| Fibromyalgia is a confusing condition with many | | | | However, if numbness is a new condition that you |
| symptoms. While no one knows the cause or | | | | are experiencing it is important to mention it to |
| indeed has a cure for this syndrome, it affects a | | | | your doctor just to be sure that it isn't being |
| large proportion of people, mostly women | | | | caused by something other than your |
| between the age of 20 to 50. If you happen to | | | | fibromyalgia. |
| be one of these people and have learned to begin | | | | While Fibromyalgia has no known cure, individuals |
| to cope with Fibromyalgia only to begin | | | | who suffer from this syndrome have been |
| experiencing Fibromyalgia numbness it can be | | | | known to go into remission. The key to coping |
| another frustration on top of an already | | | | with Fibromyalgia is to maximize the remission |
| debilitating condition. | | | | time and to be able to minimize the impacts of |
| Fibromyalgia numbness effects roughly a quarter | | | | the bad times. |
| of all sufferers and can curtail physical activities | | | | A treatment program that involves both medical |
| from personal hygiene to the accomplishment of | | | | and alternative methods as well as lifestyle |
| daily work and other routines. The numbness can | | | | changes appears to offer the best outcome for |
| occur anywhere throughout the body, but the | | | | sufferers. |
| most common areas are the arms and hands and | | | | A study was done on a group of 84 fibromyalgia |
| the legs and feet, occasionally the face. In medical | | | | patients were one half were given medications |
| jargon this numbness is called parestheia. | | | | and the other half did mild exercise, swimming, |
| The numbness is often accompanied by tingling or | | | | adopted relaxation techniques and made small |
| burning sensations, or can feel similar to pins and | | | | changes in their diet. |
| needles. It can move from area to area and | | | | The group following the lifestyle change regime |
| differ in severity and length of time. There isn't | | | | reported feeling less fatigued, having less |
| really a clear explanation as to why this numbness | | | | depression and anxiety and with the added boost |
| happens with fibromyalgia sufferers, neither is | | | | of having more energy. The group that only took |
| there any treatment that can be prescribed, | | | | the medical treatments reported no change in the |
| unless there is pain involved with numbness, then | | | | way they felt at the end of the trial. |
| some neuropathic pain medication may be | | | | For more natural methods of treating Fibromyalgia |
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| Often when the numbness strikes people can | | | | Fibromyalgia newsletter below. |
| undergo many tests as numbness is also a sign of | | | | Although lifestyle changes won't target the |
| other ailments like diabetes, carpal tunnel | | | | fibromyalgia numbness specifically, they can help |
| syndrome, hypoglycemia or multiple sclerosis. Only | | | | to reduce symptoms in general and improve the |
| to have them return negative. | | | | overall quality of life. |