What Is Fibromyalgia

Posted by Pierce Jonsson in Pain Fighting Tips

Fibromyalgia is a rheumatic disorder characterized by chronic pain, unhealthy, for which existence there is no certain reason. Most this disease attacks back, neck, shoulders, back of the head, upper chest, thighs, often may be affected and other body parts. Pain while this state can be described as burning, throbbing, sharp and piercing pain. Pain and stiffness are usually strongly felt in the morning and are accompanied by chronic headaches, strange sensations on the skin, nausea, irritable stomach syndrome, as well as problems in the joints.

Among the other fibromyalgia symptoms are premenstrual syndrome, painful periods, agitation, palpitations, memory impairment, irritable bladder, skin sensitivity, dry eyes and mouth, often there is a need to check your vision to change the eyeglasses,dizziness, loss of coordination. Lifting weights and coming up the stairs often is difficult and arouses pain. Nevertheless, despite all these symptoms, the most specific indication of fibromyalgia is the existence of sensitive points,these points are the most painful while touching.

Nowadays about 3% of all population suffer from fibromyalgia. Mostly among them are women. Search defined that this disease as a infringement of pain signals of the brain. The conclusions of these search have shown that between the stated symptoms and decrease the immune system, there is a direct connection. Based on this information we can say that some body systems work disbalanced and have loss of synchronization.

Nowadays the cause of fibromyalgia still remains a mystery. In brain of the patients who ill of fibromyalgia there is a low serotonin level,together with diffuse infringements of pain perception. By the infringement of the phase of slowly sleep is explained morning fatigue and tiredness of the patients. Nevertheless, the beginning of the disease is associated with trauma, psychological stress or infection.

Patients with signs of fibromyalgia can be difficult to diagnose. Turning to the doctors, they often cut all kinds of examinations, sometimes quite exhausting, and as a result do not get a clear answer. To confirm supposed diagnosis the doctor prescribes laboratory tests and x-ray. While examination, there is a diffuse pain, either in the left or in the right side of the body, neck pain, back pain. Not excluded, and other clinical features along with fibromyalgia.

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