Though you have a medical examination repeatedly and the doctor can not find anything wrong in your body.
If so, maybe you have fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain in muscles ligaments and tendons.
Fibromyalgia is also characterized by fatigue at several places in the body (multiple tender points), which if given the slightest pressure will cause pain.
In the United States, approximately 2 percent of the population having fibromyalgia. Women are more often affected by this disorder than men.
Fibromyalgia risk will also increase with age. Fibromyalgia Symptoms usually appear after experiencing physical or emotional trauma.
However, many cases of fibromyalgia that occurs even though there are no events that trigger.
Signs and symptoms of fibromyalgia can vary, depending on the weather, stress, physical activity, or time.
Widespread pain and Tender Points
Pain associated with fibromyalgia is described as a constant pain in the muscles of the body.
Will be widely spread and, if pain occurs on both sides of the body and above and below your waist.
Fibromyalgia is also characterized by pain when specific areas of the body is pressed, called tender points. Location tender points include:
■ Rear head
■ Among the scapula
■ Shoulder top
■ front side of the neck
■ Chest top
■ Elbow outer
■ Hips top
■ side hips
■ Knee part in
Fatigue and Sleep Disorders
People who have fibromyalgia often wake up in a state that still tired, even though they are much sleep.
Experts believe that many people who rarely achieve restorative stages of sleep. Sleep disorders are also associated with fibromyalgia include restless legs syndrome and sleep apnea.
Here are 10 conditions that may arise with fibromyalgia:
1. Chronic fatigue syndrome
2. depression
3. endometriosis
4. headache
5. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
6. lupus
7. osteoarthritis
8. Post-traumatic stress disorder
9. Restless legs syndrome
10. rheumatoid arthritis
