Causes of Fibromyalgia
July 7th, 2008 by Admin
It is tough for doctors to pinpoint the specific causes of fibromyalgia, but they have discovered several risk factors that are related to a fibromyalgia onset. The theory surronding fibromyalgia is called “central sensitisation.” This theory suggests that a person suffering from fibromyalgia have increased sensitivity to pain signals, which in turn causes them to have lower pain tolerance. Simply put, the brain’s signals over-react to pain signals that are received.
Here are some of the suggested causes of fibromyalgia:
- An injury occurs that affects the central nervous system
- Central nervous system abnormalities
- Changes in pain-related chemical transmitters
- A bacterial or viral infection may make a person more suceptable to fibromyalgia
- Hormonal irregularities
- A person’s muscle metabolism changes
- Problems with the immune system
- Psychological stress, especially highly stressful situations when a person is not used to deal with high levels of stress
- Gender- fibromyalgia is more common in females, possibly because of the hormone changes that occur within a woman’s body.
- The family has a history of fibromyalgia. A person is more susceptible to fibromyalgia if they have close relatives that have suffered from fibromyalgia syndrome.
