Fibromyalgia

A widely misunderstood and sometimes misdiagnosed chronic condition commonly characterized by widespread muscle pain, fatigue, concentration issues and sleep problems is known as Fibromyalgia. For the longest time muscle pains have been known as rheumatism and then as muscular rheumatism. Rheumatism is any disease marked by inflammation and pain in the joints. People who have been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus are at increased risk of also developing fibromyalgia. Fibra (Latin) means fibrous tissue and has to do with painful tendons and ligaments, Myos (Greek) means muscles, Algos (Greek) means pain. The term fibrositis was founded by Gowers in 1904 and was not changed to fibromyalgia until 1976. Smythe laid the founder of…

Care and Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is not a specific disease. It is a disorder featuring musculoskeletal pain with fatigue, problems sleeping, memory issues, and mood swings. There does not appear to be any reason for these pains and complications, but researchers think that fibromyalgia might actually be a change in the way the brain receives and processes pain signals. There is currently no cure for fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia pain is considered chronic and widespread. Chronic pain lasts at…

Fibromyalgia is one of more than 100 autoimmune conditions. Similar to all autoimmune diseases, fibromyalgia predominantly afflicts women. Up to 4 percent of the American population is affected, which is about four times the number afflicted with celiac disease. Fibromyalgia symptoms include: • Widespread pain • Debilitating fatigue • Sleep disorders • Depression • Anxiety • Brain fog • Headaches • Joint pain • Fibromyalgia impacts sufferers enormously. They live with constant pain,…

“Myalgia” is the medical term for muscle pain. It is often a symptom of another disease present in the body. It isn't a disease itself. So patients who report having this condition to their doctor have to undergo further testing to determine what the other underlying factors are. The severity and location of the pain both help in the diagnosis too. Once the doctor has all the information that he or she needs, they can make a determination of the specific type of muscle pain that someone has, so…

Fibromyalgia and General Health Care Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain which occurs in muscles and soft tissues of the waist on both sides of the body. It is found that there is no medical condition behind this such as inflammation or injury. Unfortunately in this disease, no cure has been found, although intensive research is going on. Though the person suffers from intense pain, with treatment, they can get back to their old lives and work again. But if the pain is not treated, then the person…

Fibromyalgia has often been referred to as the invisible disease. Millions of women and men every year are diagnosed with “chronic widespread pain” but they are sometimes dismissed because there is no outward evidence that this condition even exists. This paper will discuss the definition of fibromyalgia and who is at risk of developing this condition. This paper will discuss the different symptoms and difficult diagnosis of Fibromyalgia. Even though there is no cure for this condition there are…

Fibromyalgia is sometimes considered an arthritis-related condition, it is not truly a form of painful joint swelling (a disease of the joints) because it does not cause swelling or damage to the joints, muscles, or other tissues. Like painful joint swelling, however, (joint and body pain) can cause significant pain and tiredness, and it can interfere with a person's ability to carry on daily activities. Also like joint pain-related, (joint and body pain) is carefully thought about/believed a…

Fibromyalgia is a disorder causes widespread musculoskeletal pain and is usually accompanied by memory, fatigue, mood and sleep issues. It is believed that fibromyalgia intensifies painful sensations that affect the way your brain receives pain signals. It is believed by some researchers that repeated nerve stimulation causes people's brains to change that have fibromyalgia. These changes involve abnormal levels of chemicals inside of the brain that signal pain to increase. It is also believed…

This pain can be a mild aching to a sharp consistent pain. The pain that's felt in the muscles, tendons, and ligaments that are around the joints. Fibromyalgia can also effect the bowels and urinary organs. It also effects the brain (headaches, fatigue,…

Fibromyalgia is immense pain throughout a person’s body with incapacitating fatigue, melancholy, and tension. A person will have a reduced pain threshold or tender spots. Over 12 million people have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, most are women between the ages of 25 and 60. Men are less likely to get this ailment than women. It can lie dormant in a man or woman 's body until a traumatic event triggers it. Fibromyalgia syndrome is a common and chronic ailment characterized by sizable muscle…