Feb 25, 20090

Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Chinese Medicine

Categories: Acupuncture, Knowledge Center

In 1987, The American Medical Association recognized fibromyalgia as a true illness and cause of disability. Characterized by chronic, widespread, muscle aching and pain with stiffness accompanied by insomnia, fatigue, and depression. It generally affects women between the ages of 20-50 of age. Many illness need to be differentiated from to separate fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) from other diseases like osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus. FMS is neither inflammatory, progressive, or degenerative. It has a Biomedical diagnosis as unknown etiology which is causes ... Read More

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