fibromyalgia

Therapy | Pain like sore muscles – What can that be?

Therapy The treatment depends on the underlying disease. For example, thrombosis is usually treated by compression of the affected area, movement and blood-thinning therapy (anticoagulation). Blood-thinning therapy with anticoagulants must be continued for at least three months. In cases of severe and long-distance thrombosis, surgical removal of the thrombus may be necessary. A slipped disc … Therapy | Pain like sore muscles – What can that be?

Capsaicin: Effects, Uses & Risks

Capsaicin is an alkaloid of peppers. The biological substance is known as a food seasoning, but is also used in phytomedicine. Irritation of heat receptors is the main effect of capsaicin. What is capsaicin? Capsaicin is an alkaloid of peppers. Irritation of heat receptors is the main effect of capsaicin, such as heat patches. Capsaicin … Capsaicin: Effects, Uses & Risks

Muscle aches

Introduction Almost everyone has probably had muscle pain at some time or another. That comes once from the fact that one has over 650 muscles in the body, from which in principle naturally everyone can hurt. In addition, “muscle pain” (medical term: myalgia) is not only caused by pathological processes that actually take place in … Muscle aches

Other causes | Muscle aches

Other causes Among the other, more rare diseases, which are also associated with muscular pain, are Fibromyalgia (this disease is characterized by pain in the muscles of the entire body), Parkinson’s disease, muscular dystrophies (of the Duchenne or Becker type, both of which are hereditary diseases that are characterized by a more or less pronounced … Other causes | Muscle aches

Diagnostics | Muscle aches

Diagnostics The therapy of muscle pain depends on the cause. Acute complaints usually do not require any treatment at all. If the pain is very severe, one can at most resort to painkillers, most likely those in the group of antirheumatic drugs (for example ibuprofen). Or another possibility is to apply some horse ointment to … Diagnostics | Muscle aches

Leg tickles – what’s behind it?

What is a tingling leg? A tingling leg is a typical example of a sensation or sensory disorder. In technical terminology, this is known as a sensory disorder, more precisely as paresthesia. This type of sensory disorder develops on the surface of the body, where nerve endings lie in the skin. These are actually there … Leg tickles – what’s behind it?

Fibromyalgia: Activity

Note This topic is the continuation of our topic fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia syndrome : General activation program As already mentioned, the promotion of muscle and cardiovascular activity is the most important pillar of physiotherapeutic therapy for fibromyalgia syndrome. The well-known saying “if you rest, you rust” is particularly true in this case, as pain, fatigue and … Fibromyalgia: Activity

Moderate strength training on training equipment | Fibromyalgia: Activity

Moderate strength training on training equipment Although this form of physical exercise requires special caution, it is the most effective method of improving the physical performance of the fibromyalgia patient and should be performed 2-3 times/week depending on the response to the training. Therefore, especially at the beginning of strength and endurance training, it is … Moderate strength training on training equipment | Fibromyalgia: Activity

Fibromyalgia: Relaxation techniques | Fibromyalgia: Activity

Fibromyalgia: Relaxation techniques At the beginning of the active therapy there is the learning of procedures that bring about the conscious relaxation of the muscles (there is a generalized increased tension of the muscles in fibromyalgia = muscle hypertension) and reduce the psychological tension. There are many different procedures available, which each person affected should … Fibromyalgia: Relaxation techniques | Fibromyalgia: Activity