Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread muscle pain, fatigue lasting more than 3 months, and the presence of multiple points tender to light pressure affecting all four quadrants of the body involving both right and left sides as well as above and below the waist. Fibromyalgia affects as many one in 50 of Americans, mostly women.

The word fibromyalgia comes from the Latin fibro for fibrous tissue and the Greek for myo for muscle algia for pain. Tenderness is found on points on the neck, shoulders, back, hips, and upper and lower extremities. Unlike arthritis, arth referring to joint and itis referring to inflammation, fibromyalgia does not cause joint deterioration or deformity. Nevertheless significant pain and fatigue of fibromyalgia and can interfere with the ability to carry out daily activities.

No theories regarding what causes fibromyalgia are not universally accepted. Medical pharmaceutical therapies involve neurotransmission and psychotropic drugs and analgesics. Strategies used generally for restoration for of health are important in treating fibromyalgia as they are in many other conditions, including nutrition, detoxification, stress management , restorative rest, metabolic balancing, etc. However, the strategy which most often produces dramatic and quickest results even in previously recalcitrant inpatients who have not been able receive satisfactory relief in our experience is a relatively unknown, simple and non-toxic toxic strategy which focuses on restoring balance to immune function.