Fibromyalgia and the Brain: New Clues Reveal How Pain and Therapies are Processed
Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 17:31
in Psychology & Sociology
According to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., pain experienced by people with fibromyalgia may be caused by a problem with the way pain stimuli are processed in the brain. Abnormal pain signal processing may also be related to a lack of responsiveness to opioids, a common class of pain relievers.