fibromyalgia

How Fibromyalgia Can Affect Your Eyes What is fibromyalgia? An estimated 1.1 million Canadians are affected by fibromyalgia. May 12th is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, which is intended to bring both the public’s and doctors’ attention to this chronic pain syndrome. Fibromyalgia is complicated, and scientists are still researching potential causes. Current medicine has discovered that fibromyalgia affects both the nervous and musculoskeletal systems, and that 80 – 90% of patients are women.  The condition is unique to each person affected, so the symptoms vary. For example, one person might experience…

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Fibromyalgia and hand diseases: A case-control study Abstract Background: Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, and other systemic symptoms. While fibromyalgia is associated with generalized musculoskeletal complaints, little is known about its relationship with specific hand disorders that impact function and quality of life. Purpose: To determine whether fibromyalgia is associated with an increased prevalence of hand diseases-including carpal tunnel syndrome, De Quervain’s tenosynovitis, trigger finger, tendinitis, and hand osteoarthritis-and to assess healthcare utilization patterns and surgical intervention. Study design: Retrospective, population-based, matched case-control study. Methods: We used electronic health…

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Fibromyalgia is Declared as a new Long_term Disability Those with fibromyalgia know how difficult daily living can be: coping with debilitating chronic pain, ending up exhausted for days from light activities, struggling to concentrate enough to complete even simple tasks. Many people suffering from fibromyalgia find themselves unable to continue working. Is Fibromyalgia A Long Term Disability? Fibromyalgia is difficult to prove as a disability since it is a condition with largely subjective symptoms.  Because of this, obtaining long term disability insurance benefits can be challenging.  Insurance companies are skeptical of…

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Lady Gaga & 5 Other Celebs Who’ve Opened Up About Having Fibromyalgia Midlife women are more likely to get this painful chronic condition that impacts the muscles. Joint pain and aches become more common with age. But for people with fibromyalgia, a painful chronic condition that causes widespread bodily pain, that pain doesn’t go away. The symptoms of fibromyalgia, which include fatigue, brain fog and widespread, constant pain, make daily life difficult. Often described as an invisible illness, it can isolate those who experience it, contributing to the stigma surrounding the condition According to the…

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What is Fibromyalgia? –A Serious Multi-System Disease Invisible, unpredictable, frustrating, and oftentimes torturous sums up fibromyalgia. The painful, diffuse symptoms have no boundaries and the disease robs you of restful sleep. You wake up each morning feeling like the fibromyalgia monster punched you around all night. Your muscles are stiff, your brain is dead, and you’re exhausted before the day begins. Fibromyalgia affects every system in your body, but lab tests don’t explain your long list of symptoms. You look normal and feel awful; living with the disease is a constant…

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How to tell the difference between fibromyalgia & lupus When you understand the signs of fibromyalgia and lupus, you can tell them apart more easily. Both conditions can cause pain all over your body, but they also have some distinct symptoms. For example, lupus can make your joints swell, but fibromyalgia cannot. Shared symptoms Both fibromyalgia and lupus can cause pain all over your body, constant tiredness, headaches, muscles that ache and that hurt when you touch them, and challenges thinking straight. Studies have shown that almost 25% of those…

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16 Things to Stop Doing If You Have Fibromyalgia   This story is based on an article I read called “30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself.” As I read it, I couldn’t help but think just how true so many of them are and that certain ones are especially appropriate for those of us suffering from fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and other debilitating conditions. What is Fibromyalgia? What Are Common Fibromyalgia Symptoms? Here are 16 things I believe those of us with fibromyalgia need to stop doing: 1. Stop putting your own…

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