Fibromyalgia’s New Name

If you have fibromyalgia, you know the frustration of seeing a bunch of doctors and not getting a straight answer as to what is wrong with you.  Even when the diagnosis of fibromyalgia is made, your doctor just gives you drugs to mask the symptoms.  You never get down to the cause.

In July of 2011, a paper was published in the Journal of Internal Medicine that may help you understand what is wrong with you.  The study is calling fibromyalgia and its diagnostic twin, chronic fatigue syndrome, myalgic encephalomyelitis.  (ME)

Myalgic encephalomyelitis means muscle pain caused by inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.  The authors of the study are saying that the term more accurately describes the condition and I agree.

I have been treating fibromyalgia cases since 2002, using the best available research.  The research has been pointing towards encephalomyelitis as a cause for more than a decade.

Swelling of the brain and spinal cord needs to be addressed for the pain to go away.  The inflammation can come from a variety of sources.  The largest single source is adverse mechanical tension on the spinal cord.  The spine misaligns in a way that stretches the spinal cord and irritates it until it becomes inflamed.  This causes the symptoms.

But other causes for the inflammation may also need to be addressed.  Diet, oxidative stress, excitotoxins, and dysbiosis can all contribute to the problem.  You need to find a doctor who knows what to look for and how to treat it.

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