Charles Shepherd, MD, was a “perfectly healthy” 30-something-year-old when he came down with chicken pox, which he caught while treating a patient with shingles. Even after the painful, itchy rash ...

New Australian research has identified simultaneous abnormalities across multiple biological systems in people with myalgic ...

Today is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, an event dedicated to increasing public knowledge of the musculoskeletal chronic pain condition that afflicts five million adult Americans. Chances are that, if ...

Nov. 6, 2025 -- Fibromyalgia affects about 4 million U.S. adults. Though its cause remains unclear, it can be effectively diagnosed, treated, and managed. But what exactly is fibromyalgia, and why is ...

During intense training or a new strength routine, you might experience some major soreness, but if you begin experiencing pain—especially above your normal threshold or typical postworkout ...

If you feel achy, stiff and tired all the time, you could be one of the 4 million American adults with fibromyalgia. The condition generally tends to show up after age 40, and women are twice as ...

Common worldwide, fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that causes widespread body pain. An estimated 5 to 10 million adults in the United States experience fibromyalgia and 80 to 90 percent of these ...

It’s normal to feel wiped out after a hectic week, a poor night’s sleep or a lingering cold. But for some people, exhaustion isn’t something that goes away after rest. It becomes a constant companion ...

Morgan Freeman wears a single black compression glove to manage pain caused by fibromyalgia, a chronic condition he developed ...

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