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Blog - USING OUR IMAGINATION AND DEVELOPING SKILLS FOR TREATING FM
Posted by Skye Holdon MD on 8/2/2005, 11:31 am|
USING OUR IMAGINATION AND DEVELOPING SKILLS FOR TREATING FM I often tell people that FM features can be explained on the basis of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system dysfunction. And there is some scientific evidence to support this. However, the key is to understanding and following the trail backwards to where the person loses their ability to cope with the stresses of life. FM is a multi-system illness. So what does that tell us? It tells me that symptoms are not just related to the muscles, but that this illness produces dramatic manifestations in different systems and organs in the body. I am sure that you all know that the most frequently associated symptoms are: morning stiffness, headaches, numbness and tingling, restless legs, anxiety, cold, clammy hands, irritable bowel, sleep disorders, mental fog and cystitis. So I think that we have to examine any valid theory attempting to explain FM should first give an educated explanation for the presence of these disparate symptoms in the same patients.
What Is the Autonomic Nervous System?
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