Patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) experience pain throughout the body and increased pain perception, especially in the muscles and tendon insertions. Fibromyalgia attacks typically last several days, during which time the patient is completely incapacitated. After, on average, just two weeks of respite, the next batch begins. With increasing age, the disease course of the pain disorder usually weakens. In…
Both multiple sclerosis and fibromyalgia involve the nervous system and cause chronic symptoms, such as pain and fatigue. However, there are crucial differences. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological condition. It causes the immune system to attack the central nervous system and damage the protective covering of the nerves, called myelin. Fibromyalgia is a complex disease that affects many body…
What you need to know about fibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia is not a new disease.In 1815, a surgeon at the University of Edinburgh, William Balfour, described fibromyalgia.Over time, it was described as chronic arthritis, myalgia, or fibrositis. Unlike diseases, syndromes such as fibromyalgia have no known cause, but are a set of signs and symptoms that, unfortunately, for the patient are present…
What’s True A 2013 study published in Pain Medicine studied the hands of 24 female patients and discovered an excess number of specific nerves surrounding a specific kind of blood vessel, hinting at a possible physical and identifiable cause for the disease. What’s False The study is no longer new, despite its having been billed as such for the past…
“Fibromyalgia is the best fake disease ever. I get to lie in bed all day, I get to see my doctor every month, I get to take handfuls of meds that cost a lot and seem to do very little, I don’t have to socialize, and I get to mooch off loved ones instead of working!” says Shelley of Houston,…
Anyone who lives with fibromyalgia has struggled to try to explain the chronic pain and fatigue they experience to their friends and loved ones, and even to strangers. Explaining fibromyalgia is no easy task. Sometimes just putting into words what you feel is difficult enough, as fibromyalgia often takes your words away. But, even when you can find the words, trying to…
NIH-supported experts explain how you can help relieve symptoms Gentle movement exercises, such as tai chi or yoga, can help with fibromyalgia-related pain. If you’re living with fibromyalgia, it’s important to make time for self-care. It’s a chronic (long-lasting) condition that causes muscle pain and tenderness all over the body. This can make it hard to move, relax, or sleep, and…
It’s crazy, but sometimes I feel like a criminal who is constantly being judged by people who know nothing about me or my life, and in the face of this world, the best thing to do is pretend I don’t pretend to be sick, I pretend to be fine If you don’t know me well enough or are part of…
Do you suffer from chronic fatigue and muscle aches ? You may suffer from fibromyalgia. It is estimated that 5 million American adults suffer from this condition. Among these adults, 90 % of the persons affected are women. Unfortunately, this chronic condition can be extremely difficult to treat. The researchers originally thought the symptoms weren’t just in the patient’s mind.…
Fibromyalgia is the second most common rheumatic disease behind arthritis and, although poorly known, is today considered a disease of the central nervous system responsible for the amplification of pain that spreads throughout the body. those who are suffering. Daniel Clauw, MD, professor of anesthesiology at the University of Michigan, discussed the neurological bases of fibromyalgia during a plenary session…