Fibromyalgia:
- a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain in your muscles, ligaments and tendons, as well as fatigue and multiple tender points
- tender points cause pain when pressure is applied to them
- is more common in women than in men
- previously known by other names such as fibrositis, chronic muscle pain syndrome, psychogenic rheumatism and tension myalgias.
-intensity of symptoms may vary, but will probably never disappear completely
What it is not:
- it is NOT a progressive or life-threatening illness
- there are treatment options and self-care steps can improve symptoms and your general health.
Signs and symptoms
Signs and symptoms of fibromyalgia can vary, depending on the weather, stress, physical activity or even the time of day. Common signs and symptoms include:
Widespread pain:
-general overall achiness or pain throughout the body with specific areas of your body when pressure is applied cause pain, including the back of your head, upper back and neck, upper chest, elbows, hips and knees
- pain generally persists for months at a time and is often accompanied by stiffness.
Fatigue and sleep disturbances:
- people with fibromyalgia often wake up tired and unrefreshed even though they seem to get plenty of sleep
-possibly the result of a sleep disorder called alpha wave interrupted sleep pattern, a condition in which deep sleep is frequently interrupted by bursts of brain activity similar to wakefulness which causes them to miss the deep restorative stage of sleep
- nighttime muscle spasms in legs and restless legs syndrome also may be associated with fibromyalgia
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS):
- constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain and bloating associated with IBS are common
Headaches and facial pain:
- may also have headaches and facial pain that may be related to tenderness or stiffness in their neck and shoulders
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction:
- affects the jaw joints and surrounding muscles
- causing jaw pain and headaches
Heightened sensitivity:
- common to hear reports of being sensitive to odors, noises, bright lights and touch
Other common signs and symptoms include:
Depression
Numbness or tingling sensations in the hands and feet (paresthesia)
Difficulty concentrating
Mood changes
Chest pain
Dry eyes, skin and mouth
Painful menstrual periods
Dizziness
Anxiety
Causes:
- UNKNOWN
- maybe related to a previous trauma - eg. accident, surgery, illness
- there are numerous theories of what may cause fibromyalgia but no know cause
Next up: Seeking medical advice, screening and diagnosis
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In addition to that, here's helpful information for all fibromyalgia sufferers.
Fibromyalgia is a condition where you feel chronic pain in certain parts of your body; it is a muscular pain especially around the joints. There can also be centralized pain felt in the spinal chord, brain, neck shoulders etc. People with fibromyalgia generally complain of pain in the joints, but it actually is the muscles and the tendons around it that cause the pain, it can be excruciating sometimes and can be a continuous throbbing pain. People suffering from Fibromyalgia also show symptoms of depression, sleeplessness, irritable bowel syndrome, stress and many others, which are caused due to the pain.
Rid Fibromyalgia provides a simple process to helps you eliminate all your symptoms of fibromyalgia and enjoy living your life again. This will provides us the best and most effective solutions on how to rid ourselves from pain.
The Rid Fibromyalgia provides an eBook entitled “Heal the Body” that will teach you the best diet that will allow you to eat your way to wellness, it will also document which vitamins and supplements will target and reverse the illness, how to achieve pain relief through acupuncture, what exercises are safe and will work, and what type of medications may make you sicker, and what will work. This eBook takes a step by step approach in showing you how to rid yourself of the pain naturally so that you can take back your life.
We must know the symptoms of this illness. For us to know what would be the approach we will going to apply. Here's Signs and Symptoms of Fibromyalgia and steps to treat it naturally.
We must also be responsible and aware to the things to gain and cope up with this kind of illness. Eating nutritious food with regular exercise would be result to a better life. Here's Basic Tips in Coping Fibromyalgia.
If we say Fibromyalgia Diet, there is no specific recommended diet for fibromyalgia. But a healthy diet rich in vitamins and minerals can certainly help in coping with the illness. Magnesium rich vegetables are recommended for patient's suffering from fibromyalgia. Here's some information for you to help in Fibromyalgia Diet.
We must also think that vitamins are important for Fibromyalgia sufferers. This will give us additional energy and strength to kept a healthy living. But of course, you must be aware that not all vitamins are effective or directly gives you a good result. Find the best vitamins that would easily give a good response if your taking it. The best thing is your healed and keep your body healthy as possible. Here's The Benefit of Vitamins for us to know why vitamins are important for fibromyalgia sufferers.
Also feel free to view this video Fibromyalgia Help. It really gives good information for those who have Fibromyalgia and encourage not to give up because in every pain your getting through has a good solution in the end.
Here's Rid Fibromyalgia, For free info and helpful articles on fighting fibromyalgia.
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