Risk Factors
There are many factors that affect the development of chronic pain such as age, level of disability, depression, or the presence of nerve damage; however, there are enormous implications for the development of strategies to prevent chronic pain.
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Fibromyalgia is rarely the only diagnosis a person has. Usually someone with fibromyalgia also has one or more comorbid or overlapping conditions, such as ME/CFS, irritable bowel syndrome, restless legs syndrome, Migraines, allergies, etc. One possible comorbid condition we don't talk about frequently is joint hypermobility syndrome…
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Karen Lee Richards, Health Guide, posted Poor Sleep Doesn't Predict Fibromyalgia… It has long been thought that poor sleep, a primary symptom of…
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