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Fast Facts: What Is Fibromyalgia?

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What Is Fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia is a disorder that causes muscle pain and fatigue (feeling tired). People with fibromyalgia have “tender points” on the body. Tender points are specific places on the neck, shoulders, back, hips, arms, and legs. These points hurt when pressure is put on them.

People with fibromyalgia may also have other symptoms, such as:

  • Trouble sleeping
  • Morning stiffness
  • Headaches
  • Painful menstrual periods
  • Tingling or numbness in hands and feet
  • Problems with thinking and memory (sometimes called “fibro fog”).

The causes of fibromyalgia are unknown. There may be a number of factors involved. Fibromyalgia has been linked to:

  • Stressful or traumatic events, such as car accidents
  • Repetitive injuries
  • Illness
  • Certain diseases.

Fibromyalgia can also occur on its own. Continue reading Fast Facts: What Is Fibromyalgia?

March 4th, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Website | One comment

Lifestyle Changes and Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia: Presentation and management with a focus on pharmacological treatment.

“Lifestyle changes, including pacing of activities and aerobic exercise, are very important in managing fibromyalgia symptoms. Emotional and behavioural therapy can also be helpful.”

Pain Res Manag. 2009 November/December;13(6):477-483.
August 27th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: Research | Leave a comment

Healthy Lifestyle Predictors in Fibromyalgia

Predictors of a health promoting lifestyle in women with fibromyalgia syndrome.

The women in this sample engaged most frequently in health practices in the domains of interpersonal relations and spiritual growth and least frequently in the domain of physical activity.

Psychol Health Med. 2009 May;14(3):343-53.

August 27th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: Research | One comment

Diagnosing and treating fibromyalgia

Diagnosing and treating fibromyalgia.

Individuals frequently see multiple providers before finding an answer about their condition; diagnosis is often a process of elimination. Etiology is unknown, but studies suggest fibromyalgia is a centrally mediated neurosensory disorder.

Consult Pharm. 2009 Aug;24(8):572-89.

August 20th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: Research | Leave a comment

Recreational Exercise in Rheumatic Diseases and Fibromyalgia

Recreational Exercise in Rheumatic Diseases.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in health-related quality of life after eight to twelve months of recreational exercise in patients with rheumatic diseases (inflammatory joint disease, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia and other generalized pain syndromes), and to determine whether patient (age, sex, diagnosis) and exercise characteristics (follow-up time, type of activity, frequency of participation) are related to health-related quality of life change.

Int J Sports Med. 2009 Aug 14.

August 19th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: Research | One comment

Decreased muscle strength in fibromyalgia

Relationships between the fibromyalgia impact questionnaire, tender point count, and muscle strength in female patients with fibromyalgia: a cohort study.

Significantly reduced knee muscle strength was found in more than half of the patients. Patients with subnormal muscle strength were not more symptomatic or tender than patients with normal muscle strength.

Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Jun 15;61(6):732-9.

August 6th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: Research | Leave a comment

Exercise interventions in fibromyalgia

Exercise interventions in fibromyalgia: clinical applications from the evidence.

This article summarizes physiologic obstacles to exercise and reviews exercise interventions in fibromyalgia.

Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2009 May;35(2):373-91.

August 5th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: Research | Leave a comment
 
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