Any fibromyalgia symptom can be characterized as widespread muscle pain & fatigue including pain, achiness, tenderness, and stiffness in your muscle tissue, ligaments, and tendons.
For the most part any painful fibromyalgia symptom you experience will be more prevalent in your neck, chest, spine, shoulders, legs and lower back.
Fibromyalgia is in short a chronic musculoskeletal syndrome. The pain of fibromyalgia can cause other problems such as different sleep disorders and depression symptoms.
Pain is the main symptom of fibromyalgia that most people will experience. In fact in almost every case of people with a symptom of fibromyalgia pain can be felt easily when pressure is applied to certain areas of their body.
A symptom of fibromyalgia pain can include aching, burning, throbbing, tenderness, muscle stiffness, and muscle spasms.
If you have fibromyalgia you can expect to have any symptom of fibromyalgia such as:
Sleep disorders;
Gastrointestinal problems;
Irritable bowel syndrome;
Depression symptoms;
Numbness or tingling sensations;
Digestive problems such as bloating and trouble swallowing;
Chronic headaches;
Stiffness, especially in the morning;
Menstrual problems;
Jaw pain, or abdominal pain;
Sexual health problems;
Restless legs syndrome;
Frequent urination, strong urge to urinate, and painful urination;
Bladder problems such as interstitial cystitis;
Rapid or irregular heart rate, and shortness of breath;
Sensation of swelling in you hands and feet.
It has been estimated that about six to eight people in North America alone suffer from at least one symptom of fibromyalgia with the majority of those with a symptom of fibromyalgia being women.
However, children, the elderly, and men can also suffer from fibromyalgia.
While there is no clear evidence to determine what causes fibromyalgia or any symptom of fibromyalgia researchers in this area have a few different theories.
Some believe that an injury or trauma to your central nervous system may sometimes cause fibromyalgia, while others believe that an infection caused by a virus or other agent may cause fibromyalgia or any symptom of fibromyalgia.
Here are some other possible causes that may lead to any symptom of fibromyalgia:
Autonomic nervous system dysfunction;
Chronic sleep disorders;
Emotional stress or trauma;
Immune or endocrine system dysfunction;
Upper spinal cord injury.
"The Bottom Line On Any Fibromyalgia Symptom You May Experience"
One of the best things you can do to relieve any symptom of fibromyalgia is improve your health and your immune system.
There are other symptom of fibromyalgia resources located at the top right-hand side of this page that you can check out.
