{"id":631,"date":"2022-03-16T14:05:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T18:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rheumatologix.com\/?page_id=631"},"modified":"2022-03-24T14:50:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T18:50:51","slug":"fibromyalgia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rheumatologix.com\/conditions\/fibromyalgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Fibromyalgia Treatment Knoxville, Direct-Care Rheumatologist | Rheumatologix\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Fibromyalgia Specialist in Knoxville
Live Your Life Without Chronic Pain<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Fibromyalgia <\/strong>is one of the most misunderstood and misdiagnosed medical conditions today. While it is often triggered by psychological stress, the excruciating pain you feel each day isn\u2019t \u201call in your head\u201d \u2013 it\u2019s real, it\u2019s debilitating, and it\u2019s life-altering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a rheumatologist and fibromyalgia specialist in Knoxville, Tennessee<\/strong>, Dr. Tonya Baker of Rheumatologix empathizes with individuals living with chronic pain \u2013 especially women and patients of color whose concerns are often dismissed. She recognizes that every movement you make can be agonizing and that the fatigue, brain fog, and sleep issues you struggle with are constant frustrations. If other providers regularly diagnose your symptoms as psychosomatic and medical tests continue to come back inconclusive, scheduling a rheumatology consultation is the best way to get to the heart of the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What are the Symptoms of Fibromyalgia?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The symptoms of fibromyalgia often emerge after a physical or emotional trauma. Fibromyalgia alters the way your nervous system processes painful and nonpainful signals. It eventually downregulates the receptor activity in your brain, which in turn, exaggerates pain sensitivity so your body can no longer handle the stimulation of pressure, temperature, and touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are living with fibromyalgia, you may exhibit one more of the following symptoms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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