another one of shelly,s causes and because i consider myself to be reasonably aware of both physical and mental health disorders i was stunned when shelly and i talked about fibromyalgia because im ashamed to admit i had not heard about it at all.
so we will try and explain it although this really is shellys area-
it is a medical condition of unknown cause.it affects about 4% of the population and research has shown it causes abnormalities in thier nerves and become more sensitive to normal pain signals,it also causes a difficulty in deep sleeping.
it is a syndrome caused by a possible number of factors including physical or mental trauma,viral infections,disorders of immune system functions and anxiety.
treatment of fibromyalgia according to the AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY which is where i checked these facts out is painkillers,anti inflammatory medication,muscle relaxents and possible physiotherapy.
please never self diagnose and always get proffessional expert advice before taking any medication,as i said earlier i had not heard of it and had to research it by the AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY.
I would like to add that some even derive this from the Ebstein Barre Virus, commonly known as mono. Other attributed it to trauma of any sort, internal or external. However,given that, why then do women and young women suffer more with this? That has been a reseach goal I have been seeking, to see what all we have in common, to make sense of it all. As of now, we live with the pain of the unreconized illness (by most physician standards), my goal is to bring it to the attention to as many HCP's as possible. It is not happenstance. What and why is it? I will share some links about it later on. In the meantime please leave questions and comments. You may reach Mike here or me at ernursedisabled@blogspot.com
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