Understand how Fibromyalgia is diagnosed, including key symptoms, medical evaluations, and diagnostic criteria used by healthcare professionals.
By: Dr Alex Robber Fibromyalgia, a chronic condition that results in fatigue and muscle and joint pain, is 10 times more likely than men. And for some of these women, fibromyalgia and pain are aggravated once a month, their period. The portion of your nervous system that regulates your times is susceptible to any modifications your body has, including fibromyalgia-related symptoms and any other circumstances. “Many women report an increase in fibromyalgia symptoms just prior…
By: Dr Alex Robber Around 1,5 million Americans suffer from psoriatic arthritis (PsA). PsA is only component of the tale for many of those individuals. This is due to two or more chronic circumstances for patients. It may be hard to diagnose psoriatic arthritis (PsA), since symptoms such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia and gout are common. In America 2016, most individuals who have PsA experience several symptoms over the period of years before the…
By: Dr Alex Robber Fibromyalgia impacts 1 in 50 persons, up to 6 million in total. Although only an estimate. It is defined by the symptoms of chronic muscular-skeletal pain with brain fog, behavioral impairment, anxiety, tiredness and sleep disturbances throughout the body. The root cause of fibromyalgia continues uncertain and standard medicine now uses pain relievers and antidepressants to address its symptoms. Functional medicine, on the other side, seeks to identify the root cause…
By: Dr Alex Robber After months of cold weather that winter brings, many individuals welcome spring with open arms. It also involves for some of us stuffy nose, watery itchy eyes, sinus pressure, and headaches. It can also mean the breakdown of our defenses and we get tired of fibromyalgia for those of us. We don’t know why, but it seems people with fibromyalgia have more problems with chronic sinusitis than others do. With a…
By: Dr Alex Robber My whole life I lived with Migraine, so it wasn’t new to wake up in pain. The surprise was I felt like I was 40 years old suddenly overnight. I haven’t hurt. Every muscle in my body felt confiscated and all my joint was tightly locked. In relation to migraine attacks, I now face extensive pain and rigidity almost every other day. Migraine attacks were now a steady occurrence of aphasia,…
By: Dr Alex Robber This is a matter about which I recently thought. The symptoms of fibromyalgia (FM) are lots that are unpleasant. But what is the symptom that limits your life? What symptom stops you from taking part in life? I think you can tell many people pain, the most common symptom of which is, of course, FM. Hard and uncontrolled pain can surely restrict your skills in working, playing or even caring for…
By: Dr Alex Robber When I go to the physician, there are two things I fear: step on the scale and taking my blood pressure. My problem with the scale is nothing but vanity. I don’t know many of those who like their weight to be advertised, so everyone in the neighborhood can hear. However, my problem with my blood pressure is a problem of pain. I pick up the cuff because I understand it…
By: Dr Alex Robber It’s cold and flu season again. And if you’re living with fibromyalgia, you can particularly try this time of year. That’s because two of the most prevalent symptoms of fibromyalgia are all-over musculoskeletal pain and tiredness similar emotions to those encountered with poor cold or flu. Indeed, about half of fibromyalgia patients experience a “flu-like” disease that precedes the development of their symptoms. So how do you understand if you’ve got…
By: Dr Alex Robber If you have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, you may have had several first-hand stereotypes about the disorder. One persistent misconception is that mostly middle-aged or older individuals are affected by fibromyalgia especially elderly females. In fact, a broad variety of ages and both sexes are affected by fibromyalgia. While approximately 8 percent of individuals are more likely to be diagnosed at an elderly age by the era of 80 years, according…
By: Dr Alex Robber If you have fibromyalgia, you are certainly acquainted with the chronic pain and tiredness that often accompanies this disease affecting about 5 million Americans, mainly females. But pain and fatigue emotions are not the only symptoms of fibromyalgia. You may be affected by other indications that are not necessarily noticeable to others and make the situation even difficult for those around you to comprehend. Here are some of the lesser-known signs…