New Treatment Target for Fibromyalgia: Inflammation in the Brain
Neuroinflammation in the brain as a therapeutic target
Nerve damage and fibromyalgia — Harvard Gazette
About half of a small group of patients with fibromyalgia — a common syndrome that causes chronic pain and other symptoms — were found to have damage to nerve fibers in their skin and other evidence of a disease called small-fiber polyneuropathy.
What your doctor DOESN'T know about fibromyalgia pain is hurting you!
Immune system, sympathetic nervous system and myofascial abnormalities
MAO-A Inhibition by Metaxalone Reverts IL-1β-Induced Inflammatory Phenotype in Microglial Cells
Interesting that Metaxalone has this effect, and it works well for fibromyalgia. More suggestion that there is an autoimmune component.