Research Finds Fibromyalgia Patients More Prone to Social Media Addiction
Fibromyalgia syndrome is a chronic condition that causes tenderness of joints, tendons and muscles, as well as stiffness and pain. This condition has also been linked to anxiety, depression, sleep disorders and fatigue, which affects the daily lives of these patients both psychologically and physically. A recently conducted study assessed social media use in patients who suffer from this condition in an effort to determine the impact it had on sleep quality and ailment severity. The study’s findings were published in “Advances in Rheumatology.” For their study, the researchers recruited 205 patients all aged below 18, who used social media.…
