fibromyalgia doctor in tennessee?
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i found some fibromyalgia wipes at rite aid ,they really help with the pain,out of them at the moment so not sure of the name .was in the bengay isle.
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Check out www.fibromyalgiatreatment.com/.  \n\nThen get the entire family checked for hyperinsulinemia - a precursor condition for hypoglycemia (a sometimes concurrent condition with fibromyalgia), diabetes and heart trouble.\n\nFor basic information on hyperinsulinemia, check out www.hufa.org.
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Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a neurological disorder of hypersensitization - it definitely is NOT caused by depression. Joint pain would be arthritis, or a related condition :-)\n\nBecause there isn't one test that says, "Hey, you definitely have fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS)!" the diagnostic process can be pretty long.\n\nIf you've experienced pain in all four quadrants (above your waist on the right side, above your waist on the left side, below your waist on the left side, and below your waist on the right side) for more than three months (some doctors insist on six), and you've tested negative for everything else that would explain full-body pain (arthritis, scoliosis, degenerative disc disease, lupus, lyme disease, ankylosing spondylitis, multiple sclerosis, etc.), a rheumatologist should do a tender point examination. \n\nNo more than 4kg/1.54km2 of pressure is applied to 18 specific points on your body (don't confuse these with trigger points, which are different). That's a very little bit of pressure - if you push your finger against something, just as the skin under your nail starts to change color, it's a little less than that much pressure. That's how it was explained to me.\n\nSomeone who has fibromyalgia will experience significant pain in at least 11 of the 18 points. (There's some controversy on that at the moment, because symptoms can vary from day to day, but that's the official criteria right now as established by the American College of Rheumatology.) I felt like screaming with all 18. \n\nThere are people who say, "Oh, I think I have fibromyalgia!" just like there are plenty of people who walk around claiming to have chronic fatigue syndrome or who say they have "allergies" to everything under the sun when they really mean they don't like your perfume. Unless someone has been officially diagnosed by a rheumatologist, AFTER having everything else ruled out, call bullshit on any claims to having fibromyalgia. It's too often used as an by hypochondriacs.\n\nUnfortunately it's also used as a "wastebasket" diagnosis by doctors who are too lazy to find out what a patient's real problems are. Fibromyalgia is considered incurable, so it's easy to say, "Oh, you've got FMS, nothing I can do for you, get used to it." If you run in to that kind of doctor, fire him!\n\nThat kind of nonsense makes it very hard to get fibromyalgia, which IS very real, taken seriously. I speak as someone diagnosed with it in 1993. My daughter was diagnosed in 1999 (she's just 16 now). It's a nasty thing, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. If you have it, there are plenty of things you can do to improve your life. I've made it one of my missions in life to share what I've learned about it with others :-)\n\nOn the depression issue: People who have fibromyalgia often feel depressed, but that's understandable considering the symptoms we live with :-)\n\nAs for whether or not being depressed can cause a fibromyalgia flare - well, any stressor can make fibromyalgia symptoms worse. Most depressed people don't take care of themselves as well as they would otherwise, and studies have established that depression causes us to perceive any kind of irritant as more annoying than it would be otherwise. So the fibromyalgia is going to get to you more when you're depressed, and being depressed is going to make you less likely to take good care of yourself to alleviate your fibromyalgia symptoms. It's a pretty nasty feedback loop.\n\nI wish you luck in dealing with fibromyalgia and/or depression, if you or someone you care about are. Please let us know how you're doing.
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You can visit\nhttp://www.nof.org/patientinfo/finding_doctor.htm
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FMS (fibromyalgia syndrome) is a widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue disorder for which the cause is still unknown. Fibromyalgia means pain in the muscles, ligaments, and tendons – the soft fibrous tissues in the body. \n\nMost patients with Fibromyalgia say that they ache all over. Their muscles may feel like they have been pulled or overworked. Sometimes the muscles twitch and at other times they burn. More women than men are afflicted with this disorder, and it shows up in people of all ages. \n\nThe cause of FMS remains elusive, but there are many triggering events thought to precipitate its onset. A few examples would be an infection (viral or bacterial), an automobile accident or the development of another disorder, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, or hypothyroidism. These triggering events probably don't cause FMS, but rather, they may awaken an underlying physiological abnormality that is already present.\n\nSynmptoms can include pain, fatigue, chronic headaches, sleep disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, joint problems, painful periods, chest pain, morning stiffnes, numbness, tingling, irritable bladder, the feeling of swollen extremities, skin sensitivities, dry eyes and mouth, dizziness, and impaired coordination.  People are often sensitive to odors, loud noises, bright lights, and sometimes even the medications that they are prescribed.\n\nChanges in weather, cold or drafty environments, infections, allergies, hormonal fluctuations (premenstrual and menopausal states), stress, depression, anxiety and over-exertion may all contribute to symptom flare-ups. \n\nLong term follow-up studies on fibromyalgia have shown that it is chronic, but the symptoms may come and go. The impact that it has on daily living activities, including the ability to work a full-time job, differs among patients. Overall, studies show that it may be equally as disabling as rheumatoid arthritis.\n\nI have included some websites that should be helpful.
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I can tell you that my son and I do not have fibromyalgia. We both do not like the heat as the temperature we give off is already high. I keep my house at 62 degrees (F) in winter and summer and still we both have night sweats. During the day, if you put your hand on the back of my neck, it is sooo hot it is amazing. My son is miserable day or night by how hot he feels. And yes, we also fog the windows in our car.\n\nI don't know if this goes along with fibromyalgia, but my point is, anyone can have this problem. It is not just for people with fibromyalgia.
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Unfortunately there is no cure yet for Fibromyalgia. I believe I have had Fibromyalgia since childhood myself and have run the whole routine for treatments from biofeedback to Fentynl patches. \nMy best advise is make sure they get plenty of sleep, take a multiple vitamin, keep them active in at least low impact sports, and consider Magnesium Glycinate and Malic Acid supplements (consult the doctor or a nutritionist to have their Magnesuim level checked- it is a simpe mouth swab and not painful), you may want to learn some massage techniques for "growing pains", and try to get them to take 2-3 warm Epson Salt baths a week (Epson salt contains Magnesium and soaking in a warm tub of it helps to get the mineral into the body. Magnesium aids the muscles in using oxygen and when the level is low (which is typical in Fibro) it can cause are cramps, spasms, and pain.) Also, Fibromyalgia is a neurotransmitter disorder and certain foods can trigger similiar symptoms to Fibro. Try eliminating Monsodium Glutamate from their diet. I did and some of my symptoms (chronic headaches and nausea) went away. It is in everything from Doritos to chicken soup. A few key finding's of an FDA study found MSG to cause a "burning sensation in the back of the neck, forearms and chest". \nGood luck!
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Check with your local MHMR, they're not quite free, but they do work on a sliding scale. There is also a very good psychiatric unit at John Peter Smith hospital in Fort Worth, depending on what part of the state you live in you may want to check with the local county hospitals in your area.
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I'd recommend the Hess doctors.  Very thorough.\nOr travel a few minutes more and go to Hagerstown.  \nI'd avoid Waynesboro Hospital.\nScary place.
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Go to Aetna's website at www.aetna.com. You can look up doctors in your area just by putting in your zip code! Hope that helps!
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There is no cure for Fibromyalgia although there are treatments available through physicians and clinics to aid those who have Fibromyalgia.  Many chronic fatigue and chronic pain centers also offer varying degrees of treatments also that are geared more to the individual patient rather than the illness.
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It appears there are as many causes for fibromyalgia as cures.  I got a lot of help from Rhus Tox.  It's a homeopathic.  Before taking it, my muscles were so hard- like rock- and massages were excruciating.  In fact, for awhile no one could touch me at all.  Afterwards I could benefit from massage- love deep tissue massage!  Best if you can afford a ND to prescribe it so you know what dose to take.  Otherwise it's hit or miss on the dosage. \n\nI also had all the mercury removed from my teeth- which was the best thing I ever did for myself.  I wouldn't be alive today if I hadn't- truly!  The chronic fatigue is gone.  And I'd had an excruciating headache for as long as I could remember that went away completely as soon as all the mercury was gone.\n\nI still have all the tenderpoints.  It helps to keep yourself moving, even when you don't feel up to it.  I don't know about you, but I get very stiff if I don't make myself move.  Moderate exercise- swimming if you can find a place to do it- or walking.
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Try Dr. Rod Stiffington.
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Is it possible you are referring to fibromyalgia?\n\nTry this website.  I would go into more detail but I think you will find all the information you need here:\nhttp://health.yahoo.com/ency/healthwise/hw196365
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What is fibromyalgia?\n\nFibromyalgia is a chronic disorder that causes widespread pain and tenderness in the muscles and soft tissue (including tender points) as well as sleep problems, fatigue, and a variety of other symptoms. These problems can be severe enough to disrupt a person's work and daily activities. Fortunately, the condition does not permanently damage the muscles, joints, or internal organs.\n\nFibromyalgia is a syndrome of chronic pain, not a disease or a psychological disorder.\n\nWhat causes fibromyalgia?\n\nThere are theories as to what may cause fibromyalgia, but at this point there is not enough evidence to support any single cause. Some theories suggest that fibromyalgia may be related to oversensitive nerve cells, an imbalance of chemicals in the brain (neurotransmitters), or an inability of the brain or spinal cord to dampen pain signals.\n\nWhat are the symptoms of fibromyalgia?\n\nMost people with fibromyalgia endure cycles of muscle, soft tissue, and back or neck pain, sleep problems, and often debilitating fatigue. Fibromyalgia is also characterized by the presence of up to 18 specific tender points on the body—these are painful only when you press directly on them.\n\nAlthough less common than pain, fatigue, and sleep problems, a variety of other symptoms may occur as well. These include headaches, morning stiffness, difficulty concentrating, a circulatory problem that affects the small blood vessels of the skin (Raynaud's phenomenon), and irritable bowel syndrome. As with many conditions that cause chronic pain, anxiety and depression are common in people with fibromyalgia and may make symptoms worse.\n\nSymptoms tend to come and go. Periods when they are constant (flares) may be followed by periods when they are absent (remissions). Some people find that cold, damp weather, emotional stress, overexertion, and other factors make their symptoms worse.\n\nHow is fibromyalgia diagnosed?\n\nFibromyalgia can be difficult to diagnose because there is a lot of variation in the combination of symptoms it causes and how different people experience the symptoms. Also, its symptoms are similar to those of many other disorders and diseases.\n\nFibromyalgia is often diagnosed after other conditions have been ruled out; there are no tests that can confirm the diagnosis. The presence of specific tender points as well as chronic, widespread pain on both sides of the body above and below the waist can help confirm a diagnosis of fibromyalgia.\n\nHow is fibromyalgia treated?\n\nWhile there is no specific cure for fibromyalgia, symptoms of this syndrome can be treated and controlled. If you have fibromyalgia, taking an active role in your treatment is very important to managing your condition.\n\nTreatment may be different for each individual. It can include:\n\nRegular exercise to help with muscle aches and stiffness. \nChanges in your routine, schedule, and surroundings to improve your sleep habits and reduce stress. \nTaking medications to help you sleep better and to relieve pain. \nGetting counseling to help you manage chronic pain and find better ways to handle stress. \nSome people with fibromyalgia also find complementary therapies such as acupuncture, massage, behavioral therapy, and relaxation techniques helpful.
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go over to cookeville and visit the health dept. or just call them.  they should be able to direct you to the right place
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Here is a study that explains why people with Fibromyalgia are always in pain.\nFibromyalgia pain, isn't all in patients' heads new brain study finds.\nJune 7, 2002 fMRI scans give first objective measure of mysterious ailment, provide road map for future study\n\n\n\nANN ARBOR, MI - A new brain-scan study confirms scientifically what fibromyalgia patients have been telling a skeptical medical community for years: They're really in pain.\n\nIn fact, the study finds, people with fibromyalgia say they feel severe pain, and have measurable pain signals in their brains, from a gentle finger squeeze that barely feels unpleasant to people without the disease. The squeeze's force must be doubled to cause healthy people to feel the same level of pain - and their pain signals show up in different brain areas.\n\nThe results, published in the May issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism, the journal of the American College of Rheumatology, may offer the proof of fibromyalgia's physical roots that many doubtful physicians have sought. It may also open doors for further research on the still-unknown causes of the disease, which affects more than 2 percent of Americans, mainly women.\n\nLead authors Richard Gracely, Ph.D., and Daniel Clauw, M.D., did the study at Georgetown University Medical Center and the National Institutes of Health, but are now continuing the work at the University of Michigan Health System. In an editorial in the same issue, Clauw and U-M rheumatologist Leslie Crofford, M.D., stress the importance of fibromyalgia research and care.\n\nTo correlate subjective pain sensation with objective views of brain signals, the researchers used a super-fast form of MRI brain imaging, called functional MRI or fMRI, on 16 fibromyalgia patients and 16 people without the disease. As a result, they say, the study offers the first objective method for corroborating what fibromyalgia patients report they feel, and what's going on in their brains at the precise moment they feel it. And, it gives researchers a road map of the areas of the brain that are most - and least - active when patients feel pain.\n\n"The fMRI technology gave us a unique opportunity to look at the neurobiology underlying tenderness, which is a hallmark of fibromyalgia," says Clauw. "These results, combined with other work done by our group and others, have convinced us that some pathologic process is making these patients more sensitive. For some reason, still unknown, there's a neurobiological amplification of their pain signals."\n\nFurther results from the study were presented last year at the ACR annual meeting. The project will continue later this year at UMHS, joining other fMRI fibromyalgia research now under way.\n\nFor decades, patients and physicians have built a case that fibromyalgia is a specific, diagnosable chronic disease, characterized by tenderness and stiffness all over the body as well as fatigue, headaches, gastrointestinal problems and depression. Many patients with the disease find it interferes with their work, family and personal life. Statistics show that far more women than men are affected, and that it occurs mostly during the childbearing years.\n\nThe ACR released classification criteria for fibromyalgia in 1990, to help doctors diagnose it and rule out other chronic pain conditions. Clauw and Crofford's editorial looks at the current state of research, and calls for rheumatologists to take the lead in fibromyalgia care and science.\n\nBut many skeptics have debated the very existence of fibromyalgia as a clearly distinct disorder, saying it seemed to be rooted more in psychological and social factors than in physical, biological causes. Their argument has been bolstered by the failure of research to find a clear cause, an effective treatment, or a non-subjective way of assessing patients.\n\nWhile the debate has raged, neuroscientists have begun to use brain scan technology to identify the are