Fibromyalgia. A painful condition often diagnosed in La Grande
women via a revealing examination of 18 tender points in various parts of the
body. The diagnosis is sometimes controversial. Is fibromyalgia a viable
diagnosis? What is the best way to diagnose and treat such a condition of
widespread pain? Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is beside our La Grande fibromyalgia
patients as they ask just such questions and seek relieving answers.
What is fibromyalgia? Our La Grande fibromyalgia
patients know that it’s a chronic disorder characterized by extensive
musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and tenderness in certain areas of the body. (1)
In many fibromyalgia patients, Vitamin D is found to be low. (2) The perception
of chronic pain is widely discussed as being related to calcifediol. Patients
with severe pain and fibromyalgia syndrome are low in calcifediol. (2)
What is calcifediol? It is a prehormone
made in the liver by the processing of Vitamin D3 (cholecaliferol) by the
enzyme choleciferol 23-hydroxylase. (3) (Are you paying attention? There’s a quiz soon! Just kidding.) Importantly, our
La Grande chiropractic patients, Vitamin D is needed to help your body
absorb calcium and phosphorous to build and keep bones strong. It’s also used to treat bone disorders like
rickets and osteomalacia.
Now, Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC recognizes that fibromyalgia patients
have high pain perception at certain tender points in the musculoskeletal
system. (4) Patients reporting non-specific skeletal pain have lower Vitamin D
levels, a finding that is greater in women than men. (4) Research shows that Vitamin D levels influence
pain perception. Now, chiropractic care at Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC may diagnosis
fibromyalgia and differentiate just where the pain is centered. From there, a
treatment plan that incorporates spinal manipulation like the gentle Cox
Technic offered at Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC and nutrition can be designed to help.
So what else does Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC find helps fibromyalgia
and pain perception? Vitamin D just might. Newly published, a study about how a
low Vitamin D level is significantly correlated with pain intensity as well as
functional status in fibromyalgia patients. (5) Optimizing
the level of calcifediol positively influences fibromyalgia patients’
perceptions of pain. (2)
Contact Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC for a La Grande chiropractic
appointment to help manage fibromyalgia. Your tender points will thank you!