Fibrositis, (Fibromyositis) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

Fibrositis is a frequent non-specific group of syndrome characterized by diffuse chronic pain, felt in and over muscle masses with focal trigger points or tender points in muscles, joints, tendons and ligaments.
It is no longer necessary to find tender trigger points during the exam to make a diagnosis.
Fibrositis is a frequent disorder in which a person has long-term pain that is spread throughout the body.
Fibrositis has also been linked to fatigue, sleep problems, headaches, depression and anxiety.
People with fibrositis may also have tenderness in the joints, muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues.
Fibrositis (FS) is typically featured by chronic widespread pain and allodynia (a heightened and painful response to pressure).
Fibrositis symptoms are not limited to pain resulting in the use of the alternative term fibromyalgia syndrome for the disorder.
Other symptoms are debilitating fatigue, sleep disturbance and joint stiffness.
Some people also complain of difficulty with swallowing, bowel and bladder anomalies, numbness and tingling, and poor cognitive function.
Fibrositis is often linked with psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety and stress-related disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder.
Not all people with fibrositis have all linked symptoms.
The exact cause is not known but is believed to involve psychological, genetic, neurobiological and environmental factors
These same genes are also linked with other functional somatic syndromes and major depressive disorder.
Other causes are:
Genetic
Stress
Sleep disorders
Physical and emotional Trauma
Dopamine anomaly
Serotonin
Human growth hormone
Deposition disease
Infection
Chronic fatigue syndrome
The defining symptoms of fibrositis are chronic widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and heightened pain in response to tactile pressure (allodynia).
Other symptoms may be tingling of the skin (paresthesias), prolonged muscle spasms, weakness in the limbs, nerve pain, muscle twitching, palpitations, and functional bowel disturbances.
Many patients have cognitive dysfunction
Treatment
There is no cure for fibrositis,
The purpose of treatment is to help alleviate pain and other symptoms, and to help a person cope with the symptoms.
The first type of treatment may require:
1. Physical therapy
2. Exercise and fitness program
3. Stress-relief methods, including light massage and relaxation techniques
If these treatments do not work, the doctor may also prescribe medicines:
The purpose of medication is to improve sleep and pain tolerance.
Medicine should be given together with exercise and behavior therapy.
1.Anti-seizure medicine
2.Analgesics
3.Muscle relaxants
4.Anti-anxiety, hypnotics
5.Antidepressant
6.Dopamine agonists
7.Central nervous system stimulants
8.Combination therapy
Non-drug treatment
1.Regular floatation tank sessions
2.Whirlpool therapy
Psychological therapies
1.Cognitive behavioral therapy
2.Neurofeedback
3.Biofeedback and self-management
Healthy lifestyle
1.Eat a well-balanced diet
2.Avoid caffeine
3.Practice good sleep routines to improve quality of sleep
4.Stop smoking in smokers.
5.Reduce weight in the obese
6.Exercise
7.Heat to painful areas
8.Physical therapy, massage or acupuncture
9. Sleep therapy with medicine or aids such as CPAP for sloeep apnea
Surgical treatment:

Surgery is only indicated in severe cases with
a.Limb-threatening ischemia
b.Lifestyle-restricting claudication
Experimental treatments
1.Milnacipran
2.Dextromethorphan
Alternative therapy
1.Massage
2.Accupressure
3.Nutritional supplements such as magnesium with malic acid and various anti-oxidants to protect the tissues

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Fibrositis
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Treatment
Chapter 6 Prognosis
Chapter 7 Tendonitis
Chapter 8 Neuralgia
Epilogue

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Fibrositis, (Fibromyositis) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

Fibrositis is a frequent non-specific group of syndrome characterized by diffuse chronic pain, felt in and over muscle masses with focal trigger points or tender points in muscles, joints, tendons and ligaments.
It is no longer necessary to find tender trigger points during the exam to make a diagnosis.
Fibrositis is a frequent disorder in which a person has long-term pain that is spread throughout the body.
Fibrositis has also been linked to fatigue, sleep problems, headaches, depression and anxiety.
People with fibrositis may also have tenderness in the joints, muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues.
Fibrositis (FS) is typically featured by chronic widespread pain and allodynia (a heightened and painful response to pressure).
Fibrositis symptoms are not limited to pain resulting in the use of the alternative term fibromyalgia syndrome for the disorder.
Other symptoms are debilitating fatigue, sleep disturbance and joint stiffness.
Some people also complain of difficulty with swallowing, bowel and bladder anomalies, numbness and tingling, and poor cognitive function.
Fibrositis is often linked with psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety and stress-related disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder.
Not all people with fibrositis have all linked symptoms.
The exact cause is not known but is believed to involve psychological, genetic, neurobiological and environmental factors
These same genes are also linked with other functional somatic syndromes and major depressive disorder.
Other causes are:
Genetic
Stress
Sleep disorders
Physical and emotional Trauma
Dopamine anomaly
Serotonin
Human growth hormone
Deposition disease
Infection
Chronic fatigue syndrome
The defining symptoms of fibrositis are chronic widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and heightened pain in response to tactile pressure (allodynia).
Other symptoms may be tingling of the skin (paresthesias), prolonged muscle spasms, weakness in the limbs, nerve pain, muscle twitching, palpitations, and functional bowel disturbances.
Many patients have cognitive dysfunction
Treatment
There is no cure for fibrositis,
The purpose of treatment is to help alleviate pain and other symptoms, and to help a person cope with the symptoms.
The first type of treatment may require:
1. Physical therapy
2. Exercise and fitness program
3. Stress-relief methods, including light massage and relaxation techniques
If these treatments do not work, the doctor may also prescribe medicines:
The purpose of medication is to improve sleep and pain tolerance.
Medicine should be given together with exercise and behavior therapy.
1.Anti-seizure medicine
2.Analgesics
3.Muscle relaxants
4.Anti-anxiety, hypnotics
5.Antidepressant
6.Dopamine agonists
7.Central nervous system stimulants
8.Combination therapy
Non-drug treatment
1.Regular floatation tank sessions
2.Whirlpool therapy
Psychological therapies
1.Cognitive behavioral therapy
2.Neurofeedback
3.Biofeedback and self-management
Healthy lifestyle
1.Eat a well-balanced diet
2.Avoid caffeine
3.Practice good sleep routines to improve quality of sleep
4.Stop smoking in smokers.
5.Reduce weight in the obese
6.Exercise
7.Heat to painful areas
8.Physical therapy, massage or acupuncture
9. Sleep therapy with medicine or aids such as CPAP for sloeep apnea
Surgical treatment:

Surgery is only indicated in severe cases with
a.Limb-threatening ischemia
b.Lifestyle-restricting claudication
Experimental treatments
1.Milnacipran
2.Dextromethorphan
Alternative therapy
1.Massage
2.Accupressure
3.Nutritional supplements such as magnesium with malic acid and various anti-oxidants to protect the tissues

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Fibrositis
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Treatment
Chapter 6 Prognosis
Chapter 7 Tendonitis
Chapter 8 Neuralgia
Epilogue

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Fibrositis, (Fibromyositis) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

Fibrositis, (Fibromyositis) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

by Kenneth Kee
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Overview

Fibrositis is a frequent non-specific group of syndrome characterized by diffuse chronic pain, felt in and over muscle masses with focal trigger points or tender points in muscles, joints, tendons and ligaments.
It is no longer necessary to find tender trigger points during the exam to make a diagnosis.
Fibrositis is a frequent disorder in which a person has long-term pain that is spread throughout the body.
Fibrositis has also been linked to fatigue, sleep problems, headaches, depression and anxiety.
People with fibrositis may also have tenderness in the joints, muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues.
Fibrositis (FS) is typically featured by chronic widespread pain and allodynia (a heightened and painful response to pressure).
Fibrositis symptoms are not limited to pain resulting in the use of the alternative term fibromyalgia syndrome for the disorder.
Other symptoms are debilitating fatigue, sleep disturbance and joint stiffness.
Some people also complain of difficulty with swallowing, bowel and bladder anomalies, numbness and tingling, and poor cognitive function.
Fibrositis is often linked with psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety and stress-related disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder.
Not all people with fibrositis have all linked symptoms.
The exact cause is not known but is believed to involve psychological, genetic, neurobiological and environmental factors
These same genes are also linked with other functional somatic syndromes and major depressive disorder.
Other causes are:
Genetic
Stress
Sleep disorders
Physical and emotional Trauma
Dopamine anomaly
Serotonin
Human growth hormone
Deposition disease
Infection
Chronic fatigue syndrome
The defining symptoms of fibrositis are chronic widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and heightened pain in response to tactile pressure (allodynia).
Other symptoms may be tingling of the skin (paresthesias), prolonged muscle spasms, weakness in the limbs, nerve pain, muscle twitching, palpitations, and functional bowel disturbances.
Many patients have cognitive dysfunction
Treatment
There is no cure for fibrositis,
The purpose of treatment is to help alleviate pain and other symptoms, and to help a person cope with the symptoms.
The first type of treatment may require:
1. Physical therapy
2. Exercise and fitness program
3. Stress-relief methods, including light massage and relaxation techniques
If these treatments do not work, the doctor may also prescribe medicines:
The purpose of medication is to improve sleep and pain tolerance.
Medicine should be given together with exercise and behavior therapy.
1.Anti-seizure medicine
2.Analgesics
3.Muscle relaxants
4.Anti-anxiety, hypnotics
5.Antidepressant
6.Dopamine agonists
7.Central nervous system stimulants
8.Combination therapy
Non-drug treatment
1.Regular floatation tank sessions
2.Whirlpool therapy
Psychological therapies
1.Cognitive behavioral therapy
2.Neurofeedback
3.Biofeedback and self-management
Healthy lifestyle
1.Eat a well-balanced diet
2.Avoid caffeine
3.Practice good sleep routines to improve quality of sleep
4.Stop smoking in smokers.
5.Reduce weight in the obese
6.Exercise
7.Heat to painful areas
8.Physical therapy, massage or acupuncture
9. Sleep therapy with medicine or aids such as CPAP for sloeep apnea
Surgical treatment:

Surgery is only indicated in severe cases with
a.Limb-threatening ischemia
b.Lifestyle-restricting claudication
Experimental treatments
1.Milnacipran
2.Dextromethorphan
Alternative therapy
1.Massage
2.Accupressure
3.Nutritional supplements such as magnesium with malic acid and various anti-oxidants to protect the tissues

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Fibrositis
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Treatment
Chapter 6 Prognosis
Chapter 7 Tendonitis
Chapter 8 Neuralgia
Epilogue


Product Details

BN ID: 2940154429198
Publisher: Kenneth Kee
Publication date: 06/23/2017
Sold by: Smashwords
Format: eBook
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About the Author

Medical doctor since 1972. Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009. Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993. Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 65. However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon. He first started writing free blogs on medical conditions seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com. His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com. This autobiolographical account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com. From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 550 amazon kindle books and some into Smashwords.com eBooks. He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books. He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures. Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple. For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients. The later books go into more details of medical conditions. The first chapter of all my ebooks is always taken from my blog A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions which was started in 2007 as a simple educational help to my patients on my first blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com. The medical condition was described simply and direct to the point. Because the simple guide as taken from the blog was described as too simple, I have increased the other chapters to include more detailed description of the illness, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. As a result there are the complaints by some readers of constant repetitions of the same contents but in detail and fairly up to date. He has published 550 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter. The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health conditions and not meant as textbooks. He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke. His clinic is now relocated to the Bouna Vista Community Centre. The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall. He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) starting with the Apple computer and going to PC. All the PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core. The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive. He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance. His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner. The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned. This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale. Dr Kee is the author of: "A Family Doctor's Tale" "Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine" "Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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