Fibromyalgia – Symptoms and how to beat
it
Looks like a simple, scientific word but this disorder which has gone on to affect more females
than males as yet has created ripples in the medical fraternity. What makes it so complex that is
giving some of the best doctors who are well equipped with pain treatment some sleepless nights?
Fibromyalgia means pain, not literally. The science
is that every human body has a pain tolerance level which is known as a Pain threshold. This is
given many scientific terms, but I prefer calling it a Pain threshold.
Imagine you howling with pain when your dear friend touches you gently on your
hand. It is such small touches that almost paralyse patients suffering from
fibromyalgia.
The pain affects almost all parts of the body. Neck,
Arms, Shoulders, Back and the buttocks as well.
The presence of Tender Points, about 18 of them in a human body are called as Tender points of
Fibromyalgia. These are typically places where even a small touch will make the person jump and
scream.
The other common symptom is fatigue. Some of the
patients who have been suffering from this disease have told me that they wake up at 2 in the night and stay awake. They ask me if this is something strange. I could only calmly
tell them that this is just a fibromyalgia symptom where you do not get adequate sleep. And it is
this lack of Restive sleep that causes Fatigue, in general, though there may be other causes too.
Enough, I have educated you at length about the symptoms. Now, let us get down to treating this disease. Keep the
following points stored in your memory pad
1) If one of your friends got treated for this in one way, do not expect you to be
treated the same way. The symptoms may vary person – person and any good doctor will look at
treating you for the symptoms that you have and not what your friend has.
2) Try and locate a local hospital or an efficient medical service who know about
this. I do not want you visiting a local orthopedic surgeon assuming he would know.
3) Last but not the least, do a lot of mild fibromyalgia exercise and
keep a 30-30-40 carbohydrates, fats and protein ratio in your diet.
If you do all the above, and follow few more steps on the
directions of the physical practitioner, and you should be fine….
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