One of the most controversial and widely misunderstood conditions today has to be fibromyalgia. Those who suffer from it know that it’s painful and nearly debilitating, while there are some even in the healthcare industry that claim that it doesn’t even exist. What is this condition and what can you do about it if you believe that you have it?
Keep in mind how the body works. Sensations are felt at nerve endings which send a signal through the spinal cord to the brain, which translates that signal into a feeling. That feeling may be an itch, a cramp, or the touch of someone or something else. Most sensations the body feels are harmless; think of what you’re feeling right now, whether it’s the pressure of the chair you’re sitting in against your back or the computer keys under your fingers. For those with fibromyalgia there is some type of defect in the communication system, whether it be at the nerve endings, in the spinal cord, or the brain itself so that even harmless sensations are recorded as pain. Typically the brain only registers pain in the case of injury or illness, but with […]

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