| Fibromyalgia | | | | months. This type of pain can range in severity. |
| Fibromyalgia is in the same family as arthritic | | | | People with chronic pain will most likely have difficulty |
| disorders. Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by | | | | doing physical activities. Some people have soreness, |
| pain throughout the body. People with fibromyalgia | | | | muscle aches, and pain due to a mental health |
| are often tired, feel stressed over the amount of | | | | diagnosis, like Depression. Chronic pain can be treated |
| pain they feel, may feel more pain and more often | | | | by a doctor who will determine with you what would |
| throughout the body, and their skin can be sensitive | | | | be the best treatment course. |
| to touch. They may also have a difficult time trying | | | | Depression and Serotonin |
| to get to sleep and staying asleep. They may also | | | | Depression is a relatively common mental health |
| find physical activities to be unbearable. Other | | | | diagnosis. Depression is diagnosed when someone |
| symptoms can include problems with temperature | | | | feels sad for a prolonged period of time usually two |
| changes and pain when it comes to periods and | | | | weeks in adults. Symptoms of depression include |
| problems voiding wastes. | | | | feeling tired, inability to focus, problems sleeping or |
| Arthritis | | | | sleeping too much, problems eating or eating too |
| Arthritis comes in a variety of forms including | | | | much, and loss of interest in past interests. |
| fibromyalgia. Arthritis is a condition that causes pain in | | | | Depression is a disorder that is caused by the brain |
| joints and can be widespread or localized depending | | | | not being able to properly use Serotonin, which |
| on the severity of the disorder. Symptoms of | | | | makes people happy. Depression can also cause pain |
| arthritis include difficulty doing activities due to pain in | | | | in the body or be caused by someone who has |
| certain joints and rigidity in the body. Swelling of joint | | | | constant pain in their body. |
| areas is another symptom of arthritis. When one has | | | | Massage Therapy |
| arthritis they might be prescribed a pain reliever to | | | | Massage therapy can be looked at as a luxury or |
| reduce the pain associated with the disorder. There | | | | necessity depending upon how much pain one has in |
| are many over the counter pain relievers that are | | | | their body. When one is tired or constantly in pain |
| used by arthritis sufferers, as well. Arthritis is | | | | due to arthritis or fibromyalgia, massage therapy can |
| something that can be easily diagnosed at the | | | | make the person feel more alert as well as help the |
| doctor's office. | | | | person to not hurt as much. Massage therapist are |
| Soreness, Muscle Aches, and Pain | | | | experts with what touch or technique will work to |
| Soreness, muscle ache, and pain can often be used | | | | alleviate pain in pressure in particular areas of the |
| interchangeably upon discussing pain in the body. In | | | | body. There are multiple techniques for massage |
| this case one may have chronic pain that does not | | | | therapy so ask your massage therapist what would |
| go away. Chronic pain is pain that lasts longer than a | | | | be best for your particular body pains. |
| set period of time as determined to be three | | | | |