Research shows fibromyalgia is likely a condition of the immune system
New research has shown that many fibromyalgia symptoms are caused by antibodies that increase the activity of pain-sensing nerves throughout the body.
Our fibromyalgia research highlights
Right now, our researchers are working tirelessly on new ways to diagnose, treat and manage fibromyalgia. Here are just a few groundbreaking studies we’re funding.
Fibromyalgia
Read everything you need to know about fibromyalgia, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, therapies, research and Lynn's real experience.
Fibromyalgia - Developing a diagnostic test for fibromyalgia
Read about our research, which aims to develop a diagnostic test for fibromyalgia.
Our Career Development Fellows and their research on fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis and JIA
To make more breakthroughs in musculoskeletal research, we need to support the next generation researchers – and that’s why we created the Career Development Fellowship. Want to know what it’s all about? Here we meet our new Career Development Fellows and explore their incredible work on osteoarthritis (OA), fibromyalgia and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).
“Fibromyalgia is not talked about enough.”
Benji, 25, shares their experience of living with fibromyalgia and joint hypermobility syndrome. He tells us why a good support system is so important.
Fibromyalgia - Patient centred care for fibromyalgia (PACFIND)
Learn about our research to improve healthcare services for patients with fibromyalgia and provide a timely diagnosis, which can currently take many years.
Fibromyalgia - Maintaining Musculoskeletal Health Study
Learn about our research into the success and cost effectiveness of CBT in preventing the development of chronic widespread pain in fibromyalgia patients.
How can virtual reality help to treat fibromyalgia?
Learn about research using virtual reality to explore the link between the brain, body and pain in order to better understand fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia - Developing a new “brain training” treatment for fibromyalgia pain
Learn about our research to develop and begin testing a new treatment with the potential to relieve fibromyalgia pain, named perceptual training (‘Pe Tra’).
Fibromyalgia - Investigating the role of exercise and sleep in the management of chronic pain
Learn about our research project exploring the relationships between pain, sleep and exercise in people living with chronic pain (such as Fibromyalgia).
Anti-TNF research helps us to understand COVID-19 impact
We're supporting research into arthritis and anti-TNF to understand the impact of COVID-19 and help to improve future treatments.
Research
Learn more about our approach to research into arthritis, our current grants, application deadlines, anti-TNF treatment, news and involving people in research.
"Difficult, unpredictable and painful": Jess' fibromyalgia experience
Jess, 32. was diagnosed with fibromyalgia shortly after being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Here she shares her story.
Fibromyalgia - Using virtual reality body illusions to investigate the interactions between the body, brain and pain in fibromyalgia.
Learn more about using virtual reality body illusions to investigate the interactions between the body, brain and pain in fibromyalgia.