No activity today, make something!
afya
Fibromyalgia
Markdown Help
Search globally
Save Tiddler
Revert Changes
Cancel Edit
<<forEachTiddler where 'tiddler.tags.contains(context.inTiddler.title)' sortBy tiddler.title ascending write '"*[["+tiddler.title+"]]\n"'>> <<tiddler AutoRefresh with: force>> Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterised by widespread pain throughout the body with tender points at specific anatomical sites. cause of fibromyalgia is unknown. ''Epidemiology'' women are 10 times more likely to be affected typically presents between 30-50 years old ''Features'' pain: at multiple site, sometimes 'pain all over' lethargy sleep disturbance, headaches, dizziness are common ''Diagnosis'' is clinical - refers to 9 pairs of tender points on the body. If patient is tender in at least 11 of these 18 points it makes a diagnosis of fibromyalgia more likely ''management'' is often difficult and needs to be tailored to the individual patient. psychosocial and multidisciplinary approach is helpful. also explanation aerobic exercise: has the strongest evidence base cognitive behavioural therapy medication: pregabalin, duloxetine, amitriptyline
Autocomplete tags from:
Global tags
Local tags
Psychiatry