"You are not the person you used to be…". A phenomenological study on sexual desire and embodied sexuality in heterosexual women with fibromyalgia syndrome.
The objective of this study was to describe and understand how women with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) perceive their sexuality and the changes associated with sexual desire. A qualitative methodology based on Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology was used. Data collection included in-depth interviews with f…
Hibiscus sabdariffa protects against fibromyalgia by modulating the neuroinflammation-oxidative stress-microRNA axis.
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic syndrome characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction and neuropsychiatric disturbances, associated with dysregulated oxidative stress and neuroinflammation. Emerging evidence suggests that microRNAs guiding these pathways, including miR-145-5p and…
Thwarted credibility work and double binds in medically unexplained pain in Japan: a qualitative study.
This study examined how people living in Japan with medically unexplained pain (MUEP) perform credibility work across clinics and everyday life, where and why credibility work falters, and the interactional double binds organizing these failures. We qualitatively analyzed first-person illness narrat…
Reduced Lumbar Lordosis in Fibromyalgia: Radiographic Evidence of Lumbar Straightening by L1-L5 Cobb Angle.
Reduced lumbar lordosis has been observed in patients with low back pain, but lumbar straightening has not been well characterized in fibromyalgia. We hypothesized that fibromyalgia would be associated with reduced lumbar curvature on standing radiographs. To evaluate lumbar lordosis, quantified by…
Correlation Between Sleep and Voice Disorders in Patients with Fibromyalgia.
To investigate the link between sleep and voice disorders in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Cross-sectional METHOD: Adult patients aged 18 to 65 years with a diagnosis of FMS were recruited from the Rheumatology Clinic of a tertiary referral center between April 2026 and June 2026. Fibro…
Short-term effects of pilates and aerobic exercise on cognitive functions and biochemical factors in women with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial.
This study aimed to compare the effects of eight-week Pilates and aerobic exercise programs on clinical symptoms, cognitive functions, and serum levels of irisin, BDNF, VEGF, and IGF-1 in female patients diagnosed with Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS). Forty-six women with FMS, aged 18-55, were included…
LTPat-based SOXFE: A self-organized explainable feature engineering model for automated fibromyalgia detection.
BackgroundFibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder associated with sleep disturbance and substantial functional burden.ObjectiveThis study evaluated a self-organized explainable feature engineering (SOXFE) model for EEG-based fibromyalgia classification.MethodsA previously reported sleep EEG dataset…
Reflections on 20 Years of Research on Tai Chi for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: An Updated Review.
Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP), including osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), fibromyalgia, and chronic low back pain (cLBP), contributes substantially to disability and reduced quality of life. Contemporary pain science supports biopsychosocial, multimodal management addressing noci…