Fibromyalgia

Panelists

Lisa Harris, MD

Mark Hyman, MD

R. John Looney, M.D.

Hon. Lisa Sluberski

Frederick Wolfe, MD

Transcript:

Fibromyalgia (transcript)

Fibromyalgia describes a condition of widespread pain throughout the body. Hard to diagnose, and even harder to treat, Fibromyalgia often leaves both patients and doctors frustrated.

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Conduct an off-site search for Fibromyalgia from MedlinePlus. These up-to-date search results are based on search terms specific to Second Opinion Key Points.

Fibromyalgia main page – all aspects. Includes overviews, diagnosis, treatment, coping, alternative therapy, related issues, etc.

Laboratory Tests main page – all aspects. Includes overviews, coping, specific conditions, information specific to teens, women, etc.

Pain main page –all aspects. Includes overviews, treatment, alternative therapy, specific conditions, financial issues, etc

Resources

There are a very large number of organizations dedicated to helping people with Fibromyalgia and their families and friends. This is only a partial list.

National Fibromyalgia Association	The National Fibromyalgia Association is a nonprofit organization whose mission is: To develop and execute programs dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with fibromyalgia.
National Institute of Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases (NIAMS)	The mission of the National NIAMS is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research, and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases.
The Mayo Clinic	Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical practice dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of virtually every type of complex illness.

Episode number:

609

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