Breakthrough In Fibromyalgia Research

Fibromyalgia is a disease often confused with arthritis , which affects 4% of the population, especially women between 40 and 50 years of age. It produces pains in the joints and affects the muscles, although without inflaming them. In the following article we invite you to know what fibromyalgia is and how it is treated.

Characteristics of Fibromyalgia:

It is a disease or pathology that is increasingly widespread throughout the world. It is difficult to diagnose and the first symptoms are usually not taken into account, because it is believed that it is a bad movement, bad sleep , an effort, among others.

Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease characterized by generalized muscle-bone pain, increased sensitivity and discomfort at certain points in the body. It is located in muscle areas without showing apparent damage in medical studies, although the patient is sensitive to changes in temperature or physical contact.

It is associated with other health problems, such as morning stiffness, depression, anxiety, tiredness, headache, abdominal pain, muscle cramps, feeling of bloating (subjective) or poor quality of sleep.

What Causes Fibromyalgia?

When you have fibromyalgia, you may have more cells that carry pain signals than normal. And you may have fewer cells that slow pain signals down. This means your pain volume is always turned up, like music blasting on a radio. The result is that minor bumps and bruises hurt more than they should. And you may feel pain from things that shouldn’t hurt at all.

Doctors aren’t sure why some people get fibromyalgia. Many things could cause the body’s pain signals to go awry. Plus, different people report different things that seemed to trigger their condition. You can even have more than one cause. They can include:

• Genes. Fibromyalgia seems to run in families. Your parents may pass on genes that make you more sensitive to pain. Other genes can also make you more likely to feel anxious or depressed, which makes pain worse.
• Other diseases. A painful disease like arthritis or an infection raises your chances of getting fibromyalgia.
• Emotional or physical abuse.Children who are abused are more likely to have the condition when they grow up. This may happen because abuse changes the way the brainhandles pain and stress.
• Posttraumatic stress disorder(PTSD). Some people have this mental health problem after a terrible event, like war, a car crash, or rape. These events are also linked to fibromyalgia in some people.
• Gender. The condition is much more common in women than men. Doctors think this could be related to differences in the way men and women feel and react to pain, as well as how society expects them to respond to pain.
• Anxiety and depression. These and other mood disorders seem linked to fibromyalgia, though there’s no proof that they actually cause the condition.
• Not moving enough. The condition is much more common in people who aren’t physically active. Exercise is one of the best treatments for fibromyalgiayou already have. It can help turn the pain volume down.

References:

1. https://www.webmd.com
2. https://mejorconsalud.com