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Dr. Tennant discusses intractable pain
News
CDC says RX painkillers not driving opioid epidemic
“Although prescription opioids were driving the increase in overdose deaths for many years, more recently, the large increase in overdose deaths has been due...
NFCPA Wins PCORI P2P Award - Your Help Needed
In July 2017 NFCPA was awarded an additional grant to continue development of its Patient-Centered Research Community to identify interventions...
Impact of Pain Misunderstood by Public
Over 70% of pain patients feel that people do not believe their pain, according to an end-of-year survey issued by the National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association...
Does Media Drive Public Policy and Harm People with Chronic Pain?
A national media survey reveals 63% believe that chronic pain is a major cause of opioid substance abuse, yet more (91%)...
Research
Maternal Chronic Pain Study Recruiting Patients
Researchers are investigating the impact of maternal chronic pain since a high proportion of women with children experience low back pain, headache, FM, and other
FM Brain Signature Found by UC Boulder Researchers
Abnormalities in brain patterns controlling physical responses to internal and external stimuli in fibromyalgia were discovered recently by Dr. Tor Dessert Wager a
Together Walks Rock! and Raise $10,000 for Research
CONGRATULATIONS!! to the inspiring and awesome Together Walk Organizers, volunteers, walkers, participants, and sponsors of 2016 and 2017.
Events
Dr. Forest Tennant Gives Lecture in Richmond, VA
On Aug. 16, 2017, dinner lecture in Richmond, VA, for doctors and patients by Dr. Forest Tennant, a widely respected researcher and pain management
Unrest Film Premieres Sept 22 in U.S. and Oct 20 Internationally
Jennifer Brea is inspiring! After bringing awareness of CFS to the TED Talks stage, Brea worked with producer Alysa Nahmias to educate millions worldwide with Unrest.
International MYOPAIN Congress in Bangalore, India Oct 4-8, 2017
Prestigious meeting for patients and clinicians on treatments and management skills.
Education
Why Low-Dose Naltrexone May Work for Fibromyalgia (FM)
Low-dose naltrexone (LDN) is gaining popularity as a pharmacological treatment option since it was shown in 2009 to reduce symptom severity in several conditions,…
Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP) Working Together with the NFCPA
This past May, the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP) joined forces with the National Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Association (NFCPA)
Can People with FM also Have Dercum’s Disease?
Painful fatty tumors that appear anywhere on the body can become agonizing and inhibit activity. Dercum’s disease can mimic FM symptoms or be a co-exiting condition.