NEW YORK (Reuters Health)-teach teens coping skills for dealing with chronic pain of fibromyalgia can give them some relief, suggests a small study.
When researchers 114 teens with conditions that are divided into two groups – who received behavioral therapy for six months-and one that only gets information about the condition of behaviour therapy group came up with a much lower rate of disability at the end of the study.
"This is the first major breakthrough in understanding how best to treat fibromyalgia on teenagers," said study co-author Dr. Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, a child psychologist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
"Because they are sick, these teens have issues that go to school, go out with friends, participating in social activities–things that are important to teens," he said.
People with fibromyalgia have suffered intense pain all over their bodies. They may feel tired all the time, having difficulty sleeping, be anxious or depressed and suffer from other conditions such as irritation of the colon and arthritis.