Tuesday, May 25, 2010

What does fibromyalgia feel like and how is it treated?

How is it diagnosed, what causes it and can it be cured?
Answer:
I was dx'd with fibromylagia 3 years ago. Fibromyalgia is a painful condition that primarily affects muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Tender points must be present which by physical criteria means that a patient must have pain in 11 out of the 18 predetermined locations. Pain must be present for at least 3 months with no other explanation for its cause. The tender points are located bilaterally symmetrical:1) located at the base of the skull directly below the hairline, 2)above the shoulder blades near where the and shoulder join,3) between the shoulder blades, 4) on the front of the neck above the collar bone, 5) chest at the second and third costochondrial junction (second rib),6) below the elbows, 7) in the lower back right below the waist, 8)on the hips right under the hip bones and finally 9) behind the knees. Generally fibromyalgia is triggered by another autoimmune disease such as lupus or sarcoidosis, or simply triggered by some form of extreme stress or trauma to the body. Although there is no cure for fibromylagia there are medications to lessen the pain such as NSAIDS and medications to treat sleep problems as it relates to fibromylagia. I hope that this has been an informative answer and I hope I helped you as much as I can.
No known cause and no known cure. It's treated symptomatically. Run a search for it and look a few websites to learn more. Don't ask to be spoon-fed information. You can do this.
It hurts all over.
There are I think 12 key pain points.
It is an auto immune disease, no cure.

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