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Sensation of a 'lump' in the back of the throat; Throat feels swollen; Discomfort - Lump can often feel quite big and pain is occasional; Symptoms normally worse in the evening; Stress aggravates the symptoms; Saliva is difficult to swallow, yet food is easy to swallow - eating, in fact, often makes the tightness go away for a time
The term 'fibromyalgia' is from Neo-Latin fibro-, meaning 'fibrous tissues'; Greek μυο- myo-, 'muscle'; and Greek άλγος algos, 'pain'; thus, the term literally means "'muscle and fibrous connective tissue pain'. [15] Fibromyalgia is estimated to affect 2 to 4% of the population. [16] Women are affected about twice as often as men.
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 ...
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Nociplastic pain is a longterm complex pain, one of three mechanisms of pain, defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain as "pain that arises from altered nociception despite no clear evidence of actual or threatened tissue damage causing the activation of peripheral nociceptors or evidence for disease or lesion of the somatosensory system causing the pain". [2]
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The National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA) is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to help improve the quality of life for people living with fibromyalgia (FM) and other chronic pain conditions. The NFA has worked to build international awareness of this chronic pain disorder, provide patient assistance and support, educate the medical ...
PureRelief Lumbar & Abdominal Heating Pad. Getting a heating pad into just the right spot to target your pain can be a challenge. This model is purpose-built for back and abdominal pain sufferers ...