Fibromyalgia Treatments- How to Seek Relief from Fibromyalgia Pain

By Shaun Marsh

We all know that fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder. The most common symptom is the widespread pain of the muscles, tendons and ligaments. Easy fatigability and focal tenderness are also common features of the disease. This is the most common cause of excruciating pain when you are affected with fibromyalgia.

There is about 2% of the total population that is affected by FM. It is directly proportional to age and occurs more in women than in men. Most of the time, there is no triggering factor for FM to occur but the symptoms may appear after emotional or physical trauma.

In the course of treating fibromyalgia, it cannot be avoided that we would feel frustrated because it can be complicated sometimes. The results of the treatment are most of the time not consistent. When you participate to ongoing research regarding this disorder, you will be able to see some of the innovative treatments. Some of these researches are based on survey alone but it can be the stepping stone for reaching the ultimate goal of discovering the treatment that will actually work.

The focus of the treatment is always on the presence of the pain. It involves increasing the pain tolerance of the individual and includes the aggressive multidisciplinary interventions. The absence of the symptoms of FM is not indicator of success in treatment.

The quality of life and tolerance for the symptoms are the measurement of the success of treatment. But, the best indicator of treatment success is being able to live a quality life. It is not unusual to experience that the disorder is not responding to treatment. Even if this is so, we know that it is not hard to address the symptoms of the disorder.

During the treatment process, some of the patients may have significant relief of their symptoms. Some others will only have the relief in moderation while others will only report a little of no relief at all. This is just the nature of treatment. - 29964

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