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Wednesday, November, 11, 2009

Fibromyalgia And Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Experts: Fibromyalgia, myofasical pain syndrome not the same

March 02, 2009
Fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome have similar symptoms, and some fibromyalgia patients suffer from this other chronic pain condition. But experts say the two conditions are not the same. In this article, Dr. Yong H. Tsai discusses fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome, explaining the differences in these two conditions and how each affects the body to produce pain. Read more »

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Myofacasical Pain Syndrome vs. Fibromyalgia
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

Many patients are labeled with fibromyalgia simply because they have chronic soft tissue pain. ... Read more »

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Fibromyalgia
Fibromyositis; Fibrositis; Myofascial pain syndrome Prevention There is no proven prevention for this disorder. However, over the years, the... Read more »
Myofascial Release Therapy
...many people are not aware of.  It is a hands-on type of therapy that is particularly effective for fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndrome, and can be quite helpful for many other types of chronic... Read more »
Fibromyalgia Diagnosis
Fibromyalgia (FM) must be diagnosed by a qualified physician who is familiar with the illness and has experience diagnosing it.  The specialists who most often diagnose and treat fibromyalgia are... Read more »
The Difference Between Tender Points and Tigger Points
When people talk about fibromyalgia, they sometimes use the terms tender points and trigger points interchangeably. In actuality, they have quite different meanings. All accurately diagnosed FM... Read more »
Fibromyalgia
...Fibrositis; Myofascial pain syndrome Symptoms The overwhelming characteristic of fibromyalgia is long-standing, body-wide pain with defined tender points. Tender points are... Read more »

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