Hello everyone, Due to the fact that I have fibromyalgia(FS) and
adhesions, I have tried to gather as much infor on both of these chronic
pain disorders. My pcp gave me a great book explaining FS. The Dr. who
wrote the book also suffers from FS. His name is Dr. Mark Pellegrino
and the book is titled FIBROMYALGIA, MANAGING THE PAIN. FS is a
syndrome of widespread pain involving mainly muscle, but also
tendons(which hold muscles to bone), ligaments(which holds bones
together), bursa(fluid filled sacs that decrease the friction over the
joints)and joints. The pain is generalized usually, but distinct areas
of tenderness in specific locations are characteristic. The muscle pain
fluctuates and is often aggravated by various physical, environmental
and emotional factors. In addition to causing pain, FS causes
stiffness(esp. in the morning), fatigue, numbness, feeling of weakness,
swelling, cold intolerance, poor sleep and dry eyes. In one article
there is a reference to adhesions/scar tissue and people suffering from
mixed connective tissue disorders such as FS. It states that the scar
response is amplified many times resulting in "keloid-type" scarring
almost like cobwebs enveloping the muscles, nerves and joints of the
affected areas. This suffocates the normal blood flow and nutrition to
the area, the tissues "dry-out" and the lubrication between the
different structures decreases. This results in "rubbing" of the
tissues, producing scar tissue and adhesions. There are various health
professionals who treat FS, they include Family physicians, internists,
physiatrists, rheumatologists, psychologists, orthopedic surgeons,
chiropractors, and physical therapists. I hope this helps. Personally,
having both of these chronic pain conditions, has made my life very
difficult. Pain fills every day. My only solace is this forum. Sherry