What Is Fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues. The condition is non-life-threatening and does not cause body damage, deformity, or injury to internal body organs.

Fibromyalgia (FM) affects people physically, mentally and socially. The majority of people and doctors (for that matter), really don’t recognize it, don’t understand it and don’t know what to do with it. We do!

What causes fibromyalgia?

There are many factors that play a role in the development of this condition.

1. Genetics
2. Depression
3. Infections
4. Abnormal pain messages
5. Sleepless Nights

How Is Fibromyalgia Diagnosed?

Fibromyalgia can not be detected by a laboratory test and because of that many scientists thought that fibromyalgia was triggered by negative emotions or it was a psychosomatic affection. Diagnosing fibromyalgia is not easy to make, it needs an observation for a long time of the symptoms along with a physical examination. There have been found more than 11 tender points in the neck, shoulders, lower back, buttocks, hips, elbows and knees that seem to be present in fibromyalgia.

What is the treatment for fibromyalgia?

1. Diet is also very important for patients and it is very important to eat nutritious foods. Make sure to eat three meals a day that consist of unprocessed foods that provide a well balanced diet.

2. Sleep medications are prescribed to the patient in order to keep sleep disturbances at a minimum.

3. Muscle relaxants and anti-epileptics can also be used to treat the pain.

4. Physical therapy is another primary treatment option when it comes to dealing with the condition. Massage, chiropractic and sauna therapy can all be very advantageous to many sufferers.