| Fibromyalgia symptoms can become very serious | | | | brain activity, which is considered to be the main |
| if they are not appropriately dealt with. Many | | | | cause in generating the disorder. |
| people confronted with the disorder experience an | | | | The process of diagnosing fibromyalgia is |
| intensification of fibromyalgia symptoms over | | | | performed mostly on patients' reports of |
| time. In most patients, the fibromyalgia | | | | fibromyalgia symptoms and careful neurological |
| symptoms also tend to spread throughout the | | | | examinations. However, there are also other |
| entire body. | | | | ways of diagnosing the disorder. In all patients, the |
| Fibromyalgia is a neurological condition that affects | | | | fibromyalgia symptoms of pain and discomfort |
| the musculoskeletal soft tissues such as muscles, | | | | seem to be located in specific points on the body, |
| tendons and ligaments. The majority of people | | | | called trigger points or tender points. Although |
| with fibromyalgia feel an intense muscular pain and | | | | people with fibromyalgia experience different |
| discomfort, also accompanied by a pronounced | | | | levels of pain in these trigger points, their |
| level of fatigue throughout the whole body. At | | | | presence is common to all patients. The presence |
| first, the muscular pain and fatigue usually occur in | | | | of nine pairs of trigger points has been revealed in |
| the upper parts of the body (neck, cervical | | | | all people who suffer from fibromyalgia. These |
| region, upper back and shoulders), later spreading | | | | trigger points are located at the base of the skull, |
| into other body regions (mid-back, arms, spine, | | | | in the region of the neck, shoulders, chest, upper |
| lower back and thighs). | | | | back, mid-back and lower back, buttocks, upper |
| Other fibromyalgia symptoms are unrefreshing | | | | thighs, elbows and knees. The areas that surround |
| sleep or insomnia, physical weakness, poor ability | | | | the trigger points are also very sensitive and are |
| of sustaining physical or mental effort, increased | | | | referred to as tender points. |
| nervous excitability, migraines, short-term | | | | Fibromyalgia is considered to be a serious |
| memory loss, poor concentration, anxiety, | | | | condition and it is very important to be revealed |
| depression and confusion. Patients that are | | | | in time, in order to establish an appropriate |
| constantly confronted with fibromyalgia | | | | treatment that can ameliorate fibromyalgia |
| symptoms become depressed and have low | | | | symptoms and undesirable effects. The muscular |
| self-esteem. | | | | pain seems to be the major fibromyalgia |
| In many cases, most fibromyalgia symptoms are | | | | symptom and it has been described in many |
| misleading in establishing an appropriate diagnose. | | | | ways: aching, burning, radiating or stabbing. |
| They are difficult to relate with fibromyalgia, as | | | | However, apart from recidivating muscular pain, |
| they also occur to many other disorders and | | | | there are other fibromyalgia symptoms that can |
| illnesses. Furthermore, the majority of patients | | | | become very serious: depression, cognitive |
| confronted with fibromyalgia symptoms appear to | | | | dysfunctions, confusion, lack of concentration, |
| be in perfect health and present no physical | | | | accelerated pulse, unstable blood pressure, fever, |
| dysfunctions when they are examined by a | | | | nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting, abdominal |
| specialist. Routine physical examinations and | | | | swelling, diarrhea. If the disorder is not dealt with |
| laboratory analysis are usually unable to reveal the | | | | in time, it can lead to an aggravation of its |
| presence of fibromyalgia. However, careful | | | | symptoms, seriously endangering the lives of the |
| neurological examinations performed on people | | | | affected persons. |
| with fibromyalgia symptoms can trace abnormal | | | | |