Fibromyalgia

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teens who develop "mono," otherwise known as infectious mononucleosis, may be at risk for chronic fatigue syndrome, according to a study in Pediatrics. Previous studies suggested that about one in ten adults with acute infectious mononucleosis go on to develop chronic fatigue syndrome, Dr. Ben Z. Katz, of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, and colleagues write. However, what happens to teens with mononucleosis is less well-studied. The... Read Full Story

By Teri Picci Fibromyalgia is a syndrome depicted by persistent pain within muscles and joints with weakness in particular areas of the body. It is shown as a disorder since it does not contain a particular sign or cause but a group of signs and conditions that are shown collectively. It produces widespread ache, many tender areas, uneasy sleep, and excess weariness. People beset with fibromyalgia discover it difficult to put in plain words, since the sensitivity appears to move around or is... Read Full Story

What is Fibromyalgia? The term fibromyalgia has been derived from the Latin and Greek words; in which fibra is a Latin word which means fiber and the Greek words myo and algos stands for pain and muscle respectively. This disorder has been the object of study since the 1800s and earlier it was also called as muscular rheumatism and fibrositis. But the current name has been given to the condition by Muhammad Yunus and his colleagues in 1981. The meaning thus refers to the pain... Read Full Story

Who is prone to FMS? The constant fatigue syndrome is also called as the fibromyalgia or the FMS disorder which is not a very serious and life threatening disease. The disorder affects the muscles and bones and joints of the individual causing pain and fatigue all over his/her body. The patient with the FMS condition is not at all fresh; he feels stressed out and exhausted even after his/her sleep. The disorder affects in a very peculiar way, the patient has on the particular parts... Read Full Story

Disturbed sleep patterns and fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is the disease of the muscles and tissues of the body. The pain in this disease is scattered on different areas of the body. The patient suffering from this disorder is subjected to fatigue by simple activities and his sensitivity to the lightest touch increases abnormally, he thus develops tender points on his/her body that respond instantaneously to pain. The fibromyalgia disease has been a mystery for a very long time now... Read Full Story

By Christian Goodman Fibromyalgia, a disease whose symptoms include chronic fatigue (regardless of the amount of sleep attained), muscle and joint pain, has no cause identified. It affects up to 5% of the population, and for the most part women. With so many people afflicted with this disorder, I am amazed at the number of my clients who have told me that they had to see several doctors before one would actually acknowledge that fibromyalgia is even a health condition. Not only did they... Read Full Story

Diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia The fibromyalgia disorder is not a very common disorder and is found only in three to six percent of the total population. Though it is not a very common disorder but its effects and causes are very uncommon and mysterious. The fibromylagia disorder still remains a mystery to the sciences and its diagnosis and treatment are not very well defined. For the disease of fibromyalgia there is no cure and the patient can only improve his/her symptoms. The... Read Full Story

By Christian Goodman Fibromyalgia is a disease whose symptoms include chronic fatigue (no matter how much sleep is attained), muscle and joint pain, has no known cause. It impacts up to 5% of the population, largely women. With so many people stricken with this disorder, I am surprised at the number of my clients who have told me that they had to see a couple of different doctors before one would actually admit that fibromyalgia is even a health condition. Not only did they many times not... Read Full Story

by Christian Goodman Fibromyalgia, a disease whose symptoms include chronic fatigue (regardless of the amount of sleep attained), muscle and joint pain, has no known cause. It affects up to 5% of the population, mostly women. With so many people afflicted with this disorder, I am amazed at the number of my clients who have told me that they had to see several doctors before one would actually acknowledge that fibromyalgia is even a health condition. Not only did they often times not... Read Full Story

Fibromyalgia is not a fun disorder to suffer through. Anyone who has it or knows someone who does knows that it is painful and very uncomfortable. The symptoms range from pain and soreness in the muscles and bones to feeling drowsy all the time to brain fog and more. There are many symptoms that come with having fibromyalgia and not every sufferer experiences them all. This just does more to baffle experts when it comes to the disease. Currently, there is no cure for fibromyalgia and... Read Full Story