If you are feeling pain throughout both sides of your body, perhaps you have fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is often triggered by a specific event such as infection, surgery, psychological stress, or physical trauma. This disorder can affect every aspect of a suffers life, and sometimes make it impossible to function at a normal level. Fibromyalgia pain is often associated with a constant dull ache in muscles. This ache must be present on both sides of the body to be diagnosed as Fibromyalgia.
Some of the vast and varied symptoms of fibromyalgia include:
- Fatigue
- Temporomandibular joint issues or TMJ
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Tension headaches
- Endometriosis
- Restless leg syndrome
- Fatigue
- Disrupted sleep due to pain
- Sleep apnea
- Mood swings
- Migraines
- Swelling of extremities
- Burning sensations
- Tingling or numbness
- Stiff muscles
- Feeling lightheaded
- Changes in personality
- Nightmares
- Sensitivity to bright lights
- Hearing loss
- Rashes
- Vertigo
- Speech problems like saying the wrong words of difficulty moving the tongue
- Weaknesses of the muscles
- Bruising easily
- Smell, taste, or hearing changes
- Ringing of the ears
- Inability to control eye movements
- Increased intolerance to drugs and alcohol or medication side effects
- Night sweats
- Muscle spasms
- Heart burn
- Heart murmur
- Sensitivity to temperature changes
- Hair loss
- Carpal tunnel
- Abdominal and pelvis pain
- Numerous yeast infections
- Dry mouth and eyes
- Abnormal temperature
- Inability to dream
- Difficulty breathing
- Chest pain
- Inability to tolerate carbohydrates
- Weight changes
Fibromyalgia is a neuromuscular disorder that increases sensations of pain, due to changing the way the brain processes signals of pain. Affected muscles can be found in the upper chest, inner knee, upper or sides of the hips, between the shoulder blades, at the back of the head, the front of the neck on the sides, upper chest, top of shoulders, inner knees, and outer elbows. Women are more prone than men to develop this disease. Diagnosing this disorder is difficult, because the symptoms are so widespread and affect mood, sleep, and memory. The pain of Fibromyalgia is thought to be caused by repeated stimulation of the nerves, resulting in changes in the brain of people with this disorder. This causes the brain to become overly reactive to signals of pain. A visit to an Orthopedic Rehab Center West Texas can help alleviate the pain associated with fibromyalgia.
