The cause of this ailment is so far unknown. It’s suggested from medical studies that past emotional and physical trauma may have a hand in the development of this condition. Some evidence has suggested that fibromyalgia patients have abnormal pain reception transmitters. This condition causes nerve endings to tell the brain there is pain when there is no reason for pain. Read Full Story

Pain relief, improved sleep, more energy, and better mood are examples of the goals that the leading treatments for fibromyalgia can help you reach. People with fibromyalgia tend to be more sensitive to medications and some often experience bad side effects that include such as nausea, drowsiness, or light headedness. Read Full Story

Are you tired of using muscle relaxant creams, sprays, hot and cold compresses? Have you got resistant to painkillers and still find no relief to your fibromyalgia pains? I Don’t want you to despair, because there is still hope. Hope that is natural. It is called hot sulfur spring therapy. Read Full Story

I know what you are thinking right about now. Do men really get fibromyalgia? The answer is, yes they do. What are the differences in male fibromyalgia sufferers and their female counterparts? This is the next question that I know is on your mind. Read Full Story

If you are currently suffering from fibromyalgia, then more than likely you will probably have problems with TMJ. So what exactly is TMJ and how does it relate to fibromyalgia? Temporomandibular disorders are a family of problems related to your complex jaw joint. If you’ve had symptoms like pain or a clicking sound, you’ll be glad to know that these problems are more easily diagnosed and treated than they were in the past. TMJ disorders develop for many reasons. You might clench... Read Full Story

Fibromyalgia is a new name given to an old medical condition. This condition happens to involve chronic inflammation of the muscles and connective tissues that protect the joints. Fibro mostly affects women, but there are cases where children and men have been diagnosed with it. Read Full Story

The exact cause of fibromyalgia is not known, but there are numerous contributing factors that seem to activate the onset of incapacitating symptoms. Any one of these contributing factors may or may not be able to cause fibromyalgia on its own, but the theory is that there is some factor that causes an autoimmune response and the body’s immune system responds abnormally by attacking normal tissues. Read Full Story

Fibromyalgia in Children Here is an article excerpted from Fibromyalgia: A Comprehensive Approach by Myriam Williamson. Until recently, fibromyalgia was considered an adult disorder; children were thought not to get it. Then, in a study published in the Journal of Rheumatology in 1993, a team of doctors in Israel reported that 6.2 percent of 338 healthy school children between the ages of nine and 15 met the criteria for the fibromyalgia syndrome. At nearly the same time, a rheumatologist i... Read Full Story

Did you know that approximately three to six million Americans have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. This debilitating disease is most commonly associated with women who are experiencing hormonal changes during pre-menopause or after a hysterectomy. Besides hormonal changes, onset of fibromyalgia could be from physical trauma such as an automobile accident, unusual and extreme emotional trauma or stress, infections, rheumatoid arthritis, or lupus. There are no magic laboratory tests such as ... Read Full Story

If you have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia by your medical doctor, then you might be wondering how a fibromyalgia diet could help ease your horrible symptoms. In this article, you are going to learn how a fibromyalgia diet is going to help you regain your strength, ease the pains that come with your condition and get back your life. So, what are the nuts and bolts of this special type of diet, and how you can put them to work. Just remember to consult your medical doctor before you begin an... Read Full Story