Are Brain Waves the Key to Treating Fibromyalgia?
Dr. Horst H. Mueller, CPsych, CRHSPP, BCIAC Miramas Health Clinic Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is a common chronic pain disorder that effects approximately one million Canadians mostly women. Common symptoms of FMS are: chronic wide-spread or all-over-body pain with numerous painful tender points in specific locations on the body, disturbed and nonrestorative sleep, morning stiffness, persistent fatigue and exercise intolerance, and reduced ability to think clearly (mental clouding or fibro-fog). Other health problems frequently associated with FMS include: depressed and irritable mood, irritable bowel and bladder, headaches, premenstrual syndrome, multiple allergies and chemical sensitivities, and cold hands and feet. Fibromyalgia is especially confusing and often misunderstood because almost all its symptoms are also common to other conditions. There is no single test or laboratory finding that is uniquely diagnostic for FMS. In addition, FMS probably has mo
