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Hi I'm Pam and was diagnosed with fibromyalgia a very long time ago . Used to love playing tennis, squash and most sports but injured my neck shoulder area in my 20s doing aerobics. Have tried many things acapuncture, physio, osteo chyro etc etc. massage seems to help plus amitriptelene which the dr still says is the best. I can do short walks but no good on hills. My symptoms range from neck shoulder pain and clenching lightning flash type feelings in my head which turn into severe headaches, spinal pain and l also have osteoperosis. I really like cooking,l am also in a bookclub and l see friends and family pretty often. We also have a cottage which we rent out on Airbnb and VRBO so that keeps me quite busy. Just wondering if there have been any breakthroughs with fibromyalgia that l should know about. Thx for listening, cheers pam

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Hello @mayopam and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. It is great to hear that you are so busy enjoying your hobbies and people you care about!

You asked about new developments, so thought I would share a recent publication that you may find useful.

- Fibromyalgia: changing the pain experience:
https://mcpress.mayoclinic.org/healthletter/fibromyalgia-changing-the-pain-experience/

In this article, it talks a good deal about cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and how that can help with the pain management. Is this something you have heard about?