The Council is organising an informative session relating to fibromyalgia and this will take place on Friday May 28th in the Nerja Cultural Centre, calle Granada 45.
Fibromyalgia, meaning muscle and connective tissue pain (also referred to as FM or FMS) is a medical disorder characterized by chronic widespread pain and allodynia, a heightened and painful response to pressure. Fibromyalgia symptoms are not restricted to pain, leading to the use of the alternative term fibromyalgia syndrome for the condition. Other symptoms include debilitating fatigue, sleep disturbance, and joint stiffness. Some patients may also report difficulty with swallowing, bowel and bladder abnormalities, numbness and tingling, and cognitive dysfunction. Fibromyalgia is frequently comorbid with psychiatric conditions such as depression and anxiety and stress-related disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder. Not all people with fibromyalgia experience all associated symptoms. Fibromyalgia is estimated to affect 2-4% of the population, with a female to male incidence ratio of approximately 9:1.
The conference starts at 17:30 with a presentation entitled ‘Women and Fibromyalgia, the double inequality: Recent advances in the understanding of fibromyalgia’ and given by Doctor Antonio Ponce Vargas of the Rheumatology Department of the Carlos Haya Hospital in Málaga.
At 19:00 there will be another presentation entitled ‘I have fibromyalgia, and now what?’.