Charles Shepherd, MD, was a “perfectly healthy” 30-something-year-old when he came down with chicken pox, which he caught while treating a patient with shingles. Even after the painful, itchy rash ...

Things Heat Up: Why the Sexism? Unfortunately, with chronic pain care can come extreme frustration and ill will toward patients, and a number of skeptical treaters weren't afraid to share their, at ...

GPs can update their knowledge on how to best support patients with ME/CFS at our next free Pulse Virtual event ...

During intense training or a new strength routine, you might experience some major soreness, but if you begin experiencing pain—especially above your normal threshold or typical postworkout ...

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Tiffany Gill is affiliated with Arthritis SA. Michael Musker does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has ...

Chronic physical pain, exhaustion, low energy, and depressed mood are underlying symptoms of many disorders, often leading to a puzzling diagnosis. Fibromyalgia, depression, and chronic fatigue ...

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A number of clinician readers made it clear: If there's one thing that we know about fibromyalgia, it's that we don't know much about fibromyalgia. A rheumatologist cautioned, "Fibromyalgia is an ...