{"id":202,"date":"2025-01-17T18:16:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T18:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/h3kzal"},"modified":"2025-01-17T18:16:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T18:16:59","slug":"tmj-treatment-relieves-fibromyalgia-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stonewood-dental.com\/?p=202","title":{"rendered":"TMJ Treatment Relieves Fibromyalgia Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"At the age of fifteen-years-old, Kasia Redden began experiencing chronic pain. Even performing the most simple tasks became very difficult.<\/p>\n

Kasia visited many different doctors including family practitioners, chiropractors, rheumatologists and physical therapist. She had blood work done, MRIs and CT scans performed. She was tested for Lupus and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). No one could figure out what was wrong with her. Because of the pain that averaged a 7 on a scale of 1 \u2013 10, she experienced sleepless nights, clinched her teeth and was always feeling fatigued. She was moody at work. She had to rest for several hours after bringing in the groceries or mowing the lawn.<\/p>\n

Finally she was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia syndrome<\/a>, an invisible, misunderstood and debilitating condition that supposedly could only be treated with pain medication. Medications that left Kasia dazed and groggy, until the effects wore off and the pain returned. Because there are no outward signs of Fibromyalgia, none of Kasia\u2019s friends or co-workers understood her condition. People would say, \u201cit doesn\u2019t look like anyting is wrong with you,\u201d or \u201cyou look normal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Out of frustration, Kasia penned a letter to the editor that appeared in the local newspaper <\/a>explaining how she dealt with her hidden pain and asking people to be more understanding of a condition that did not present obvious outward signals. Kasia received multiple responses from those who sympathized with her situation and thanked her for putting into words the frustrations that they shared with her.<\/p>\n