Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory, and mood issues. Researches believe that fibromyalgia amplifies painful sensations by affecting the way your brain and spinal cord process painful and non painful signals.
Symptoms often begin after an event, such as physical trauma, surgery, infection or significant psychological stress. In other cases, symptoms gradually accumulate over time with no single triggering event. Women are more likely to develop fibromyalgia than men.
Anyone can get fibromyalgia, but more women get it. It can affect people at any age, but usually starts in middle age, and the chance of having it increases as you get older, it occurs in people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.
If you have other diseases you may be more likely to have fibromyalgia. These disease includes:
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Osteoarthritis
- Depression or anxiety
- Chronic back pain
- Irritable bowel syndrome
Fibromyalgia tends to run in families, and some scientists believe that certain genes could make you more likely to develop. However, the disorder also occurs in people with no family history.
The pain, fatigue and poor sleep quality associated with fibromyalgia can interfere with your ability to function at home or on the job. The frustration of dealing with an often misunderstood condition can also result in depression and health related anxiety.
The primary symptoms of fibromyalgia include:
- Widespread pain
- Fatigue
- Cognitive difficulties
Fibromyalgia often coexist with other conditions,such as:
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Migraine
- Anxiety
- Dipression
- Postural tachycardia syndrome
In Dr. Ansar's healing touch, the diagnosis and treatment are based on alternative therapy. Treatment technique based on the combination of reflexology, accupressure and marma chikitsa. It is a very effective treatment and patients are getting instant relief from the pain.
