• Fibromyalgia - Introduction
• Highlights
• Causes
• Risk Factors
• Diagnosis
• Conditions with Similar Symptoms
• Prognosis

Introduction

Fibromyalgia is a syndrome of unknown causes that results in lasting, sometimes debilitating, muscle pain and fatigue. Fibromyalgia is also known as fibrositis or fibromyositis.

General Description of Fibromyalgia Symptoms

Pain. The primary symptom of fibromyalgia is pain. The pain can be in one place or all over the body. The exact locations of the pain are called tender points. Fibromyalgia pain is often described as:

• Tender point pain that occurs in local areas, usually in the neck...