A 2-day interdisciplinary treatment program including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exercise, and education about fibromyalgia (FM) reduced pain and improved health status as effectively as a 10 ...

Because fibromyalgia involves frequent bouts of pain that can occur throughout the body, there's a common misperception that people with the condition should avoid exercise since it may worsen that ...

In this class, the instructor wants everyone to relax. She encourages students to let their minds float and their muscles melt. No tests or tension here. Instructor Karin Zahnow knows all too well the ...

Striking more than 3 percent of U.S. women and 0.5 percent of men, the illness' primary symptoms are debilitating pain throughout the body -- often with sensitivity and stiffness focused in the joints ...