Fibromyalgia, widespread pain continued for a long time, fatigue, sleep disturbance, cognitive dysfunction, and depression is a disease that includes symptoms such as. Fibromyalgia usually affects women between the ages of 30-50, and is more common in women than in men. Widespread body pain and sensitivity in certain areas of the body points, sleep disturbance, fatigue, morning stiffness , swelling accompanied by symptoms such as illness causing both physical and psychological disorders can affect the quality of one's life for.

What Are The Symptoms Of Fibromyalgia ?

• There is pain that lasts longer than 3 months. The most important symptom is pain. Is felt in the muscles and joints. The location of the pain in different parts of the body circulates. Most commonly, the back, neck, waist, chest, hips and legs felt.
• Ağrı özellikle kötü ve yetersiz uyku, soğuk ve nemli havalar,  psikolojik stres ve fiziksel yüklenmelerle artma gösterebilir.
• Poor-quality sleep
• Fatigue and stiffness in the morning and at the end of the day
• Tension-type headache
• Decreased concentration
• Arms, hands, feet, legs, and numbness or tingling in the face
• Swelling, constipation, diarrhea, disorders related to the gastrointestinal system, such as
• Tension before menses, painful menstrual periods
• Frequent urination

And tenderness of fibromyalgia pain points

Risk Factors For Fibromyalgia

• Gender : more common in women than in men.
• Genetics : a family history is very likely to occur in individuals with fibromyalgia.
• Lifestyle: sedentary (inactive) individuals with a higher risk of disease and stressful lifestyle there.
• Personality: fibromyalgia stress is one of the most important reasons. So depressed, a perfectionist, the incidence of individuals with obsessive personalities and stressful is higher.

Fibromyalgia, How Is A Diagnosis Made ?

For many cognitive and physical symptoms of fibromyalgia can be confused with other illnesses. A detailed assessment is made after ruling out other diseases and symptoms in patients with fibromyalgia is diagnosed. The ACR criteria are used for diagnosis. There is a laboratory test that can detect fibromyalgia. Blood tests are used to exclude other diseases.

Fibromyalgia Treatment

Today, the treatment of fibromyalgia is carried out with a multidisciplinary approach. Education, medication, exercise, physical therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy that includes a multi-faceted treatment program is implemented. However, the most effective results with the treatment of Applied Physics is taken in conjunction with psychotherapy.

Applications Used In Physical Therapy, Fibromyalgia

• Manual Therapy
• Dry needling and acupuncture
• Treatment Of Hearts
• Clinical Pilates
• Clinical Massage
• Exercise
• Elektrofiziksel Agents