What Causes chronic pain in Fibromyalgia and Hypermobility
The Nervous System’s Role in Pain If you’ve ever flinched at the sound of someone chewing, struggled with bright lights in a shop, or felt like certain fabrics make your skin crawl, it’s completely understandable. For those dealing with fibromyalgia or hypermobility, these kinds of sensory experiences can become overwhelming, even painful. And what’s more […]
Mast Cells and Fibromyalgia: The Hidden Connection
When Fibromyalgia Doesn’t Add Up If you’ve been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, then chances are you’ve done the rounds. GP, Rheumatology, maybe even Neurology. You’ve heard the words “central sensitisation,” you’ve tried the medications, and maybe you’ve even looked into the idea that it’s all just a glitch in how your brain processes pain. But what […]
The Missing Link Between Breathlessness, Fatigue, and Chronic Pain: Understanding CO₂ Tolerance
If you’ve been living with chronic pain, relentless fatigue, or that strange feeling of being both wired and tired at the same time, then chances are, you’ve already tried everything under the sun in search of relief. The supplements, the pacing strategies, the stretching routines, the endless body scans and breathing apps. And yet, despite […]
Fibromyalgia and Eye Pain
The unpredictable nature of fibromyalgia is well-known to those who have been living with the condition. Your joints will ache one day. The following day, you’ll feel as if you’re trudging through molasses due to a foggy head. When pain suddenly shifts to an unanticipated location, like your eyes, what then? Eye pain is a […]
Hyperalgesia and Fibromylagia
People with fibromyalgia experience pain all the time, and it can be debilitating at times. When the pain is much worse than it should be, making even the most mundane tasks into something you can’t bear, it becomes even more difficult. This isn’t something you’re making up. One of the main reasons why the pain […]
Fibromyalgia and Low Blood Pressure
Many people think of fibromyalgia as an invisible disease. It is characterised by pervasive pain, constant tiredness, and the aggravating haze of mental difficulties. Low blood pressure, however, is an indicator that is under-recognized. Most people don’t realise how deeply it is linked to fibromyalgia. Interestingly, hypermobility is frequently misdiagnosed as fibromyalgia. This condition, characterised by unusually […]
Fibromyalgia and Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
When it comes to fibromyalgia, it can be difficult to find effective solutions. Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is one method that is becoming popular since it provides information about your body’s reaction to stress and how well it recovers from it. Those of us who suffer from chronic pain may be wondering what HRV is […]
Fibromyalgia, Weight Gain, and Medication
Unanticipated weight gain from medication tends to increase the already excruciating difficulties of living with fibromyalgia. There are a lot of moving parts in the fibromyalgia-weight gain association, and they might make it hard to keep the weight off. In this article, I want to go through these various factors to shed light on these […]
Low-Dose Naltrexone For Fibromyalgia
If you would prefer to listen to this article about Low-Dose Naltrexone, please click below. For those with Fibromyalgia, it’s not uncommon to use medications off-label. This essentially means that the medicine is being used in a way that is different from that described in the licence, and one such drug is Naltrexone, or, to […]
Cortical Thickness in Understanding ASD and ADHD
If you would prefer to listen to this article, please click below. Over the last few years, I have talked a lot about the prevalence of Neurodiversity within the hypermobile population. And to be honest, it’s very important to do so! Most studies find that over 50% of participants with a diagnosis of Autism, attention deficit hyperactivity […]
Outdoor Exercise For Fibromyalgia
It’s been pretty well established that exercise is one of the most beneficial things a person with Fibromyalgia can do, as long as it’s done correctly. However, is there any way to get more benefits from exercise? Well, as it turns out, taking your exercise to the great outdoors can bring about a whole host of additional benefits. […]
Can your brain make you sick?
If you would prefer to listen to this article, please click below. Normally, when we think of getting sick, we think of it as viruses and bacteria from the outside world getting into our bodies, however, there are occasions when this isn’t the only way that we can get sick. Let’s explore the strange question […]
