Fibromyalgia Information & Alternative Treatments Options
Fibromyalgia, the condition that has baffled the medical community since being identified, is beginning to step into the light. The condition is characterized by fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, mood issues, sleep disturbance and, sometimes, memory issues. The pain and fatigue of fibromyalgia are often spread throughout the whole body, complicating efforts to locate a source. People [...]
Do Night Shifts Cause Fibromyalgia?
Simple answer – yes, I believe night shifts can cause Fibromyalgia, to a certain degree. In addition, if you cannot stop working night shifts, there are ways that you can compensate for working nights and the toll it can take on your body. I also believe that all the computer work that I’ve always done [...]
Natural Remedies For Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a difficult to understand muscle disorder that mainly affects the muscle tissues, tendons and ligaments. It can cause muscle spasms, cramping, tingling or burning sensations on the skin as well as weakness in the limbs. It can also have a vast amount of other symptoms that aren’t related to the muscles such as [...]
The Top three Most Common Problems That Fibromyalgia Sufferers Experience
Fibromyalgia is a challenging condition that millions of people suffer from. This is considered to be an arthritis based condition. As a matter of fact, many medical professionals refer to it as a “Rheumatic Condition”. This medical complication is actually a syndrome. That means that it’s characterized by a set of symptoms. When these symptoms [...]
Exploring a Treatment for Fibromyalgia
What is fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a disease wherein the muscles and joints of the patient are excessively sensitive to pain. There is also stiffness and tenderness (pain on touching) of muscles, joints and tendons. Having said that, the patient has restlessness, anxiety and poor sleep. In fact, the NREM sleep (non rapid eye movement) is [...]
Tai Chi Proves to Be An Effective Treatment For Fibromyalgia
A clinical trial published 2010 in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that longstanding fibromyalgia symptoms can be taken care of by just twelve weeks of tai chi. 2 sets of patients were enrolled for the trial (a total of sixty-six patients). At the end of the twelve week trial period, it was found [...]
How Did I Develop Fibromyalgia?
If you asked someone twenty years ago what fibromyalgia was, they probably could not have given you an answer. This condition is still somewhat misunderstood, but with a bit of knowledge and the right treatment, you can manage the symptoms and lead an active life. There might be so many pains and problems in every [...]
Treating Osteoarthritis & Fibromyalgia Naturally
Fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis are the 2 main diseases that cause stiffness and pain in joints and nearby areas. Though, the 2 heath problems are very similar in symptoms; their precise nature makes a difference. The symptoms of fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis are similar in senior citizens. Because of this similarity in symptoms the doctors may sometimes [...]
Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome & the Brain
Fibromyalgia is a little understood illness that still has the stigma of not being a real disease to many ignorant people and doctors. Even so, people who do have fibromyalgia would argue that the reality of their life with fibromyalgia includes pain, stiffness, fatigue, and difficulty sleeping. As a recent patient told me “everything but [...]
Fibromyalgia Pain Relief Fast Using the Feldenkrais Method
Fibromyalgia is a condition of widespread chronic pain in the muscles, ligaments and tendons, as well as fatigue and multiple tender points on the body where slight pressure causes pain. Fibromyalgia occurs in about two percent of our population. Women are more likely to develop the disorder than men, and the risk increases with age. [...]