Dr. James F Porter MD

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• Do I Have Chronic Pain?

  What is chronic pain?Pain that persists for more than three months is referred to as chronic pain. This is different from the normal sensation initiated in the nervous system that tells your body that something is wrong. Chronic pain may be initiated in any part of the body. This pain can range from...

• Understanding Brain Inflammation in Fibromyalgia Patients

  Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common and complex chronic pain disorder that causes widespread pain and tenderness to touch that may occur in specific tender or trigger points or body wide.  Symptoms of fibromyalgia are widespread and run the gamut of intensity. Symptoms like fatigue, sleep disturbances,...

• Study Shows Shocking Amount of Lupus Misdiagnoses

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• Fair Weather Friends: Is Fibromyalgia a Bridge-Burner Disease?

  Fibromyalgia can cause a wide variety of symptoms, which include persistent and excessive pain and fatigue, to depression, anxiety and other psychological symptoms. However, when it comes to chronic illnesses like this one, an unexpected side-effect is the detachment from friendships because of a...