Is Fibromyalgia Causing Too Many Aches & Pains?
28/02/11 09:24
Fibromyalgia is a condition in which your body “hurts all over”, leaving you tired and exhausted. It is a chronic condition that causes widespread pain, tenderness and stiffness for millions of people across the country.
Fibromyalgia tends to be more common in women, and the exact cause is unknown. It can be difficult to diagnose since there is no specific test for it, but it’s usually detected by performing various tests (including neurological tests) to rule out other diseases. Some symptoms of fibromyalgia include:
• Pain in “tender points” including muscles, tendons, or joints in both sides of the body
• Sleep disturbances
• Fatigue due to lack of deep sleep
• Mental and/or emotional disturbances
• Headaches, dizziness, tingling, and abdominal pain.
The severity of these symptoms can vary depending on the weather, stress, physical activity or even the time of day.
Although it’s not a progressive condition, it can lead to other conditions including depression, sleep deprivation, restless leg syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fatigue, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
Fibromyalgia tends to be more common in women, and the exact cause is unknown. It can be difficult to diagnose since there is no specific test for it, but it’s usually detected by performing various tests (including neurological tests) to rule out other diseases. Some symptoms of fibromyalgia include:
• Pain in “tender points” including muscles, tendons, or joints in both sides of the body
• Sleep disturbances
• Fatigue due to lack of deep sleep
• Mental and/or emotional disturbances
• Headaches, dizziness, tingling, and abdominal pain.
The severity of these symptoms can vary depending on the weather, stress, physical activity or even the time of day.
Although it’s not a progressive condition, it can lead to other conditions including depression, sleep deprivation, restless leg syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fatigue, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
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If you think Fibromyalgia and your diet have no correlation, think again. Diet has a tremendous impact of the severity of this condition and you can help yourself by being aware. Foods high in fat bring on symptoms while foods high in fiber and other nutrients help elieviate them.
Read this article from the National Fibromyalgia Association for more information and what you can do to get back to feeling like your old self: http://www.fmaware.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=6731
Read this article from the National Fibromyalgia Association for more information and what you can do to get back to feeling like your old self: http://www.fmaware.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=6731
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*For full article, go to http://www.everydayhealth.com/fibromyalgia/ease-fibromyalgia-pain-with-physical-therapy.aspx
*For full article, go to http://www.everydayhealth.com/fibromyalgia/ease-fibromyalgia-pain-with-physical-therapy.aspx