PTSD and fibromyalgia are closely linked, as both conditions can develop after trauma and involve long-term changes in how the brain and body respond to stress and pain.

In an interview with the Trauma and Mental Health Report (TMHR), Kiara (name changed) explained what it’s like to experience fibromyalgia: “The pain of fibromyalgia is all-encompassing.

Factors in Chronic Pain. With some previous studies linking traumatic experiences with pain severity in patients with fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome, researchers sought to determine ...

What if your brain is the reason some pain feels unbearable? Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a hidden brain circuit that gives pain its emotional punch—essentially transforming ...

Experience of Childhood Abuse and Military Sexual Trauma Among Women Veterans with Fibromyalgia. Journal of General Internal Medicine , 2018; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4594-4 Cite This Page : ...

Emotional release: For many, fibromyalgia pain is intertwined with emotional trauma. Somatic therapy provides a safe space to process these experiences in a physical, embodied way.

The combination of trauma, stress, cortisol release and hypervigilance of the default mode network can result in concomitant fibromyalgia in patients with SLE, as noted by Goldschen and colleagues.

Fibromyalgia is a complex disease that can cause things like:. Tiredness; Body aches; Sleep problems; Brain fog; There's confusion and misinformation about what causes the disease (scientists don ...

At the beginning of 2018, pop star Lady Gaga canceled the last 10 dates of her “Joanne” world tour due to severe pain. The singer suffers from fibromyalgia, and in her documentary, Five Foot ...