Fibromyalgia: Concepts and Insights (NL0309)

Course Format

This course is online. All course material is available online and is accessible immediately after purchase from your account homepage. Certificate of Completion is available immediately upon passing the exam.

Course Overview

Article 1	Diagnosing Fibromyalgia Saves Money
Article 2	Fibromyalgia - eMedicine
Article 3a	Pathophysiology – Wikipedia
Article 3b	Causation Hypotheses
Article 4	Criteria for Diagnosis
Article 5	Overlaps with Fibromyalgia
Article 6	Symptoms and Diagnosis
Article 7	Reduced Hippocampal Function in Fibromyalgia
Article 8	Study Links Fibromyalgia to Metabolic Disease
Article 9	Fibromyalgia Treatment Options
Article 10	Three Medications to Consider
Article 11	FDA Approves FIRST Drug for Treating Fibromyalgia
Article 12	FDA Approves SECOND Drug to Treat Fibromyalgia
Article 13	Savella (milnacipran) FDA-Approved for Fibromyalgia
Article 14	Researchers Study Lyrica/Seroquel Combo Therapy
Article 15	Placebo Treatments: Misleading and Potentially Harmful
Article 16	CAM and Fibromyalgia At a Glance
Article 17	Accommodation and Compliance Series: Employees with Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Article 18a	Why Disability Testing for Fibromyalgia is often Misleading: Advice for Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients and their Disability Team.
Article 18b	Medically Determinable Impairment Requirements for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
Article 19	Tips for Winning a Fibromyalgia or CFS Disability Case…and…What actually happens at a Social Security Disability Hearing?

Course Objectives

1. Explain the pathophysiology of Fibromyalgia, including the (1) biochemical, (2) metabolic, and (3) immunoregulatory abnormalities associated with fibromyalgia.


2. Describe the diagnostic criteria, clinical presentation and the conditions most commonly associated with fibromyalgia.


3. Discuss the various treatment modalities most commonly used for fibromyalgia, including:
   (1) medications
   (2) rehabilitation
   (3) complimentary and alternative medicine
   (4) lifestyle modifications


4. Describe the accommodations ideas most useful for patients with FMS, including solutions that attend to:
   (1) concentration issues
   (2) depression and anxiety
   (3) fatigue/weakness
   (4) fine and gross motor impairment
   (5) migraine headaches
   (6) skin and temperature sensitivity
   (7) sleep disorder