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On behalf of the Cork Fibromyalgia Support Group and Kerry Fibromyalgia Support I would like to welcome you to www.fibromyalgiasupport.ie. A website supporting local people and describing local information available on Fibromyalgia has long been needed in the Cork/Kerry area.The website was offically launched on the 4th of February 2010.In creating the site we were happy to collaborate with Kerry Fibromyalgia Support who had gathered much of the information already for their recently launched booklet : Living Day to Day with Fibromyalgia. Many thanks to all who have supported us (the HSE especially) and we look forward to your continued involvement in the future. Rachel Abraham |
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| Fibromyalgia. An Introduction |
| Dr. Muriel Soden, Rheumatologist, Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee, Co. Kerry |
This common, disabling and invisible syndrome affects up to 5%of the global population. Frustrating for sufferers, their families and caring physicians the management of Fibromyalgia involves complex solutions. Not least among these is the role of education - for suferers and carers alike. Amazingly, the diagnosis of the disorder is often delayed, denied or dismissed altogether. Those with the condition believe that they may be imagining their symptoms, friends and family hope that they will snap out of it and some doctors don’t believe it exists. This is predicated on the fact that the majority of patients have entirely normal laboratory and
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It does exist. It is a neurological hypersensitivity syndrome resulting in overactivity of the sensory and autonomic nervous pathways and the reticular activation system.This manifests as pain, fatigue, lack of concentration and memory, along with diverse syndromes such as irritable bowel and bladder, chronic daily headache and depression.
This website represents a useful tool into the management box of any patient with Fibromyalgia and will be helpful for family, friends and doctors also. While it has been produced in the south west of ireland by the Kerry Fibromyalgia support group, its applicability is global. |