Fibromyalgia

The definition of Fibromyalgia according to (CDC) The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention website said, “Fibromyalgia is a disorder of unknown etiology characterized by widespread pain, abnormal pain processing, sleep disturbance, fatigue and often psychological distress” (“Arthritis”). Though this may be the case, throughout the decades the upbringing of Fibromyalgia had various labels and misconceptions. Whether it was determining basic symptoms, an illogical diagnosis, or treatment plan, a handful of doctors believed it was all in the mind or a generic problem, which wasn’t the case. From the stone ages till present, discovering cures and illnesses meant countless hours of observation as well as trial and error. Fibromyalgia was given nicknames from multiple researchers, for an example myofascial, muscular rheumatism, and fibrositis. Although many doctors say the name originally derived “from the Latin root fibro (fibrous tissue), Greek roots myo (muscles), and algos (pain) (Fibromyalgia). With a variety of names came an infinite amount of theories as to what In that added confusion, It wasn’t until “In 1816 Dr.William Balfour, a surgeon at the University of Edinbourgh noticed some of his patients showed some of the same symptoms”(“Fibromyalgia”). From that point on, his interest built the foundation to diagnose and treat the syndrome that we know of today. His studies led to formulating a diagram with eighteen triggering points that patients confirmed accurate when they were describing where the pain was located. Without the diagram, patients would continue without correct treatment because the diagram detects acute trigger points. On that note, Fibromyalgia was easily detected because the trigger points were places that most people wouldn’t feel pain with a simple touch to the part. For an example, every one will have a backache in their life at some point, but paralysis in the spine or tender point called the supraspinatus isn’t normal. Another

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