Fibromyalgia

Essential Oils for Fibromyalgia Relief Aromatic oils have been in use almost a thousand years to: fight pain relieve stress, care for the skin, alleviate fatigue and invigorate the total body. Nowadays, essential oils for fibromyalgia offer a smorgasbord of natural healing options. The practice of using fragrant oils extracted from plants, roots, leaves and bark was not coined aromatherapy until the latter 1920s. Yet ancient Egypt used aromatic oils for bathing, massage, medicine and embalming…

Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease caused by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and tenderness in certain areas. This disease usually takes place after extensive surgery, physical trauma to the body, infections in the body, or even stress on the mind and body. It usually takes doctors about 5 years to correctly diagnosis a patient with fibromyalgia, due to lack of knowledge of the disease and it’s symptoms. Within this testing trial, nine females that met the criteria for a diagnosis of…

Abstract: Neuropathic pain (NP) remains the most frequent cause of suffering and disability around world. Paeoniflorin (PF), a water-soluble monoterpene glycoside extracted from the roots of Paeonia lactiflora Pall, has a wide range of pharmacological functions. Neuroprotective effect of PF has been demonstrated in animal models of neuropathologies, however, its mechanism is still poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate whether PF could alleviate neuropathic pain and further…

though these issues may cause incredible amounts of pain and greatly reduce quality of life for sufferers. One example of this is fibromyalgia, a chronic pain disease. This term seems to be a catch-all diagnosis: a diagnosis can be made if one has had widespread pain for over three months with no underlying medical condition to cause it. According to the National Fibromyalgia Association, around 10 million people have the disease, with over 75% of cases appearing in women. Though it impacts so…

Diagnosing fibromyalgia can be tricky, so there are a number of tests your doctor can use to make an accurate diagnosis. Fibromyalgia symptoms may also be symptoms of a number of other conditions, including lupus, depression, systemic exertion intolerance disease, chronic myofascial pain or even arthritis. It is more than likely that several of the tests listed below will have to be performed in order to arrive at an accurate diagnosis. As some doctors say, “MD” could also stand for “medical…

Three years ago I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. I’ve done my best to keep it a secret, but the disease has progressed to a point to where I can no longer hide the changes to my health and behavior behind a facade of normalcy. It's time to come clean. Fibromyalgia is an autoimmune disease with no cure and few effective treatments. Although it manifests itself differently in everyone, I’m plagued with combination of fatigue, memory loss, and chronic pain across all the joints and muscles in my…

The claimant has a past medical history significant for a fibromyalgia, cardiomyopathy, migraines, osteoarthritis, endometriosis, recurrent MRSA, and severe exhaustion. A progress note from Henry Echiverri, MD, dated 06/07/2017, indicated that the claimant presented with a possible diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. She stated that bumping into walls had been on for years, but had worsened the past few months. She felt that her vision was off and the pupils just dilate without a cause. She…

Fibromyalgia is one of the most misunderstood and misdiagnosed diseases. It is a common pain disorder that causes widespread pain and tenderness to touch that can be all over the body, or in just one area. The severity of the symptoms vary from person to person and never go away entirely. The weather and time of day can cause flare ups. Affecting mainly women, it is a chronic disease that can affect from children to older adults. Symptoms include but are not limited to, headaches,…

SUBJECTIVE The offender is in clinic today to follow up on her fibromyalgia and bilateral knee pain. She is actually leaving the facility in a few days. She says she is doing well with her pain management. The Cymbalta is helping and she is using the Mobic. She plans to follow up with her orthopedist after she leaves and is thinking about having her left knee replaced where she has already had a cartilage implant. On her right knee, she had a lateral release and patellar realignment. She…

Fibromyalgia What is fibromyalgia, who is affected, and what causes fibromyalgia to exist? Fibromyalgia is a common chronic disorder; “chronic” refers that the disorder is long lasting. The Greek word “myos” means “muscle” and “algos” means “pain”. In New Latin “fibro” means “fibrous tissue” Cite! Fibromyalgia is referred to as an arthritis associated condition. Fibromyalgia has been around as early as the 1800’s. According to “spine-health” Fibromyalgia was seen in 1904, by pathologist Ralph…