VERY good post on Fibromyalgia!
Today is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day! In honor of this, I thought I’d repost one of my first posts discussing what fibromyalgia is. Wear your purple today and show everyone you are a fibromyalgia warrior! #FibromyalgiaAwarenessDay
What is Fibromyalgia?
For those of you who (unfortunately) aren’t already intimately aware of what fibromyalgia is, I thought I’d give a brief introduction to it. Fibromyalgia is also know as Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) and chronic pain disorder. It actually has some links to PTSD, as far as the way the brain works — or rather the way it works but isn’t supposed to be working. Here is the definition of fibromyalgia from the Mayo Clinic’s website. I find that WebMD has some outdated information on fibromyalgia and prefer to reference sites like Mayo’s.
Definition
Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues. Researchers…
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