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