NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Acupuncture may provide some temporary pain relief for people with fibromyalgia, but does not help with fatigue, sleep problems, or physical function, according to a new research review. However, the results are too inconsistent to recommend acupuncture as a treatment fibromyalgia, the reviewers conclude. Fibromyalgia, a debilitating pain syndrome that [...]
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Chronic pain, extreme fatigue—these symptoms could apply to numerous diseases, disorders and conditions. However, they are frequently symptoms of fibromyalgia, a disorder that usually effects women from ages twenty to fifty.
As of yet, there is no identified cause or cure for fibromyalgia. This syndrome consists of a cluster of symptoms including moderate to intense pain in trigger points on the body, depression, sleep disturbance, chronic fatigue, lowered immune system, inability to concentrate, anxiety, and peripheral neuropathy – a condition that causes aching, burning and twitches [...]
If you suffer from the painful and debilitating symptoms of fibromyalgia, chances are you have a knowledgeable physician who is treating your symptoms with a variety of medications and behavior modification that helps bring relief. However, medical studies conducted in the past decade suggest that certain supplements and herbs also bring relief from fibromyalgia symptoms.
Anyone who suffers from fibromyalgia is constantly aware of the debilitating chronic pain that comes from the 18 trigger points on the body; some of these points are more painful than others, but they are all sources of moderate to intense pain.
Celexa, also known as Citalopram, is an anti-depressant that is classified in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Celexa is used to treat depression. It works by increasing the amount of serotonin supplied to the brain. Because people with depression have an imbalance of neurotransmitters, the excess serotonin supplied by Celexa is [...]
Plain and simple, the cause of fibromyalgia is unknown. Without an identified cause of this syndrome, it technically has no cure. The many symptoms can be treated effectively, but fibromyalgia in its entire clinical picture rarely goes into spontaneous remission. The causes of fibromyalgia theories abound in the medical research and literature, each one a [...]
Adolescent fibromyalgia is becoming much clearer than in the past decades. After decades of debate over whether or not it exists, adolescent fibromyalgia is now easily recognized and well known among physicians familiar with the syndrome.