May 11 2010

Interesting Aspects of Fibromyalgia

Posted by admin in Fibromyalgia

fibromyalgia_s4Fibromyalgia feels like a bad flu, but does not disappear within 24 hours, 48 ​​hours or even days 48 and sorrows of all the muscles of the body. A person with fibromyalgia do not have the energy to lift its head, washing dishes and even less to go to work or climbing stairs. The symptoms of fibromyalgia are similar to common illnesses like the flu.

Recent medical studies have confirmed that fibromyalgia is real, although some doctors may write about fibromyalgia as a hypochondriac or active imagination. 3-6 percent of the U.S. population has fibromyalgia. From 80 to 90 percent of people with fibromyalgia are women. The highest incidence occurs among women 20 to 40 years of age.

Fibromyalgia is a syndrome designated as signs and symptoms that characterize it as soft tissue tenderness, sleep disturbance, fatigue, muscle aches, pain and stiffness in the back, neck, hands and other parts the body. Fibromyalgia is also characterized as a chronic disease, rheumatoid diseases. Because the symptoms are common to other diseases the diagnosis of fibromyalgia is confusing for those in the medical profession. Read entire article.