Fibromyalgia In My Life

Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is a musculoskeletal illness (which causes chronic pain) and a chronic fatigue disorder. It can also change sleep patterns and cause the following: digestive disorders, chronic headaches, painful menstrual periods, temperature sensitivity, morning stiffness, numbness or tingling of extremities, and even cognitive memory problems. The name fibromyalgia comes from "fibro" in Latin meaning tissue, "my" in Greek meaning muscle, and "algia" (also Greek) meaning pain.(source 5)

I come from a family that is not the best. Like most families, we;re  not perfect but I would say we're a little more messed up than the average family. Most of the people around me didn't go to college, do drugs, or sit at home doing nothing with their lives, and along with that, my family isn't blessed with great health. When I was 15 years old, sophomore year, My grandmother got really sick. My nana was sick for a while but I was just oblivious to it and did not notice until it got really bad. She had stage 4 lung cancer which then traveled to her brain, pancreas, liver, and spine. Life became brutal for her and she moved into my house where we had to give her care 24/7. The simplest things such as bathing, walking, and using the bathroom, were no longer possible for her to do on her own. Being only 15 years old, it was extrememly difficult and stressful to deal with all of my school work and also take care of my grandmother but I somehow managed. It was terrifying seeing my nana in the condition that she was in and then having to walk into school everyday and be happy and focused knowing what I had to go home to. I never understood how serious it was until it started progressing and soon it was too

CMOP-E shows the connection of the person and environment through participation in occupation. (Murnane, 2013). The person comprise of three performance components: cognition; physical and affection with spirituality as the core of the person (Turpin & Iwama, 2011). Dish washing requires sequencing, counting and attention which enable the person to perform the task in a logical manner (Clark, 2014). A cognitive barrier includes people who experience fibromyalgia may have difficulty in everyday attention, sequencing and episodic memory as this could prolonged dishwashing activity (Glass, 2007). A cognitive enabler is Ruby was able to remember how to operate the dishwasher and understand safety procedures as her memory is not affected.

     Many people do not realize what effects your body can get when it does not have the proper physical needs to stay strong and healthy. One of the effects is a rheumatic syndrome called FIBROMYALGIA, also known as Fibrositis and Myofasical pain syndrome. This syndrome is diagnosed with a history of at least three months of widespread pain and tenderness in eleven to eighteen of tender-point sites. These points include: the neck, the shoulders, the chest, the rib cage, the lower back, the thighs, the knees, the arms(mainly the elbows), and the buttocks. The pain in these areas is defined as an overwhelming characteristic of FIBROMYALGIA and is long standing. These points are the trigger points,

Have you ever wondered what fibromyalgia is or how people living with it felt? People with fibromyalgia experience pain in ways no one else can really understand. Fibromyalgia is no mystery and it is caused by biofilm bacteria. Fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread of musculoskeletal and chronic pain disorder that causes pain and tenderness throughout your entire body. I effects people physically, mentally, and socially. The pain experience is described as deep muscular aching, shooting, throbbing or stabbing pain. It can occur in people of all ages including children and there is no cure for fibromyalgia but the pain can be controlled by a variety of medications. Fibromyalgia is one of the most common chronic pain conditions. It effects more than 5 million people in the United States, mostly women have it but men can have it to.

People who are diagnosed with Fibromyalgia often suffer from sleep disturbances. Since insomnia is a secondary symptom to fibromyalgia, it is important to provide an effective and easily accessible treatment for sleep dysfunction suffered by those diagnosed with this chronic pain condition. The present student aims to test the hypothesis that yoga intervention may improve self-reported sleep quality in fibromyalgia patients.

Chronic and widespread pain is understandably the most distressing symptom of fibroyalgia and predominantly why patients seek medical help in the first place. Fibromyalgia is a pain disorder of the central nervous system that distorts not only the person’s perception of intensity of pain but also the person’s perception of what causes pain in the first place because of malfunctioning nociceptors (Clauw et al., 2011).

The Olympics may be over for the summer, but the fever is still running high. When you live with chronic illness, especially at a young age, it can be hard to plan a future.

There are many curable disorders in the world, while others offer much complexity and have no rhyme or reason. Many of these incurable conditions include HIV, schizophrenia, cancer, and the common cold. As medicine and technology continue to evolve, so does the research for cures of these disorders. Unfortunately, fibromyalgia remains among the long list of incurable disorders.

Sarina ChohanMs.TomlinsonEnglish Two28 March 2017Narrative EssayNostalgia for Today It was a night where all you have is a memory, there happen to be no receipts no pictures, to the outside world it is as if it never happened. I heard a heavy knock at my door,“I’ll get it mum!” I burst out as I bolted towards the door. Calista walked in calmly and with a smile on her face.“I hope you don’t mind, I brought myself burger king” she chuckled and I laughed with her. Nydia showed up fifteen minutes late and we infiltrated my mom's Honda. Jordan's’ house was on the way to Candy Cane lane so we picked him up and with the new addition the car was jam packed. I maintained a small talk with my mom as the three of them sat in the back joking amongst themselves. Each time there was silence, I

Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder that is characterized by a set of symptoms. These symptoms include muscle pain, joint pain, and fatigue. It can also lead to depression. Fibromyalgia has been compared to other disorders such as bursitis and tendinitis. The similarities in signs and symptoms make it a little difficult to diagnose. Women are most likely to be diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. It is still unknown as to why Fibromyalgia is more common in women. However, men and children are still susceptible to the disorder. The cause for Fibromyalgia is relatively unknown. However, there are indicators that my lead medical professionals to believe that certain factors can lead to Fibromyalgia. Researchers are currently undergoing tests to determine whether or not a person is predisposed with a gene that may cause Fibromyalgia. Diagnosing Fibromyalgia in patients is based strictly on the amount of pain felt by the patient. Treatment of Fibromyalgia can be difficult due to the small number of doctors who have knowledge of the condition. It is important to seek medical help from providers who have extensive knowledge of Fibromyalgia such as rheumatologist.

Ruby is a 65-year-old volunteer with Fibromyalgia. She has been working in a community centre for more than 15 years. Doing, being and becoming make her an “occupational being” (Wilcock, 1999). The only hope for Ruby to stay healthy, active and keep doing volunteering work. She has been actively engaged in a variety of occupations which provide meaning in her life. The main occupations of Ruby is central to her identity which is contributing to the life of her families, and to participate in the society. Although she is experiencing Fibromyalgia, she enjoys working. She spoke of feeling a ‘sense of accomplishment’ when she was employed and able to support her family financially. She felt missing meaning in her life without the structure of

Fibromyalgia is a chronic medical condition that involves musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and localized tenderness. It also affects your memory, mood and sleeping habits, in addition to a range of other symptoms that affect different body systems. Fibromyalgia primarily affects women, but can also affect men and children (Biundo, 2017). This paper will discuss the symptoms and hypothetical causes of Fibromyalgia.

While some patients opt for surgery in order to relieve the painful symptoms of fibromyalgia, many utilize the alternative methods mentioned above. Fibromyalgia syndrome impairs the quality of life of two to four percent of the population and affects predominantly females with 9:1 female to male ratio (citation needed Whit et al. 2015). Therefore, some researchers suggest that fibromyalgia might be associated with serum testosterone levels. Patients with fibromyalgia syndrome have increased sensitization of the central nervous system and the occurrence of fibromyalgia symptoms can be detected by using functional magnetic resonance imaging to measure pain associated brain activities. White et al. 2015 presented a clinical study designed to determine if testosterone had a protective effect on patients against chronic pain associated with fibromyalgia. They used pre-clinical human brain imaging data to support a causal linkage between androgens and RVM (rostral ventromedial medulla) activity in the female brainstem. When the serum

Fibromyalgia was initially thought to be a musculoskeletal syndrome since maximum of the pain was felt in the muscles and other soft tissue. However, recent studies and research have shown that fibromyalgia is a central nervous system ailment which causes uncharacteristic pain processing and leads in pain amplification. The three chief symptoms that are common to virtually everybody who struggles with fibromyalgia are pain, tiredness and sleep disorders.