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Bioidentical Hormone Doctors in Kansas City offer integrative fibromyalgia care to patients that are suffering with fibromyalgia. Typically, this illness affects women more so than it does men, and while physicians are unsure of why fibromyalgia plagues women instead of men, some agree that it may have to do with hormones. For this reason, Fibromyalgia specialists in Kansas City offer a wide array of therapies that can deal with the chronic symptoms of fibromyalgia, and some of these programs include detoxification, hormone balancing, nutritional supplementation, dietary plans, and specialized testing.
Kansas City Fibromyalgia specialists typically serve women in the areas of Kansas City, Central Industrial District, Coronado, Edwardsville, Turner, Wolcott, and Welborn and the cities of Overland Park, Kansas and nearby areas of Santa Fe Hills, South Lake, South Overland Park, Southdale, Southmoor Gardens, Strang Line, and Sylvan Grove.
Fibromyalgia is a disorder that typically involves widespread body pain that is very distinct and involves achiness in the muscles on both sides of the body. Usually, the pain affects the upper and lower portions of the body, and it comes and goes, while varying in severity on different days. Another issue that arise with fibromyalgia involves tender points, which are points on the body that hurt when pressed or pushed on. Some of these points may appear on the back of the head, the elbows, sides of the neck, between the shoulder blades, on the hips, and inside the knees. There are also several other symptoms associated with fibromyalgia.
While the triggers and causes for fibromyalgia are unclear, a lack of essential hormones may negatively impact the symptoms associated with fibromyalgia. Women with fibromyalgia are typically low in testosterone, and while this hormone is a primary male hormone, women also need small amounts of testosterone in order to stay healthy. In women, testosterone is produced in the adrenal glands, and if the adrenal glands cannot produce testosterone, women may be deficient.
Testosterone plays a role in the way the body processes pain, and it can reduce the sensitivity of pain receptors. For this reason, lower levels may cause increased sensitivity in different areas of the body. Testosterone also plays a role in red blood cell production, which help to fuel muscle growth and oxygenate the blood. If the body’s tissues are not receiving enough oxygen and metabolic waste is not properly being removed, toxicity can build up in the tissues to cause pain. Restoring testosterone to healthy levels may help the body’s metabolic processes and the synthesizing of red blood cells, which can reduce pain levels.
Fibromyalgia Doctors in Kansas City can help patients overcome the signs and symptoms of fibromyalgia and lead an increased quality of life.