Fibromyalgia is characterized by diffuse and overlapping symptoms that are sometimes quite difficult to diagnose. In 1990, the American College of Rheumatology developed a set of guidelines for classifying fibromyalgia. [...]
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Atrial fibrillation is a disorder that is fairly common and found in about 2.2 million Americans and roughly 250,000 Canadians. During atrial fibrillation, the heart’s two small upper chambers, known as the atria, quiver like a bag of worms instead of beating as it normally should. Subsequently, blood isn’t pumped completely out of the atria and may pool and clot. If a piece of a blood clot in the atria is pumped out of the heart and becomes lodged in an artery in the brain, the result is a stroke. About 15 percent of strokes occur in people with atrial fibrillation. [...] A frustrating problem for many fibromyalgia patients is the tendency to gain weight. We eat less but notice little, if any, difference in our weight loss. Part of the problem is that it’s difficult to exercise more or as muich as we’d like because of the pain. According to Mark Pellegrino, MD, in his book Fibromyalgia: Up Close and Personal, it’s not unusual for someone to gain upwards of 25 – 30 pounds the first year after developing fibromyalgia. [...] Fibromyalgia is a chronic illness that causes immense physical pain and debilitating fatigue for those diagnosed with it. Classified as a syndrome, fibromyalgia is not a disease and is not contagious. Instead, it is a condition that causes many different symptoms that affect all systems throughout the body. Fibromyalgia plagues up to 5% of the [...] Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) can be described as a feeling of overwhelming fatigue that’s not relieved by rest nor any other common treatments. People with chronic fatigue syndrome will or have experienced the symptoms listed below for at least six months: * Impaired short term memory or impaired ability to concentrate, which significantly impacts day to day activities * Sore throat * Tender lymph nodes under the arms or in the neck * Muscle pain * Pain in multiple joints, but with no joint swelling or redness * Headache * Waking without feeling refreshed * A general feeling of malaise following physical activity. This feeling of malaise lasts for longer than 24 hours [...] |
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