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Newsweek has done a piece on novel ways to treat pain. It mainly focuses on chronic pain caused by injuries sustained by veterans, but fibromyalgia is mentioned....

New Research into Pain Treatment

The new narcotics sound promising, but I bet I still wouldn't be able to tolerate them due to my gastroparesis unless they come up with something that doesn't affect the digestive system, unlikely with an oral med. The nerve blocks are probably awesome for those with pain in specific areas (Dan is interested in their use in stopping chronic migraine), but I don't think they would be practical for bodywide pain conditions.

Still, the progress is encouraging.