Movement Pulse · Fibromyalgia
What's new in fibromyalgia research and pain management, with a movement lens.
Lightheaded on standing with fibromyalgia: what a pulse check can show
Dizziness can belong to fibromyalgia itself. A new review links it, in some people, to the automatic controls of pulse and blood pressure.
Nov 4, 2026
Fibromyalgia weighed less on daily life after six months of live online classes at home
68 adults were offered three live sessions a week and attended 63 of 72 on average. The daily burden eased steadily, though sleep stayed in the poor range.
Oct 18, 2026
What 151 trials say fibromyalgia medicines can change, with sleep moving more than pain
Across 32,592 people, several drug classes may ease sleep or how people feel in general a little, and one or two more in every ten saw their pain drop by a third.
Oct 12, 2026
Massage or a foam roller for fibromyalgia? A six week trial saw pain ease with both
Forty women with fibromyalgia improved on every measure, and a physiotherapist's massage moved daily function further, though no untreated group was there to compare.
Oct 8, 2026
If fibromyalgia is autoimmune, removing the antibodies should have helped more than this
A drug that clears antibodies out of the blood was the cleanest test yet of the idea that fibromyalgia is autoimmune. The group result came in small.
Sep 18, 2026
Why the pain score they ask for said the least about how the fibromyalgia week went
Two studies published a day apart counted the symptoms nobody scores. In both of them, the pain rating was not the number carrying the information.
Sep 4, 2026
The more trials pile up on strength training for fibromyalgia, the smaller the effect
A new review pooled 14 trials and 871 women. The benefit is real, and it is a fraction of what the first Cochrane review reported in 2013.
Aug 12, 2026
Why fibromyalgia pain is real even when your scans and blood tests look normal
For years the tests came back normal. A major new review explains why the pain is real, and what to ask your doctor now.
Jul 27, 2026
What the fibromyalgia propranolol study actually found
A double blind trial tested a PTSD drug protocol on fibromyalgia pain. It was a 24 person feasibility study, and the pain benefit faded by follow up.
Jul 15, 2026
Tai chi, qigong, yoga for fibromyalgia: a 2026 review
A 2026 review pooled 23 trials of qigong, tai chi, and yoga for fibromyalgia. The methods looked broadly similar. What that means for choosing one.
Jun 25, 2026Ready to start moving better?
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