A detailed guide to understanding Fibromyalgia symptoms, early warning signs, and how they are diagnosed.
It is not uncommon to have hip flexor issues, or pain in this area with fibromyalgia. The hips, hip flexors, and lower back correlate with fibromyalgia pain areas due to tender areas around the lower back, many more trigger point areas and other conditions that affect the surrounding areas. The hip flexor muscles allow your hips to move with flexibility. You are engaging these muscles whenever you move your legs, and that means your hips…
Many people assume that carpal tunnel syndrome only occurs in people who spend a lot of time typing on a computer or engaging in repetitive motions like swinging a tennis racket, but this is far from the truth. This syndrome produces pain, stiffness, numbness, tingling, and/or burning from the compression of the median nerve located in the wrist and forearm area. While an activity like typing on a computer can put strain on this nerve and is…
What do amino acids, enzymes, the MTHFR gene and fibromyalgia have in common? More than you might think! The MTHFR gene is something to seriously consider if you have been living with fibromyalgia. The Role of Amino Acids Bodybuilders and athletes take various types of amino acids to improve performance, burn body fat, or accomplish other desirable goals. We also address this need for certain amino acids in treating various symptoms within fibromyalgia here in…
Did you know that fibromyalgia and TMJ pain often go together? Unfortunately for many fibromyalgia patients, this is a painful reality. Your jaw is one part of the body that you don’t think about much until it starts to hurt or malfunction. This vulnerable area of your body allows you to do so many daily activities that many people take for granted like eating, yawning, talking and drinking. However, when you start to notice…
Restless leg syndrome and fibromyalgia can both cause issues for sufferers. As if fibromyalgia doesn’t cause enough distress when you’re awake, it often disrupts your sleep as well. It’s common for sufferers to report difficulty falling and staying asleep due to pain, but restless leg syndrome is another condition that can lead to frequent sleep disruptions. This condition can occur while you’re sound asleep, waking you up multiple times in a single night. It can…
I say it often “When it comes to properly treat fibromyalgia and its primary co-conditions, we cannot think in terms of all or nothing” Even within certain tools, (in this case acupuncture) we know that there are many variables. This may be a tool that you can utilize on occasion like I did when other things were not helping my chronic lower back pain. Also note that below I refer to acupressure, not just acupuncture. …
Many people with fibromyalgia can experience at least one form of dysautonomia syndrome and it can be a very serious problem that may not be properly addressed. Because fibromyalgia is so intimately connected to the nervous system, it can bring on various symptoms at any given time, sometimes without you being aware. Your family member or doctor may just think you are overly “sensitive” but it really goes deeper than that. What Happens with Dysautonomia…
If you want to understand allodynia and fibromyalgia, try to imagine a world where the gentle touch of a loved one’s hand causes excruciating pain. In this world, putting on a t-shirt, dropping an ice cube on your arm, or a friendly tickle can lead to discomfort or extreme pain. For anyone with allodynia, these experiences occur regularly. The basic definition of the condition is pain that is produced from situations that typically should not…
Costochondritis pain is just one of the symptoms of Fibromyalgia. You have likely experienced it at one time or another. This pain involves burning, stabbing, and radiating pain around the ribs and sometimes pushing up into the lower chest area. It may not always occur as often as other symptoms such as widespread muscle pain or nerve pain. However, when it does occur, it can be very painful. If this is occurring more often for…
Fibromyalgia chest pain can be one of the scariest symptoms of fibromyalgia because it may feel like you are having a heart attack and cause you great concern. This kind of pain can stop you in your tracks. It can have you wondering “is this life threatening?” Because fibromyalgia is complex, it is important to know the various ways the chest area can be affected with pain or symptoms. There are a few other causes…