference between what the originator of a theory states from...
Not much can be gleaned from only the abstract of a study. I did note that David Sherry has done several juvenile arthritis studies, listed on...
Hard to know what really went/goes on in this experiment (which is what is was). I was horrified at the mindset of the researcher, as outlined in...
This study is only applicable to children with the CRPS (Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome). Need to read the whole study (paywalled) to tease out:...
Well maybe if Medicare for All is adopted here in the US, we'll have to shuck out this psych-fraud research funding. I do love the idea of...
In another article, perfectionism (studied for 50 years!) is associated with anxiety, depression and self-doubt. In other words, it's a close...
I think these "researchers" suffer from ethical-basic intelligence-and obsession with finding fault disorder, a perfectionism pathological and...
Seems to be confusion in the medical literature about the MUPS definition. It is a very broad category whose reason for being seems to be...
Yes, this is the most useful role of the survey. The causative factor(s) aren't precisely known. So, at least the wide-ranging definitions of PEM...
Droste's cocoa with skim milk and no sugar. Elevates mood and cognition (for me). Makes for some happiness whenever swallowed. Yum.
Previous and current research study has self-selected participants. So folks with mild ME sign up as they show up as scheduled. Certainly not...
There was a previous pilot study done. Guess those "research subjects" were self-selected. In other words, they had minimal to mild ME and could...
Found this today, see pages 49-51. Veterans Administration (USA) Therapists' Manual of CBT for Chronic Pain....
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