This year, six million Americans--most of them women--will go to their
doctors, complaining of an illness they have no name for. The majority
will be turned away or treated for depression; the few who persist
will go to an average of four doctors before they receive the correct
diagnosis: fibromyalgia. In their earlier _Making Sense of
Fibromyalgia_, noted medical writer Janice Wallace and Dr. Daniel
Wallace, a leading expert on this disorder, provided a comprehensive
guide--for both patients and professionals--to this little known and
poorly understood syndrome. Now, in _All About Fibromyalgia_, the
Wallaces provide a thoroughly revised and updated version of that
highly successful volume, incorporating a wealth of new information.
This edition provides the current understanding of the disease as well
as the latest drug treatments--all laid out in clear and accessible
language. As in the previous volume, the authors provide a detailed,
yet clear explanation of the disease. Fibromyalgia, they explain, is a
form of chronic neuromuscular pain, a pain-amplification syndrome
brought on by abnormal interactions between hormones, the immune
system, neurotransmitters, and the autonomic nervous system. Sometimes
the syndrome occurs spontaneously; in most cases, the authors write,
it is associated with trauma, stress, such conditions as lupus and
hypothyroidism, and over forty microbes, from hepatitis to
Epstein-Barr to Lyme disease. Drawing on actual cases to illustrate
their points, the authors help break through the isolation that
patients often feel when doctors misdiagnose or simply ignore their
symptoms. _All About Fibromyalgia_ addresses a desperate need for
information on this disease and offers reassurance to patients and
their families.
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ISBN
9780190287276
Publisert
2020
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Vendor
Oxford University Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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