What Else May Be Involved?
Fibromyalgia and TP syndromes have some similarities. Both, for instance, subj

Patients with TP syndromes can certainly experience other conditions at the same time. This situation is called “comorbidity”. But, by-and-large, comorbidity in TP syndromes is coincidental and you are just as likely to experience only the trigger points without other complicating circumstances.
Fibromyalgia, on the other hand, frequently occurs along with other conditions or diseases. The existence of these comorbidities makes diagnosis and treatment much more difficult. The exact nature of the relationship between fibromyalgia and one or more other conditions is poorly understood. Does one cause another? We simply do not know.
The following is a list of conditions frequently associated with fibromyalgia:
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Headaches (various types), Dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation), Unexplained Skin Sensations, TMJ, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Restless Leg Syndrome, Allergies, Chemical Sensitivity, Disorders of Muscular or Ligamentous Attachments to Bones, Disorders of the Esophagus, Vision Disturbances, Anxiety, Lung or Breathing Problems, Reynaud’s Phenomenon, Thyroid Dysfunction, Lyme’s Disease, Silicone Breast Implant Syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Frequent Infections, Osteoarthritis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Hyperventilation, PMS, Depression, Cognitive Dysfunction, Sleep Disorders, Others I did not list.
If you have fibromyalgia, one or more of the conditions above can aggravate your symptoms and make treatment significantly more difficult. It has been suggested that the causes of comorbid conditions and the causes of fibromyalgia may be similar or even the same. Much more research is required to sort out this complex situation.
As you can see, it is all too easy to treat one or more of the above conditions without recognizing there is a concomitant fibromyalgia that also requires treatment. It is little wonder that many MPS sufferers spend years, spend money and change doctors often; without achieving the pain relief they seek.
Next I will look more closely at some of the conditions in the above list. This will be the topic of my next post: Current Thought on Pain Reduction in Myofascial Pain Syndromes (part 6) How Does This All Work?
4 comments:
Regular chiropractic adjustments, and herbal anti-inflammatories like tumeric, keep me functional!
Thanks.
Thank you, Bethane. I will be making observations about nutritional and chiropractic aspects of treatment in an upcoming blog entry.
I go for regular chiropractic adjustments as well and this helps me so much! thanks for sharing This is so very interesting.
Thank you for your comment. I am glad you are helped by chiropractic treatments. We hope that many more people discover it's benefits.
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