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Fibromyalgia

December 2022

  • Betty Kitten Ross and Jonathan Ross

    Jonathan Ross reveals ‘it’s been tough couple of years’ for daughter with fibromyalgia

  • Lauren Laverne, left, interviews former host Kirsty Young for a special Christmas Day edition of Desert Island Discs.

    ‘Losing sense of self’: Kirsty Young opens up about illness on Desert Island Discs

September 2022

  • Closeup of sad woman sitting on sofa touch aching head.

    Multiple chemical sensitivity is real – people who have it aren’t making it up

    Letter: For decades, patients with complex illnesses – especially those that affect women more – have been told that it’s in their heads, says Beth Pollack

May 2022

  • Andrea Wright, from Bristol

    ‘My pain levels have completely dropped’: how medical marijuana changed my life

    Andrea Wright, diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis and fibromyalgia, is now having a proper night’s sleep

March 2022

  • A woman exercises in a pool with help from a hydrotherapist

    How to move
    How to move: exercising with fibromyalgia

    Exercise can exacerbate fibro symptoms – but it can be one of the most effective ways to alleviate them too

October 2021

  • Medicinal cannabis oil

    ‘It’s mind-boggling’: the complex, and growing, use of medicinal cannabis in Australia

    Tens of thousands of people are turning to the drug to treat a range of conditions – but the evidence is patchy and costs can be high

July 2021

  • Sandra Cabreras, 57, rides on an exercise bike to strengthen muscle tone at a rehabilitation clinic in Genoa, Italy. (Photo by Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)

    Science Weekly
    How does Covid-19 affect chronic pain? (part two) – podcast

  • Woman research scientist working in laboratory.

    Fibromyalgia may be a condition of the immune system not the brain – study

June 2021

  • Nikki Marshall

    The pain that can't be seen
    Fibromyalgia flattens me. Here’s what helps me cope with constant pain

    Nikki Marshall
    A flare-up starts with instant exhaustion and a brain fog so dense I might struggle to speak
  • Chronic pain

    Full Story
    Fibromyalgia and treating chronic pain

    Nikki Marshall shares her experience of living with fibromyalgia and other pain and Dr Susan Evans explains the source of chronic pain and what can be done to treat it
    • The pain that can't be seen
      ‘I struggle every day with the loss of my former life’: what it’s like to live with chronic pain

    • The pain that can't be seen
      What is chronic pain and how does it work? – video explainer

    • The pain that can't be seen
      Sufferers of chronic pain have long been told it’s all in their head. We now know that’s wrong

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