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Fibromyalgia is a medical syndrome that causes chronic widespread pain, accompanied by fatigue, awakening unrefreshed, and cognitive symptoms. Other symptoms can include headaches , lower abdominal pain or cramps , and depression . [ 9 ]
It is the hallmark symptom of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and common in long COVID and fibromyalgia. [3] [1] PEM is often severe enough to be disabling, and is triggered by ordinary activities that healthy people tolerate. Typically, it begins 12–48 hours after the activity that triggers it, and lasts for days ...
Management of ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome) focuses on symptoms management, as no treatments that address the root cause of the illness are available. [ 1 ] : 29 Pacing, or regulating one's activities to avoid triggering worse symptoms, is the most common management strategy for post-exertional malaise .
The best treatment for back pain will depend on what’s causing it and how severe the pain is. The good news is most people’s back pain improves in six weeks, and yours may even go away on its own.
Heat treatment, hydrotherapy and gentle massage can sometimes help. In addition, stretching and exercise may help with pain, but a balance must be struck, as they can trigger PEM. [34] While there is lack of evidence on pharmaceutical options for pain management in ME/CFS, medication that works for fibromyalgia may be tried, such as pregabalin.
Complex regional pain syndrome, Diffuse idiopathic pain (Also known as juvenile fibromyalgia), Intermittent amplified pain, Localized amplified pain [1] [2] Causes: Psychological trauma, physical injury, illness [1] [6] Risk factors: Asthma, autoimmune diseases, [1] arthritis, myositis, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, rheumatologic diseases, being ...
Myofascial trigger points (MTrPs), also known as trigger points, are described as hyperirritable spots in the skeletal muscle. They are associated with palpable nodules in taut bands of muscle fibers. [1] They are a topic of ongoing controversy, as there is limited data to inform a scientific understanding of the phenomenon.
Functional somatic syndrome (FSS) is any of a group of chronic diagnoses with no identifiable organic cause.This term was coined by Hemanth Samkumar. [citation needed] It encompasses disorders such as fibromyalgia, chronic widespread pain, temporomandibular disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, [1] lower back pain, tension headache, atypical face pain, non-cardiac chest pain, insomnia ...