Some of the more commonly diagnosed diseases in the field of Anti-Aging Medicine are Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
What is Fibromyalgia?
The American College of Rheumatology (A.C.R.) criterion for Fibromyalgia are: Chronic widespread pain for more than three months in all four quadrants of the body (i.e., above and below the waist and on both sides of the body) and also axial pain (i.e., headache, or pain around the spine and chest) although the pains don’t have to happen simultaneously. You must test positive for 11 of 18 tender points established by the A.C.R. In recent studies published in the medical literature most practitioners can use 6 of 18 tender points adequate for diagnosis.
What is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
The United States Center for Disease Control (C.D.C.) defines Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as follows: Severe chronic fatigue of six months or more duration with other known medical conditions excluded by clinical diagnosis. A Chronic Fatigue Syndrome diagnosis includes at
least four of the following symptoms:
Impairment in short-term memory or concentration severe enough to cause substantial reduction in previous levels of personal activity
