Central sensitization

FM, or Fibromyalgia and CFS for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome may actually be something different. They could be something called Central Sensitization.

I've become quite the couch potato since getting diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis, Endometriosis and Fibromyalgia. Some days, it is all I'm capable...

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The vagus nerve begins at the top of the spinal column, it is a long bundle of nerves and collects and sends information all around the body. It activates the heart, lungs, liver and digestive organs as well as controlling the parasympathetic nervous system. The parasympathetic nervous systems is responsible for the ‘rest and digest’ activities that […]

Researchers have identified a new target in the brain that underpins the freezing response associated with anxiety and fear. The findings could provide a new drug target for anxiety-related disorders.

A normal functioning lymphatic pump mechanism and unimpaired venous drainage are required for the body to remove inflammatory mediators from the extracellular compartment. Impaired vascular perfusion and/or lymphatic drainage may result in the accumulation of inflammatory substances in the interstitium, creating continuous nociceptor activation and related pathophysiological states including central sensitization and neuroinflammation. We hypothesize that following trauma and/or immune…

"more knowledge in pain science or chronic pelvic pain, I'm sure they would have prevented me from developing Central Sensitization.But the reality is..."

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But what does central sensitization mean? What is its role in the onset of fibromyalgia? And what causes it?

Central sensitization, a pathophysiologic process in which the central nervous system undergoes changes that alter its processing of pain and other sensory stimuli, may be the mechanism underlying various conditions in which patients have unexplained pain and fatigue. Patients frequently misunderstand the cause of their symptoms and pursue unnecessary evaluations and treatments. Clinicians have a pivotal role in decreasing this misunderstanding by providing patient education, which can…