#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
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• 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

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Credits
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• 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

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Disclosures
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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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