What is fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia (FM) refers to a group of non-articular rheumatic common disorders, characterized by pain and rigidity of variable intensity of muscles, tendons and surrounding soft tissue, and a wide range of other symptoms. It is not contagious. He suffers between 3% and 6% of the world population and is most commonly seen in individuals between 20 and 50 years. It is known that this disease affects women more than men in a proportion of 9 ~ 10: 1 physical alterations have not been detected at the points that the patient affirms painful, although the result of the general physical exam is almost always normal and people They look healthy, a careful examination of the muscles of people with fibromyalgia, reveals tact-sensitive areas in specific places, called hypersensitive points. These are areas of the body that are painful when pressure is exerted on them. The presence and pattern of these characteristically hypersensitive points differentiate the fibromyalgia of other conditions.
How do you manifest it?
Fibromyalgia causes generalized musculoskeletal pain, intense weakening and even disabling; Sleep disorders, alterations of intestinal rhythm, rigidity in higher or lower extremities, and very often depressive episodes accompanied by anxiety crisis.
The alteration of the muscles refers to a painful cramp. In some cases, localized muscle spasm is observed.
What is the treatment?
It is based on three large aerial exercise, psychotherapy and drugs. At present, it is considered that the treatment that must be carried out is multidisciplinary, collaborating several medical specialties such as: Rheumatology, Psychology, Physical Rehabilitation, Pain Clinics.
Anti-inflammatory drugs at moderate doses, as well as selective COX-2 inhibitors, can also provide pain relief, the use of opioid medications is indicated in cases where pain is moderate to severe, where the paintings do not Ceden to conventional handling with non-steroidal analgesics or where the use of these as in cases of gastritis or gastric ulcer are contraindicated. The medications that facilitate deep sleep and relax the muscles help to rest many people who suffer from fibromyalgia, such as antidepressants or benzodiazepines at low doses Some of the options are massages, aerobic exercises and stretching exercises, acupuncture, masotherapy Clinic, Occupational Therapy, Cognitive Therapy. Very often the disease can take an aspect of chronicity or resort at intervals of variable intensity.
