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Baytown Rheumatologist Doctors for FibromyalgiaType of Physician: Rheumatologist What is a Rheumatologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners treat diseases of the joints, muscles, bones, and tendons. The rheumatologist diagnoses and treats arthritis, back pain, muscle strains, common athletic injuries, etc. The rheumatologist may work closely with other specialists such as orthopaedic surgeons and physical therapists. Specialty: Rheumatology Common Name: Rheumatologist Doctors in Baytown * Prashanth R Sunkureddi MD PA  Dr Kyler Knight  Texas Gulf Coast Medical Group Clear Lake  Arun Sharma MD  Philip A Waller MD  Amir A Hassan MD  Arthritis Neck & Back Pain Center  Rheumatic Disease Clinic of Houston  Louis Berman MD  Louis Berman MD  Methodist Hospital Orthopedics Surgery & Sports Medicine  University of Texas Rheumatology Clinic  Methodist Hospital Orthopedics  Rheumatology Associates Of Houston  Rheumatology Associates Of Houston  Texas Childrens Hospital Rheumatology  Texas Childrens Hospital Rheumatology  Arthritis Clinic of Houston  Texas Childrens Hospital Rheumatology  Texas Childrens Hospital Rheumatology  Rheumatology Associates Of Houston  North Houston Rheumatology Associates  North Houston Rheumatology Associates  Houston Arthritis Associates  Houston Arthritis Associates  Kelsey-Seybold Clinic  Kelsey-Seybold Main Campus Rheumatology  Kelsey-Seybold Main Campus Rheumatology  Asif Cochinwala MD  University of Texas Hospital Rheumatology  Abigail R Neiman MD PA  Stuart H Rosenthal MD  Hillcroft Medical Clinic  Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital  Northwest Diagnostic Clinic  Northwest Diagnostic Clinic  Northwest Diagnostic Clinic  Northwest Diagnostic Clinic Rheumatology  Northwest Diagnostic Clinic  Arif Ali MD  David E Burns MD  Dale G Halter MD  Frank R Wellborne DO  Namieta M Janssen MD  Qaiser Rehman MD  Celeste Thomas MD  Texas Rheumatology Center  Texas Rheumatology Center  Greater Houston Digestive Disease Consultant  Greater Houston Digestive Disease Consultant  Southeast Texas Medical Associates LLP  Mary L Olsen MD PA  South Texas Medical Clinics PA Wharton Baytown, TexasUpcoming Local Events2012-05-26
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FibromyalgiaRead the Fibromyalgia article » What is fibromyalgia?Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that causes pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints. Fibromyalgia is also characterized by restless sleep, awakening feeling tired, chronic fatigue, anxiety, depression, and disturbances in bowel function. Fibromyalgia is sometimes referred to as fibromyalgia syndrome and abbreviated FMS. Fibromyalgia was formerly known as fibrositis. While fibromyalgia is one of the most common diseases affecting the muscles, its cause is currently unknown. The painful tissues involved are not accompanied by tissue inflammation. Therefore, despite potentially disabling body pain, patients with fibromyalgia do not develop body damage or deformity. Fibromyalgia also does not cause damage to internal body organs. In this sense, fibromyalgia is different from many other rheumatic conditions (such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus, and polymyositis). In those diseases, tissue inflammation is the major cause of pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the joints, tendons and muscles, and it can lead to joint deformity and damage to the internal organs or muscles.
What causes fibromyalgia?The cause of fibromyalgia is not known. Those affected experience pain in response to stimuli that are normally not perceived as painful. Researchers have found elevated levels of a nerve chemical signal, called substance P, and nerve growth factor in the spinal fluid of fibromyalgia patients. Levels of the brain chemical serotonin are also relatively low in patients with fibromyalgia. Studies of pain in fibromyalgia have suggested that the central nervous system (brain) may be somehow supersensitive. Scientists note that there seems to be a diffuse disturbance of pain perception in patients with fibromyalgia. Also, patients with fibromyalgia have an impaired non-rapid eye movement, or non-... Recommended Reading Related to FibromyalgiaDepression facts
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