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#532: Updates in Fibromyalgia Management featuring Dr. Dan Clauw

Jul 13, 2026
1:22:17

Episode Description

From Pain to Gain: Diagnosis to Updated Treatment Options

Learn how to recognize fibromyalgia as a disorder of central pain processing, distinguish it from common mimics, and apply evidence-based strategies for diagnosis and management. In this episode, Dr. Daniel Clauw (University of Michigan) shares practical clinical pearls on nociplastic pain, sensory hypersensitivity, non-pharmacologic therapies, medication selection, and why opioids often fail in fibromyalgia.

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Show Segments

  • Intro
  • Rapid Fire questions
  • Case 1 on fibromyalgia presentation
  • Diagnosis and exam for fibromyalgia
  • Non-pharmacologic treatment recommendations
  • Pharmacologic treatment recommendations
  • Case 2 on opioids for pain management
  • Outro

Credits

  • Written and Produced by: Zoya Surani 
  • Show Notes, Infographic, and Cover Art: Zoya Surani
  • Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP   
  • Reviewer: Emi Okamoto MD
  • Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
  • Technical Production: PodPaste
  • Guest: Dan J Clauw MD


Disclosures

Dr. Clauw reports financial disclosures with the following companies: Tonix, Axsome, Ono, Swing (Consulting Fee). The Curbsiders report no relevant financial disclosures. 


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