Fibromyalgia

Some people with fibromyalgia also suffer from interstitial cystitis which can further hinder their quality of life. Your bladder is an all-important muscular organ designed to collect urine until you can relieve yourself. It expands as urine is deposited, sending signals of fullness through the pelvic nerves up to the brain. Because of the strong connection between fibromyalgia and the nervous system, it’s not surprising that the bladder is impacted for many with fibromyalgia. After all, those…

Many women livings with fibromyalgia and menopause have a fear of going into menopause that is either natural or induced surgically through hysterectomy. More than ever before we have to address lifestyle factors and what I like to call “menopause essentials” in order to avoid the pitfalls often associated with fibromyalgia and menopause. I want to stress something of great importance here. Avoid saying and thinking that your fibromyalgia will get worse during or after…

Being the most mobile joint in the body, the shoulder can sure do a lot of things for us, like lifting, reaching, and supporting our good posture. The problem is that with all of that mobility, and wear over time, we can end up having fibromyalgia shoulder pain that can radiate, burn, extend up and down the arm, and cause resulting weakness.  Have you noticed that when your fibromyalgia shoulder pain is flaring, you might…

As with many other common symptoms, fibromyalgia neck pain can really be frustrating. I know, I say it often…fibromyalgia causes widespread pain and stiffness and can affect nearly any part of the body, but neck pain is still one of the more noticeable symptoms. We use our neck muscles for hundreds of small daily activities, including turning our head when someone calls our name while cleaning or bending, and supporting our head when we are…

Some people do not realize that their fibromyalgia and vision problems may be related.  While there is no way to determine with certainty that vision problems are exacerbated by your fibromyalgia, it is common for those of us living with fibromyalgia and its primary co-conditions to experience a variety of issues related to the eyes. Here is a list of some problems that are commonly reported: Some fibromyalgia patients have two or more sets of…