Category: Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is often described as an “invisible illness,” yet for millions of people worldwide, its impact is painfully visible in daily life. Chronic widespread pain, unrelenting exhaustion, cognitive difficulties, and emotional distress shape every waking hour. What is less frequently discussed, however, is the strong connection between fibromyalgia and psychological trauma, particularly Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Growing evidence suggests that fibromyalgia patients should be routinely evaluated for PTSD, not because the pain is “all in their head,” but because trauma and the nervous system are deeply interconnected. Understanding this link can change treatment…

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Do you have age spots as well? As you’re getting older, your appearance starts to change. You get wrinkles, gravity starts to take its toll on certain parts of your body, and dark spots appear on your skin. Those spots are called age spots, or liver spots. They can appear on your face, on your legs, arms, shoulders, hands: anywhere on your body, really. (Check out the simple instruction Age spots are a form of hyperpigmentation. Hyperpigmentation This is common affliction in which an overproduction of melanin (a natural pigment inside the…

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By: Erin Migdol     Fibromyalgia manifests itself in different ways for different patients, but most can agree that all the symptoms are life-altering. It’s not always clear how (or if) they can be treated, and the physical challenges can all too easily turn into emotional challenges as the things you used to do become more and more difficult. We asked our Mighty community with fibromyalgia which symptoms they consider the worst and how they cope with them. If you’re experiencing these difficult symptoms as well, check out the strategies they…

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Fibromyalgia is a chronic, incurable condition that can cause a variety of symptoms such as widespread pain, fatigue and brain fog. It is estimated to affect 10 million people in the United States and between 3 to 6 percent of the global population – and celebrities are no exception. Although fibromyalgia is more common in women, it can affect anyone, regardless of gender, race, age or class. Celebrities may have more money and resources for expensive treatments, medications or alternative therapies, but that certainly doesn’t mean they are immune to the debilitating symptoms the condition can…

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Throughout the history of Fibromyalgia, this disease has been strangely hard to identify and analyze on the grounds that it shows up, at first look, to be something else. Perhaps its symptoms including musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, mood swings, and memory loss, are genuinely common. To give some point of view 1 in 70 people, almost ladies, in the US really have fibromyalgia. However, there is stunning news for all of us. For those who have this horrible condition, hyperbaric oxygen treatment has made some diversion changing ground in medicine. Women…

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