The Top 11 Places to Live for Someone with Fibromyalgia
El Paso, Texas' climate can reduce "fibro-flares"
Texas is another state that is ideal for anyone with fibromyalgia. The weather and climate is better for chronic pain and can help reduce the intensity and frequency of flares. El Paso has an average annual temperature of 66 degrees Fahrenheit. In an around El Paso and Odessa, the landscape is true desert, and any weather other than bright, hot sunshine is uncommon. El Paso is a major city and offers some of the best physicians and chronic pain specialists in the area.
Fibromyalgia fact #4
There is no specific test that diagnoses fibromyalgia. Doctors usually use a criteria to diagnose the disease in patients, which relies on their symptoms and a physical exam. And, a diagnosis for fibromyalgia is challenging because the disease is characterized by widespread pain. This also means that symptoms mimic the symptoms of other rheumatic diseases.
