15 Terms Everyone With Fibromyalgia Should Know
Saturday August 29, 2009
When you have fibromyalgia , the more you learn about your illness the better you can take care of yourself. While medical terminology can be overwhelming and hard to understand (especially on foggy days!), it can really help to know a few key terms. I went through my fibromyalgia glossary and picked out the ones I thought were most important:
- Allodynia
- Central Sensitization
- Cortisol
- Dopamine
- Glutamate
- HPA Axis
- Hyperalgesia
- Nociceptor
- Norepinephrine
- Pain Threshold
- Pain Tolerance
- Paresthesia
- Serotonin
- Substance P
- Tender Points
Have you come across any medical jargon that you're having trouble understanding? Leave a comment & I'll do what I can to answer your questions!
Also See: 15 Terms Everyone With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Should Know
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Comments
I think it is a fantastic Idea, Dr. Terms are bad enough to try to understand, but if we can just get some of the terms we most often use is soo Great!, I didn’t even know all these Fibro Terms, Thanks Adrienne!!!
Thank you so much for this list. I thought I was pretty well read on Fibro, but have learned quite a bit from this list. It is nice to have names for what we are feeling.
Blessings!
Thanks for the list. At the beginning of the discovery of my FMS (1980’s when it was called something totally different!) I was training and explaining to the Drs what I had and felt and could and could not do. I have had this for so long and thought I had a great handle on the terms BUT this shows I still have new stuff to learn Have everything written on a file card and ready to roll and teach the new Dr here!!!! Tahnks again
Thanks Adrienne, I’m kind of new to fibromyalgia (2 years) diagnosed. I thought I was at my lowest a few weeks ago when I was in so much pain, I couldn’t sleep on my sides. My hips ached so bad and the pain ran up and down the back of my legs. The Doctor gave my trigger point injections on both of my hips and I feel 100% better now. Thanks for your emails. I always look forward to reading your articles.