Weather Conditions Do Not Affect Fibromyalgia Pain Or Fatigue
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 10:40
in Health & Medicine
Fibromyalgia affects up to 2% of the U.S. population, mostly older women. What is it? No one really knows, it is a blanket term for symptoms like widespread pain, unexplained fatigue, headaches, and sleep disturbances. What causes it? No one knows but self-reported results suggest patients have increased sensitivity to a range of stimuli and up to 92% say weather conditions exacerbate their symptoms. Cross off that last one, say Dutch paychologists in Arthritis Care&Research. Temperature, sunshine, and precipitation have no impact on fibromyalgia symptoms in female patients. read more