Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSDS) and fibromyalgia are two very closely related disorders that often get mistaken for each other. RSDS is more commonly known as “complex regional pain syndrome. When the two disorders meet in one person, life can become very difficult and painful. While there are treatments for both disorders, understanding their differences is important in…

Research is done to study the impact of early life events on a person’s later life. It was to measure how much the childhood environment and events affect the psychological life of a person. It is the disorder that not only increases the sensitivity of pain but has a number of other co-morbidities. In the world of health and medicine,…

Recently, one of our Facebook followers asked why pain from fibromyalgia would disappear while in the  water. She simply went swimming in a lake and noticed that her pain was gone while she was in the water. A commenter replied that she swims once per week in cold water and that relieves her fibro pain as well….

by Julia Nelson National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, which raises awareness for a chronic disorder that impacts an estimated five million adults in the United States, and is characterized by widespread pain and tenderness, often accompanied by fatigue, impaired memory and other physical issues. The condition may occur with other chronic pain conditions, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid…

by Julia Nelson One of the biggest issues of having fibromyalgia is the pain that is felt in eleven different pressure points throughout the body. But the most noticeable thing one feels having fibromyalgia is physical pain and people with fibromyalgia also suffer from another kind of pain and that is the emotional side of things….

BY JULIA NELSON Imagine that how hard it is to accept that nothing seems to fix the condition going on in your body regardless of how much time you are spending and how much excessive amounts of money you are spending on doctors, appointments and medication. If you are lucky enough, one day you get…

by Julia Nelson Chronic, widespread pain, muscle spasms and weakness, migraines, morning stiffness, sensitivity to touch, insomnia, and brain fog are recognizable symptoms of fibromyalgia. But these are not the only struggles associated with the syndrome. Here are 6 aspects of chronic illness the doctors don’t share with you. Shame Being diagnosed with a chronic illness is nothing to be ashamed of,…

by Julia Nelson Fibromyalgia (FM) commonly occurs alongside rheumatological diseases as well as certain non-rheumatological disorders such as neurological, gastrointestinal, and psychological conditions, a review study found. The study, “Comorbid fibromyalgia: a qualitative review of prevalence and importance,” was published in the European Journal of Pain. Fibromyalgia — a disease characterized by chronic widespread body pain — is known to…

by Julia Nelson It is found that every year; five percent of Americans suffer from fibromyalgia. Men and teenagers also suffer from it but most of the affected ones are women.  Fibromyalgia is considered to be a very mysterious disease, as it causes massive pain, anxiety, depression, and fatigue, but a lot of its symptoms are…

by Julia Nelson Fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome often go together. Because of the frequent overlap and some similar symptoms, they’re often mistaken for the same condition and, as a result, people with both are sometimes only diagnosed with and treated for one. That’s a real problem, for three major reasons: Some researchers use the name “chronic…