Fibromyalgia

Cupping: Not a New Trend The purple circles on Michael Phelps’ shoulders caught the attention of the media and audience alike. There were headlines asking what would have caused the circles to appear on Phelps’ shoulders. So, what caused it? Cupping therapy was the cause of the purple circles on his shoulders. While cupping therapy has been brought to the attention of the masses, it is not a new therapy. Cupping is an ancient medical technique of European, Asian, and Middle Eastern cultures…

A primary target market is described as a company’s main intended audience for the product they are selling. The product that Pfizer is selling is pharmacological medications that fit a certain segment of people with diseases that the company will be able to gain the most profit. In business, the producer and consumer should gain a profit from the sale of chemical to treat a disease and the consumer who finds relief from the disease. The primary target for Pfizer is both male & female, adults…

and diseases will decrease. Case mentions evidence and gives an example saying, “The health benefits of regular exercise are well known, including reduced rates of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, breast cancer, colon cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, and depression” (Case Ethics, Evaluating the Risks and Benefits of Participation in High-School…

I. Biological Effects of Stress Workplace stress do not only affect the mind of an individual; long term stressors implicitly can lead to physical damage, and biological consequences. According to American Psychological Association, some common symptoms of overwhelming amount of stress includes muscular problems, including tension headache, back pain, jaw pain, gut and bowel problems such as heartburn, acid stomach, flatulence, diarrhea, elevation in blood pressure, rapid heartbeat, sweaty palms…

Clinical conditions associated with problems caused by living alone:- 1: - Chronic loneliness: - This is one of the most common conditions seen in people living alone. Research presented at the American psychiatry association conference counted living alone as being a risk factor for this chronic loneliness. In addition, other research shows that living alone does cause reduced psychological well-being however it also shows that this is mainly attributed to the feeling of loneliness. Chronic…

The most common question any college student is asked: why did you choose this career path? Generally, the answer is different for every student. The average nursing student will tell you a happy story that lead up to where they are today, however I’m not an average nursing student. From the beginning, everyone saw me as the happy, energetic neighborhood girl. I was homeschooled, made friends easily, and never had a hateful word to say. To me, I had everything I could ask for: great family,…

She was born on january 27,1983. She was very lightly colored, weighed 2 pounds and was premature. The year of 1983 was a time that was hard for most people,many people were struggling and and some were just out of it. Mainly because there was a drug currently popular called crack cocaine. Many people used it so it was hard not to see traumatic things in your everyday life. She would see crack needles and broken beer bottles on the ground so they had to be very careful when playing outside.…

Spoonies: Why You Should Go to the Doctor Looking Like Sh*t I 've lived with chronic illness my whole life. In the past, I 've been seen as an attention-seeking hypochondriac by doctors, teachers, co-workers, family, and friends. Now, that I have proper diagnoses, I no longer have to deal with these trauma-inducing reactions, but for others, the struggle is still on. At the beginning of the year, I wrote a question on Quora that I thought might garner a dozen or so responses. In the past few…

reductions in the symptoms of their disease” (McDougall 5). This article shows that going vegan can help ease symptoms of chronic pain disorders, such as the inflammation that results from arthritis bur other symptoms, too, like body pain from fibromyalgia. Others may be vegan because they are obese and want to lose weight through a plant-based or even whole foods diet. Although some are not motivated by current health issues, they are vegan to eat healthier to prevent future disease caused by…

for more than six weeks in the absence of other causes. Interstitial cystitis is typically diagnosed around age 40 or later and is more common in women compared to men. Patients with the disease tend to have coexisting pain syndromes such as fibromyalgia or irritable bowel syndrome. Individuals often suffer from decreased quality of life. Due to the importance of this condition,…