Fibromyalgia Explained: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment Options

Have you been feeling tired, forgetful, and unable to sleep?

You might have Fibromyalgia, a chronic and widespread, muscle and soft tissue pain syndrome. Now, you may ask – how in the world is being tired, or forgetful, or not sleeping well, a sign of a chronic pain condition?  While it may seem quite strange, the attributes listed in the above question are actually some of the many symptoms of Fibromyalgia disorder, the others are – muscle and joint pain, depression, aches, tender points, anxiety, numbness or tingling in arms and legs, headaches, irritable bowels, peeing issues, and painful menstrual cramps. You may feel all or a few of the symptoms during the course of the disease.

As you can see from the extensive list of symptoms this is a very confusing, frustrating, and dreadful condition to have and to try to treat.

Little is known about this disease, fibromyalgia is a newly classified and often misunderstood disease due to the multitude of symptoms. The prevailing theory is that fibromyalgia amplifies painful sensations because of malfunctions in the way the brain processes pain signals. One thing we do know is that it is more prevalent in women than men, in fact, 90% of all cases are in women.

There are 3 main, yet general symptoms of Fibromyalgia:

The 3 main symptoms of Fibromyalgia are continuous widespread pain, continuous fatigue, and constant inability to concentrate (Fibro fog). Continuous and widespread pain causes you to ache all over, and while pain is a way for the body to tell your brain that something is wrong after it goes on for weeks or months, and possibly even years pain ceases to be just a symptom and becomes the disease itself. Continuous fatigue persists despite sleeping for longer periods of time, often interrupted by sleep disorders such as restless legs syndrome and sleep apnea. Constant inability to concentrate, known as “Fibro fog,” means people who suffer from fibromyalgia have difficulties focusing and paying attention to their tasks. Not much is known about what causes Fibromyalgia however the below 3 factors are believed to contribute to it the most:

Not much is known about what causes Fibromyalgia however the below 3 factors are believed to contribute to it the most:

Fibromyalgia treatments include medications, pain treatments (like Solio Alfa Plus laser therapy), anti-stress measures, and diet adjustments. Medications assist in controlling symptoms. Pain treatments, such as the Solio Alfa Plus laser therapy device, reach deep within to block sensory nerve cells, eliminating or significantly reducing pain by promoting collagen production and increased blood circulation for tissue repair. Anti-stress measures include exercise, relaxation, and other stress-reduction activities. Diet involves identifying foods that may aggravate the condition and consuming others that help keep it under control. Fibromyalgia is a difficult and disheartening condition to suffer from but with the right tools, you will prevail!

As with everything else with this disease, there is no definitive cure, but there are ways to help control it, reduce the pain, and live a normal life, fibromyalgia treatments are:

• Medications – there are a variety of medications out there that assist in controlling the symptoms.
• Pain treatments – utilizing pain alleviating devices can help relieve the pain. Solio Alfa Plus laser therapy device reaches deep within to block sensory nerve cells, thereby eliminating or significantly reducing pain. The deeply penetrating technology is able to treat muscles and joints by promoting collagen production and increased blood circulation, resulting in pain elimination and tissue repair.
• Anti-stress measures – such as exercise, relaxation and other stress-reduction activities.
• Diet – there are foods that may aggravate the condition and other foods that help keep it under control.

Fibromyalgia is a difficult and disheartening condition to suffer from but with the right tools, you will prevail!