Fibromyalgia symptoms generally include pain throughout the body and extreme fatigue accompanied by dizziness, TMJ, muscles spasms, headaches, and lack of sleep. About 5 percent of the population actually has the disorder and over 5 million Americans have been diagnosed with the condition. The condition can affect just about anyone but generally affects women in their childbearing years more than any other group of people. Finding fibromyalgia relief can be difficult since symptoms vary from person to person and because receiving a proper diagnosis can be complicated. "Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses." (Psalm 107:28)
There is little evidence to suggest the underlying causes of the illness, but doctors point to the nervous system, sleep disorders, and physical traumas as possible causes. Problems with the nervous system in relationship to the brain may point to fibromyalgia symptoms. The autonomic nervous system affects many functions of the body including stress reactions, digestion and metabolic issues. If there are dysfunctions with hormones and neurotransmitters, the nervous system will malfunction which can cause some of the physical problems associated with the illness. For a long time, medical professionals believed that sleep disorders were a result of the condition, but now, many believe that sleep disorders may cause problems instead. Those who experience severe pain generally do not receive enough sleep, which in turn, causes more pain. While it is hard to determine whether the pain causes the sleeplessness or the lack of sleep causes the pain, most doctors that specialize in the condition now believe that lack of sleep causes much of the pain.
One thing that many patients have in common is that fact that most have suffered some sort of physical trauma at some point in their lives. An auto accident or some other physical injury seems to have traumatized muscles. The nerve center of the brain heightens sensitivity to pain and cognitive abilities. The pain in patients who have sustained physical damage at some point in life can be almost intolerable causing them to seek fibromyalgia relief. Other possible causes of the condition are immune dysfunctions, genetic predispositions, and viruses or infections which may be the start of an individual's long bout with the pain of fibromyalgia. FMS is commonly overlooked even though there are millions of Americans who have the disorder. Testing for the disorder is difficult and determining whether a patient actually has the illness can be confusing for doctors since other conditions have a very similar symptomology. There are no tests to date that can distinguish fibromyalgia symptoms from other problems.
Doctors are left with basically excluding other illnesses in order to finally diagnose a patient properly. Illnesses such as chronic fatigue, lupus, arthritis, and allergies or chemical sensitivities not only have some of the same symptoms but very often overlap with fibromyalgia patients. Patients that have one of these conditions may eventually present with one or more of the other illnesses as well. Fibromyalgia pain relief becomes a necessity for many people who can hardly function in their jobs, home lives and personal lives. Since there is not a cure for the chronic condition, pain relief is one of the main focuses of all patients and doctors that deal with the illness. Various types of doctors may be called upon to assist a person in developing a productive treatment protocol that will provide fibromyalgia relief.
Neurologists, dentists, pain doctors, chiropractors and massage therapists can all provide a portion of help toward an overall treatment plan. There are many medications that can also be added to a treatment plan that may also provide relief from fibromyalgia symptoms. Muscle relaxers, sleeping pills, antidepressants and growth hormones are just some of the medications used by many patients. Muscle relaxers sometimes provide much needed relaxation from muscle tension that is particularly evident in the shoulders, neck and back of most sufferers. Since many people also suffer from sleep deprivation, the controlled use of sleeping pills can provide some patients a few nights of shut eye. Many of the chronically ill have problems with depression that result from long bouts of pain and fatigue. They may need some medical assistance through one of the many antidepressants available.
Growth hormones are sometimes prescribed to improve the brain's function with the central nervous system. There are many prescribed medications that can be used to provide some patients freedom from severe fibromyalgia symptoms. No two patients are alike and it generally takes a unique plan that experiments with a number of treatments in order to find the one plan that really works for each patient. While there is no way to really diagnose the illness other than by the process of elimination and no real cure for it, there is hope for positive treatment management for patients that are willing to leave no stone unturned. Those in search of fibromyalgia relief can find it through determined and thorough research, caring physicians and an open mind to alternative pain relief methods that are available today.
There is little evidence to suggest the underlying causes of the illness, but doctors point to the nervous system, sleep disorders, and physical traumas as possible causes. Problems with the nervous system in relationship to the brain may point to fibromyalgia symptoms. The autonomic nervous system affects many functions of the body including stress reactions, digestion and metabolic issues. If there are dysfunctions with hormones and neurotransmitters, the nervous system will malfunction which can cause some of the physical problems associated with the illness. For a long time, medical professionals believed that sleep disorders were a result of the condition, but now, many believe that sleep disorders may cause problems instead. Those who experience severe pain generally do not receive enough sleep, which in turn, causes more pain. While it is hard to determine whether the pain causes the sleeplessness or the lack of sleep causes the pain, most doctors that specialize in the condition now believe that lack of sleep causes much of the pain.
One thing that many patients have in common is that fact that most have suffered some sort of physical trauma at some point in their lives. An auto accident or some other physical injury seems to have traumatized muscles. The nerve center of the brain heightens sensitivity to pain and cognitive abilities. The pain in patients who have sustained physical damage at some point in life can be almost intolerable causing them to seek fibromyalgia relief. Other possible causes of the condition are immune dysfunctions, genetic predispositions, and viruses or infections which may be the start of an individual's long bout with the pain of fibromyalgia. FMS is commonly overlooked even though there are millions of Americans who have the disorder. Testing for the disorder is difficult and determining whether a patient actually has the illness can be confusing for doctors since other conditions have a very similar symptomology. There are no tests to date that can distinguish fibromyalgia symptoms from other problems.
Doctors are left with basically excluding other illnesses in order to finally diagnose a patient properly. Illnesses such as chronic fatigue, lupus, arthritis, and allergies or chemical sensitivities not only have some of the same symptoms but very often overlap with fibromyalgia patients. Patients that have one of these conditions may eventually present with one or more of the other illnesses as well. Fibromyalgia pain relief becomes a necessity for many people who can hardly function in their jobs, home lives and personal lives. Since there is not a cure for the chronic condition, pain relief is one of the main focuses of all patients and doctors that deal with the illness. Various types of doctors may be called upon to assist a person in developing a productive treatment protocol that will provide fibromyalgia relief.
Neurologists, dentists, pain doctors, chiropractors and massage therapists can all provide a portion of help toward an overall treatment plan. There are many medications that can also be added to a treatment plan that may also provide relief from fibromyalgia symptoms. Muscle relaxers, sleeping pills, antidepressants and growth hormones are just some of the medications used by many patients. Muscle relaxers sometimes provide much needed relaxation from muscle tension that is particularly evident in the shoulders, neck and back of most sufferers. Since many people also suffer from sleep deprivation, the controlled use of sleeping pills can provide some patients a few nights of shut eye. Many of the chronically ill have problems with depression that result from long bouts of pain and fatigue. They may need some medical assistance through one of the many antidepressants available.
Growth hormones are sometimes prescribed to improve the brain's function with the central nervous system. There are many prescribed medications that can be used to provide some patients freedom from severe fibromyalgia symptoms. No two patients are alike and it generally takes a unique plan that experiments with a number of treatments in order to find the one plan that really works for each patient. While there is no way to really diagnose the illness other than by the process of elimination and no real cure for it, there is hope for positive treatment management for patients that are willing to leave no stone unturned. Those in search of fibromyalgia relief can find it through determined and thorough research, caring physicians and an open mind to alternative pain relief methods that are available today.
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