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

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