Fibromyalgia is one of the most common causes of pain in muscles and soft tissues. It is associated with medically unexplained symptoms.
Fibromyalgia can occur at any age, including a teenager, but with a tendency for increased incidence with the advancing age. It is more common in women. Stressful life situations like divorce, marital disharmony, mental assault, low income, and self-reported childhood abuse play a role in the development of fibromyalgia.
However, the exact causation is not yet understood.
Main abnormalities that are commonly seen are-
1-Sleep abnormality
2-Abnormal pain processing. Reduced tolerance to pain at characteristic sites throughout the body is the key feature of fibromyalgia.
Symptoms of fibromyalgia
Pain at multiple sites and at muscles, tendons and ligaments. Pain occurs at the different site, and pain may be throbbing, or stabbing, or burning type.
Severe fatigue-patient feels as if completely drained of energy.
Poor concentration
Forgetfulness
Numbness and tingling in fingers
Morning stiffness
Tensional headache
Bloating of the abdomen with colicky pain without any modalities
Frequent urination at night
General discomfort when touched.
Painful coition
The chief characteristics of the pain are the unresponsiveness to any traditional measures. Even analgesics won’t have any effect. And physiotherapy worsens the situation.
Patient present with unusual fatigues while during gardening, shopping, and during house work.
Management
Counseling and educating the patients about the nature of the problem.
Treatment
Homeopathy brings significant relief to fibromyalgia patients. Since it affects mentally and physically homeopathy is the ideal treatment as it gives importance to the mental and physical aspects of the patient. Since the symptoms of fibromyalgia changes from patients to patients who exactly meet the principle of homeopathic treatment that is individualization. And the triggering factors that are behind the fibromyalgia can be also managed by homeopathy. Homeopathy is the safe alternative for fibromyalgia.
