and Skin Diseases the word “fibromyalgia” comes from the Latin term for fibrous tissue (fibro) and the Greek terms for muscle (myo) and pain (algia); therefore, the term literally means muscle and connective tissue pain. Fibromyalgia affects an estimated 10 million people in the United States and 3-6% of the world population. This disorder occurs in men, women, and children of all ages and ethnic groups. As in the case of a number of other pain disorders fibromyalgia is most prevalent in women, for
Fibromyalgia: No Longer a Catchall Diagnosis [2] I first developed an interest in fibromyalgia syndrome through my mother. About ten years ago, she began complaining of achiness, sharp pain in various parts of her body-specifically the neck, and constant fatigue and insomnia. Being treated for clinical depression, however, my mother put these annoyances off as simply more symptoms of her depression and the results of extreme stress and tension. It was only very recently, within the past year
What Is Fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia (FM) is a “musculoskeletal disorder” with extreme sensitization of central nervous system (connecting brain and spinal cord) which sends amplified pain signals to the body. People with Fibromyalgia have over sensitized central nervous system affecting all the senses of the body. Harsh light, loud sounds, eating spicy foods, inhaling heavy perfumes or vapors, or even a light touch of hand can be extremely painful. The pain is at its highest or severe upon waking
Fibromyalgia: Fact or Fiction Imagine waking up every morning stiff, all your muscles in your body soar, extremely tired and on the verge of exhaustion. The simple task of taking a shower and getting dressed makes you need to lay down for just a few minutes and rest. Your legs ache from a short walk up the stairs last night on your way to bed, as if you ran a marathon in your sleep, and your skin literally hurts to the touch of your clothes as they rub against you. Your blood pressure is up and
Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by pain, fatigue and lack of sleep. What we know today as fibromyalgia was discover in the early 1900s by a man by the last name of Gowers by similar characteristics. He came up with the term “fibrositis” which was used until 1950. In 1950 a man who went by the name Graham renamed the syndrome “pain syndrome”. Twenty years later Smythe and Moldofsky named it as what we know it as today, fibromyalgia. Pain is normal for everybody to experience
Construction of Fibromyalgia “With so many people in so much pain, how could fibromyalgia not be a disease?” (Groopman 3) This question regarding the “condition of persistent muscle pain throughout the body, pain that is often accompanied by severe fatigue, insomnia, diarrhea and abdominal bloating, bladder irritation, and headache,” now known as fibromyalgia raises some rather interesting yet complicated issues in today’s health care field such as: What criteria must
What Fibromyalgia Is By Jerry E Stecklein | Submitted On February 09, 2012 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest Expert Author Jerry E Stecklein Fibromyalgia is hell on earth for the millions of those suffering
issues like FM. (Higgins, Bailey, & Pearce, 2005).(f14) HEAD ACHE: Fibromyalgia is described by widespread body pain, tenderness to palpation of tender point areas, and constitutional symptoms. Headache is reported by 53–82% of fibromyalgia patients, although surveys of fibromyalgia patients for headache have typically not identified either type or significance of headache symptoms in fibromyalgia patients [1–3]. A survey of 66 fibromyalgia patients attending a university pain clinic reported migraine or
Abstract 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
Uncertainty in Illness theory is a mid-range nursing theory that examines how uncertainty can affect patients. In addition, Mishel’s theory identifies causes of uncertainty that negatively or positively affect the patient. If an individual is spiraling down a known path of illness, they may perceive uncertainty as a benefit. However, illness uncertainty causes breakdowns, fear of the illness, emotional distress, loss of control, and inappropriate coping methods (Mishel 1988). These conditions if left untreated