– a poorly understood condition that causes ongoing pain
and fatigue in an estimated 1 in 40 people worldwide –
could be caused by the immune system turning up the dial on
pain-sensing nerves.
Healthy mice injected
with the antibodies of fibromyalgia patients displayed
symptoms of the disorder, which cleared up once the
antibodies were removed. The study author says it could also
offer an explanation for long COVID.
The SMC
asked experts to comment on the study. Feel free to use
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contact details provided.
Dr Bronwyn
Lennox Thompson, Senior Lecturer, Academic Coordinator
Postgraduate Programmes in Pain & Pain Management,