Fibromyalgia ME CFS Australia Bridges & Pathways

Fibromyalgia ME CFS Australia Bridges & Pathways We work collaboratively to fasttrack change. All Australians have the right to best practice medical care. On this page we share useful information and research.

Bridges & Pathways Institute/ Fibromyalgia Australia is an Australian charity working towards solutions, services/research for all Australians living with poorly understood complex chronic condtions. Bridges & Pathways/Fibromyalgia Australia works in partnerships to improve daily care, early diagnosis and management of Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS in primary care settings We particularly focus on cons

umer priorities and improving health outcomes by fast tracking research into affordable daily care. We facilitate provider training, clinical research, with best practice resources and case assessments and management. Australians urgently need immediate access affordable multidisciplinary management to limit their condition and improve quality of life. Just because there is not cure does not mean nothing can be done to improve, health, wellbeing and quality of life. There is a let of emerging research that give us hope.

15/05/2026

🌼Calling all friends in the ME/CFS Fibromyalgia Community🌼

👀We look to you to help us shed greater light on the research being conducted to help bring practical solutions to those living with ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia.

By participating in this short anonymous survey you can illuminate the path for future support and success. We encourage you to please complete share 🤗

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May 12 Awareness Day - Together we are Stronger as we work for change
11/05/2026

May 12 Awareness Day - Together we are Stronger as we work for change

09/05/2026

💜 This month is also Fibromyalgia Awareness Month 💜

I live with this, as well as ME

💜 What is Fibromyalgia? 💜

Fibromyalgia is a long-term, complex condition that affects how the brain and body process pain.

It’s often misunderstood as “just aches and pains” — but the reality is far more serious.

Fibromyalgia can cause:
🔹 Widespread, persistent pain
🔹 Extreme fatigue
🔹 Brain fog (memory and concentration problems)
🔹 Sleep disturbances
🔹 Sensitivity to light, sound, touch, and temperature
🔹 Headaches, IBS, and other overlapping symptoms

🧠 Research shows fibromyalgia is linked to changes in the nervous system — meaning the body amplifies pain signals, making even mild sensations feel overwhelming.

This isn’t imagined.
This isn’t exaggerated.
This is a real, life-altering condition.

For many people, fibromyalgia impacts:
▪ Ability to work
▪ Relationships and family life
▪ Mental health
▪ Daily independence

💬 And yet, so many still face disbelief, dismissal, or are told it’s “just stress” or “just fatigue.”

It’s not.

💜 People with fibromyalgia deserve:
✔ Understanding
✔ Proper medical support
✔ Research and funding
✔ To be believed

Because behind the label is someone fighting a constant, invisible battle every single day.

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09/05/2026

Cognitive dysfunction is a common and disabling clinical feature of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), often described by patients ...

07/05/2026

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07/05/2026
06/05/2026

/PRNewswire/ -- A new Mayo Clinic study published in Annals of Family Medicine identifies a range of medication and supplement options that family medicine...

04/05/2026

💙 ME Awareness Month

🔷 What is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)? 🔷

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, often shortened to ME, is a serious and complex neurological disease.

The name itself refers to muscle pain and inflammation of the brain and spinal cord — but this only scratches the surface of what people with ME actually experience.

ME affects multiple systems across the body. It disrupts the nervous, immune and endocrine systems, interferes with how the body produces and uses energy at a cellular level, and can impact heart and circulation function.

This is not simply tiredness.
This is not something that can be pushed through.

ME can be profoundly disabling and life-changing:

🔹 Most people with ME are unable to sustain employment
🔹 A significant proportion are housebound or bedridden
🔹 Quality of life can be extremely poor, often comparable to severe illnesses
🔹 In the most severe cases, ME can be life-threatening due to complications
🔹 Some patients, facing unbearable suffering, have sought assisted death where it is legal

Despite this, ME is still widely misunderstood, dismissed, and underfunded.

People with ME deserve to be believed.
They deserve proper care.
And they deserve urgent investment in research.

It’s time to recognise ME for what it truly is. 💙

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