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Originally Posted by mrsD
My understanding of this from the recent medical seminars I attended is that Fibro is a central pain disorder.
It can be triggered by anything that sets up a pain sequence.
Listed were
Trauma --like a car accident.
Arthritis
PN
Infections
Vaccines
We were told that trigger point diagnosis is no longer valid. And that Fibro was basically like having a radio on full blast with no volume control. Eventually small signals from the periphery get magnified in the brain and read as a higher pain level than really exists.
Also that it runs in families, and that an 8 fold occurance is possible if family members have it.
So yes, PN and Fibro can exist together. The PN would be the trigger for the Fibro.
Research is still ongoing about it.
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Thats interesting , mrsD because my pn came to fore round the same period I started working on a do extensive prioprioception work to help my HMS , and all round chorinc connective tissue issues.
In fact ive probably taken that (without boosting )to level way beyond most are capable of given what i can do / have to do just to get by.
It makes me wonder then, if theres way of measuring the proprioceptiors in the periphery ( im assuming FMRI is one way ) that might show any relationship between the two ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception
Basis of proprioceptive sense
The initiation of proprioception is the activation of a proprioreceptor in the periphery.[10] The proprioceptive sense is believed to be composed of information from sensory neurons located in the inner ear (motion and orientation) and in the stretch receptors located in the muscles and the joint-supporting ligaments (stance). There are specific nerve receptors for this form of perception termed "proprioreceptors," just as there are specific receptors for pressure, light, temperature, sound, and other sensory experiences. Proprioreceptors are sometimes known as adequate stimuli receptors.
Although it was known that finger kinesthesia relies on skin sensation, recent research has found that kinesthesia-based haptic perception ( This is basically what i used to help myself ) relies strongly on the forces experienced during touch.[11] This research allows the creation of "virtual", illusory haptic shapes with different perceived qualities.[12]