Wednesday, November, 11, 2009
Fibromyalgia And Myofascial Pain Syndrome
March 02, 2009
Fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome have similar symptoms, and some fibromyalgia patients suffer from this other chronic pain condition. But experts say the two conditions are not the same. In this article, Dr. Yong H. Tsai discusses fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome, explaining the differences in these two conditions and how each affects the body to produce pain.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Dr. Mark Borigini
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Health Expert
Many patients are labeled with fibromyalgia simply because they have chronic soft tissue pain. ...
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Health Guide
Fibromyositis; Fibrositis;
Myofascial pain syndrome Prevention There is no proven prevention for this disorder. However, over the years, the...
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...many people are not aware of. It is a hands-on type of therapy that is particularly effective for
fibromyalgia,
myofascial pain syndrome, and can be quite helpful for many other types of chronic...
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Fibromyalgia (FM) must be diagnosed by a qualified physician who is familiar with the illness and has experience diagnosing it. The specialists who most often diagnose and treat
fibromyalgia are...
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When people talk about
fibromyalgia, they sometimes use the terms tender points and trigger points interchangeably. In actuality, they have quite different meanings. All accurately diagnosed FM...
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...Fibrositis;
Myofascial pain syndrome Symptoms The overwhelming characteristic of
fibromyalgia is long-standing, body-wide pain with defined tender points. Tender points are...
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