The multifaceted nature of fibromyalgia presents challenges in diagnosis and management, often coexisting with conditions ...

While researchers don't yet understand why, those with BPD are more likely to have fibro symptoms and vice versa. However, we ...

Fibromyalgia is a common chronic pain condition that involves fatigue ... Next, it's time for the two FM diagnostic questionnaires—the Widespread Pain Index (WPI) and the Symptom Severity Scale (SSS).

Numerical rating scales (NRS), and verbal rating scales (VRS) showed to be reliable and valid tools for subjective cancer pain measurement, but no one of them consistently proved to be superior to ...

Foot pain is common and has a wide range of causes, including uncomfortable shoes, prolonged standing, athletic injuries, and chronic conditions such as arthritis. The location of pain in the foot ...

(VRS): Verbal Rating Scales; (BP-EP): Breakthrough or intense Episodic Pain; (CI): Confidence Interval. CB participated in the design of the study, performed the statistical analysis and drafted ...

It can also cause pain in the rib cage or chest. Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that causes pain throughout the body. The American College of Rheumatology estimates that it affects 2% to 4% ...

While not recommended, opioids are often prescribed to patients with fibromyalgia for pain management. Opioid use has been associated with increased risks for sleep disorders, depression, and suicidal ...

One of the most common and frequent pains people experience occurs in the stomach. The causes of stomach pain are many, given that it is one of your body’s most active and important organs.

For those of us who speak English, it’s probably “ouch”. But what kinds of “pain words” (or “interjections”) do speakers of other languages use to express pain? And do these ...

Scale got its start about seven years ago, at the time focused on pre-generative AI work like building pipelines of labeled image data to help self-driving cars learn to recognize pedestrians ...

Another user said their stomach pain was brushed off for three years as anxiety and constipation, but ended up being cancer. "My doctor suspects undiagnosed endometriosis based on how I become ...