Fibromyalgia - A Chronic Condition
Dr. Peter Dobie
Fibromyalgia is not a disease, but a chronic condition in which the patient suffers from severe pain all over the body. The muscles, joints and ligaments of the patient suffering from fibromyalgia hurt even with slight pressure. Search online to find an expert doctor who can cure chronic conditions like fibromyalgia and adrenal fatigue. People often complain about having pain all over their body. Doctors often fail to recognise the symptoms of your problem. If you are constantly having pain in your body parts like joints, muscles or ligaments then there is a high chance that you might be suffering from fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is not a disease, but it is a chronic condition. There are multiple ways to treat this chronic health condition, but the majority of those have long lasting and severe side effects on the body. Therefore you should visit an expert doctor, who can help you to get over from this health problem.
You will feel exhausted and body will hurt all over, if you are suffering from fibromyalgia. Even after multiple lab tests, a general physician may not be able to find anything wrong with your body. Though the right cause of fibromyalgia is still unknown, but it is believed that when the muscle’s nerves become exhausted due to high inflammation, they send signals to the brain which results in severe pain. To find out if you are suffering from fibromyalgia, the doctors may run certain test like identifying specific areas on the body that are highly sensitive and cause pain even with little pressure. There are a number of pressure points located from head down to the knees in symmetrical pairs.
Tender Points of Fibromyalgia Pain There are specific spots in pairs of nine which are quite tender to soft pressure. These spots are important in the assessment of fibromyalgia. • • • • • • • • •
In muscles that are connected to the base of the skull In the middle of the knee joint Muscles of the upper back and neck The upper part of the thigh bone At the insertion of the second rib Around the lower vertebra of the neck On the side of the elbow In muscles of the mid-back In the outer and upper buttocks muscles
The risk of fibromyalgia increases with age and women patients are more in numbers in comparison to men. Children can also get affected by this condition. The symptoms usually start after either a physical or an emotional trauma. People suffering from fibromyalgia may also have to face other health issues such as: • • • • • • • • • •
Osteoarthritis Headaches Lupus Endometriosis Depression Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) Chronic fatigue syndrome Rheumatoid arthritis Restless legs syndrome Post-traumatic stress disorder
With changes in your physical activity, weather, stress and day to day routine, the symptoms of fibromyalgia may also start to change. The pain is such condition is described as a dull ache that occurs constantly, starting from your muscles and joints. In fibromyalgia, your body will suffer from pain on both the sides it will be above and below the waist as well. Similar to fibromyalgia, there is another similar health condition known as adrenal fatigue. You can search online to find an expert fibromyalgia and adrenal fatigue doctor, who can help you recover from these chronic health conditions.
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Dr. Peter Dobie
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