Category — Fibromyalgia

Did you know that 65% of the 10 million Americans diagnosed with Fibromyalgia each year are out of work? Not only is this disorder an incapacitating muscle pain that never goes away, but it’s also a partner with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, leading to a disrupted schedule and a constant flu-like feeling. In the past, doctors have been reluctant to diagnose patients with Fibromyalgia because the root cause is so vague and there are so many different options for treating the symptoms of Fibromyalgia that patients can feel like their physicians are just randomly selecting things.

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As many as 10 million Americans suffer from Fibromyalgia, a condition marked by chronic pain, flu-like body aches and marked sensitivity in certain tender spots. The worst part about being diagnosed with this disorder is that the debilitating pain that leaves many people out of work can be hard for family and friends to understand. With a car accident, an illness or some other source of chronic pain, the physical evidence is visible and calculable. However, for fibromyalgia sufferers, the culprit may be related to hormones, biochemicals and neurology; things that are more difficult to demonstrate and pinpoint.

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Perhaps you’ve just seen one of the new commercials regarding Fibromyalgia Syndrome and you’re wondering if your low back pain may be related. Lower back pain is a cause for alarm, often times because it can be associated with other dangerous problems – things like ruptured discs, spinal stenosis or a herniated disc. However, other times the pain symptoms may simply appear due to old age.

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Writer Adrienne Dellwo compared Fibromyalgia Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to sitting in the car in the driveway, revving up the engine and eventually wearing out certain parts of the car over time from misuse. She argues that since the brain is “revved up” all the time, it’s bound to have a few weak spots, which is why we have to deal with things like anxiety, depression, chronic pain and sleeplessness. The jury’s out on the direct cause of Fibromyalgia chronic fatigue, however recent studies are revealing new connections.

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The only thing worse than suffering back pain throughout the day is being kept awake all night from the pain. Despite how dead-tired you may feel, the constant tenderness and pain is just relentless. As a result, you may feel depressed and mentally dull. There seems to have been no immediate cause for the pain – no accidents, surgery or illness. Surprisingly, most people go five to eight years before their pain symptoms are classified as “Fibromyalgia Syndrome.”

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Chances are, you or someone you know is suffering from Fibromyalgia. This debilitating disorder is characterized by continuous pain symptoms resonating from a never-ending ache to tenderness in key points, such as the knee, the back of the head, the elbows or the upper back. According to the National Fibromyalgia Association, more often than not Fibromyalgia and some other dominant symptoms will appear concurrently, which makes it difficult for doctors to diagnose. Most patients will go 5 – 8 years before receiving a prognosis!

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Generally, your first recourse for combating neck pain is to try an anti-inflammatory like Ibuprofen. Yet sometimes it doesn’t work and the chronic pain symptoms persist for weeks, months and even years. Sometimes the natural body processes are so disrupted that patients need something to regulate biochemicals and nerve signals. You’ll know Fibromyalgia pain by the longevity and the persistent sensation of burning, throbbing or dull aching that spreads out to other areas of the body suddenly, without warning.

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You’ve heard of osteoporosis, arthritis, menopause, breast cancer and cervical cysts – all of which are issues affecting women’s health. But were you aware that of the 10 million people diagnosed with Fibromyalgia chronic fatigue each year, 80-90% are women? Clinical studies about Fibromyalgia began in the 80s trying to uncover the root cause of the mysteriously appearing pain symptoms, but one thing is for sure; it is a very real disorder that affects women today.

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Though it has gained recent notoriety in the media, the scientific community has studied Fibromyalgia pain since the 1800s (although it was called “Muscular Rheumatism” back then). In 1976, the term Fybromyalgia was created from the Latin words “myo” (meaning “muscle”) and “algos” (meaning “pain”). Controlled studies in the 80s by Muhammad B. Yunus and in the 90s by Dr. Don Goldenberg have helped put the pain symptoms of this disorder on the map, which has resulted in drug companies investing in Fibromyalgia treatment.

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