Fibromyalgia and Duchenne muscular dystrophy are both diseases found in the muscular system. These diseases have many different treatments used to make patients better. They have many different and some similar signs and symptoms of these diseases. The muscular and nervous systems have connections on working together. These systems have functions and main structures. I will be discussing these diseases and systems in the following paragraphs.
Fibromyalgia disease is found in the muscle system and was once thought to be a mental disorder. In the early 1800s it was first described by doctors, the symptoms were stiffness, aches, pains, tiredness, and difficulty sleeping. In the early 1820s a Scotland doctor described the tender points if fibromyalgia. In 1976, the name was changed to fibromyalgia because the swelling wasn’t causing the pain in the body. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is another disease found in the muscle system. In the 1860s Duchenne was first discovered by the French neurologist Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne. Little was known about the cause of any kind of muscular dystrophy until the 1980s. …show more content…
Surgery may be needed to correct a spinal curvature that could eventually make breathing more difficult. There is no reliable treatment for fibromyalgia. Painkillers are a treatment that can be used to help fibromyalgia. Regular exercise has been proven to be one of the best treatments. Fibromyalgia diagnosis can be a long difficult journey even with an experienced doctor. Most doctors first rule out other conditions that have similar symptoms to fibromyalgia. Sometimes doctors struggle getting information they need. The problem can sometimes be the patients have different ways of presenting their symptoms. So to diagnose someone with fibromyalgia can be a long process. Muscular dystrophy can be diagnosed in many different ways such as, a physical exam, a family medical history, and
Fibromyalgia disease is found in the muscle system and was once thought to be a mental disorder. In the early 1800s it was first described by doctors, the symptoms were stiffness, aches, pains, tiredness, and difficulty sleeping. In the early 1820s a Scotland doctor described the tender points if fibromyalgia. In 1976, the name was changed to fibromyalgia because the swelling wasn’t causing the pain in the body. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is another disease found in the muscle system. In the 1860s Duchenne was first discovered by the French neurologist Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne. Little was known about the cause of any kind of muscular dystrophy until the 1980s. …show more content…
Surgery may be needed to correct a spinal curvature that could eventually make breathing more difficult. There is no reliable treatment for fibromyalgia. Painkillers are a treatment that can be used to help fibromyalgia. Regular exercise has been proven to be one of the best treatments. Fibromyalgia diagnosis can be a long difficult journey even with an experienced doctor. Most doctors first rule out other conditions that have similar symptoms to fibromyalgia. Sometimes doctors struggle getting information they need. The problem can sometimes be the patients have different ways of presenting their symptoms. So to diagnose someone with fibromyalgia can be a long process. Muscular dystrophy can be diagnosed in many different ways such as, a physical exam, a family medical history, and