There is soooo much foolishness on the net regarding fibromyalgia and so few good articles. When I come across a good one, I simply must share it. Here is the link for the full text. Below are a few highlights:
“It’s a strange and different pain that seems to be in the muscles but really isn’t,” Epstein said.
“It’s not a muscle disease,” Bushan said. “It’s a pain perception disease.”
Epstein said there is nothing wrong with the parts of the body that hurt. Instead the disorder is in the chemical messages that the nerves use to send pain sensation to the brain.
“That doesn’t mean the person is crazy,” Epstein said. “It means the pain nerves are turned on when they’re not supposed to be. The result is this pain that appears to make no sense.”
…………..Fibromyalgia often affects sleep, said Epstein.
“It is almost always associated with a chronic sleep disorder,” she said.
Addressing the sleep disorder is critical because if the underlying sleep disorder is not corrected, the fibromyalgia will not get better, Epstein said.
Fibromyalgia is a treatable condition.
My wife was diagnosed with fibromyalgia a few years ago. We have spent so much money and effort finding useful information about this disease. I started a fibromyalgia social networking community because I felt many sufferers were along in their pain and maybe a community would help.
Check it out over at fibromyalgia.ning.com
I agree! Fibromyalgia is a treatable condition and it is hard to find useful and positive information about recovering from it. It is especially treatable with acupuncture. As an acupuncturist, I see many patients who have fibromyalgia and do not want to take drugs or don’t know where else to turn. I’m not sure if people realize that such a natural medicine can really help to re-balance the body and help someone feel better and live a more productive life. I’ve seen it happen and want to spread the word that there ARE ways to overcome the conglomeration-of-symptoms-they-call-fibromyalgia!