Are you feeling fatigued, achy, have headaches, and other symptoms that may be so bothersome that you feel your life is changing and starting to go downhill healthwise? You may have fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia can otherwise be called as Muscular Rheumatism, Tension Myalgia or Fibromyositis. Fibromyalgia is a syndrome where the patient suffers from chornic muscle pain. This is complicated syndrome wherein the pain can be all over the body or just in certain parts of muscles around the joints. The majority who are affected by this are women over the age of 30, who suffer from pain in the neck, back and shoulders. They would generally complain of stiffness and tenderness and pain in the joints. It may seem that the problem is with the joints but infact it is a muscular pain that causes the problem. This can appear in anyone including children and men of all ages and is the second most common disorder as per rheumatologists.
The hard thing with this syndrome is that you may feel a myriad of different symptoms and doctors may perform multiple tests and not come up with a conclusive diagnosis. Because of this, you may become depressed or think people think you are crazy! You are not! And the good news??? There are plenty of studies that are being done and medical advances taking place right now in the fibromyalgia arena. There are steps you can take right now to feel better from your fibromyalgia symptoms.
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Study from pub med about sleep and fibromyalgia
Study from pub med about sleep and fibromyalgia
Study of the role of sleep with Fibro
The role of sleep in affect and in negative event reactivity and recovery.Hamilton NA, Affleck G, Tennen H, Karlson C, Luxton D, Preacher KJ, Templin JL.Department of Psychology, University of Kansas.
Objective: Fibromyalgia (FM) syndrome is a chronic pain condition characterized by diffuse muscle pain, increased negative mood, and sleep disturbance. Until recently, sleep disturbance in persons with FM has been modeled as the result of the disease process or its associated pain. The current study examined sleep disturbance (i.e., sleep duration and sleep quality) as a predictor of daily affect, stress reactivity, and stress recovery.
Design and Measures: A hybrid of daily diary and ecological momentary assessment methodology was used to evaluate the psychosocial functioning of 89 women with FM. Participants recorded numeric ratings of pain, fatigue, and positive and negative affect 3 times throughout the day for 30 consecutive days. At the end of each day, participants completed daily diary records of positive and negative life events. In addition, participants reported on their sleep duration and sleep quality each morning.
Results: After accounting for the effects of positive events, negative events, and pain on daily affect scores, it was found that sleep duration and quality were prospectively related to affect and fatigue. Furthermore, the effects of inadequate sleep on negative affect were cumulative. In addition, an inadequate amount of sleep prevented affective recovery from days with a high number of negative events.
Conclusions: These results lend support to the hypothesis that sleep is a component of allostatic load and has an upstream role in daily functioning. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved).
Study of the role of sleep with Fibro
The role of sleep in affect and in negative event reactivity and recovery.Hamilton NA, Affleck G, Tennen H, Karlson C, Luxton D, Preacher KJ, Templin JL.Department of Psychology, University of Kansas.
Objective: Fibromyalgia (FM) syndrome is a chronic pain condition characterized by diffuse muscle pain, increased negative mood, and sleep disturbance. Until recently, sleep disturbance in persons with FM has been modeled as the result of the disease process or its associated pain. The current study examined sleep disturbance (i.e., sleep duration and sleep quality) as a predictor of daily affect, stress reactivity, and stress recovery.
Design and Measures: A hybrid of daily diary and ecological momentary assessment methodology was used to evaluate the psychosocial functioning of 89 women with FM. Participants recorded numeric ratings of pain, fatigue, and positive and negative affect 3 times throughout the day for 30 consecutive days. At the end of each day, participants completed daily diary records of positive and negative life events. In addition, participants reported on their sleep duration and sleep quality each morning.
Results: After accounting for the effects of positive events, negative events, and pain on daily affect scores, it was found that sleep duration and quality were prospectively related to affect and fatigue. Furthermore, the effects of inadequate sleep on negative affect were cumulative. In addition, an inadequate amount of sleep prevented affective recovery from days with a high number of negative events.
Conclusions: These results lend support to the hypothesis that sleep is a component of allostatic load and has an upstream role in daily functioning. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved).
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