Article updated and reviewed by Ariel D. Teitel, MD, MBA, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Manhattan on May 16, 2005.
Fibromyalgia may occur alone or in conjunction with...
The topic of spasticity has been on my mind since I’ve been experiencing it more lately. Four years ago, I did not understand what was... Read more »
Many patients are labeled with fibromyalgia simply because they have chronic soft tissue pain. But it is important, at least for the sake... Read more »
It is rather common for patients to complain of suffering chronic fatigue along with all the pain of fibromyalgia, but it seems to me that... Read more »
If you talk with a room full of fibromyalgia patients, you're likely to hear quite a few stories describing years of uncertainty prior to... Read more »
Today, May 12, 2011 is National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day and the month of May is National Arthritis Awareness Month. In honor of those... Read more »
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What Is It? People with fibromyalgia have widespread pain, aches and stiffness in muscles and joints throughout the body along with unusual... Read more »
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There is no obvious, objective method (such as laboratory or imaging tests) for diagnosing fibromyalgia. The criteria used to study fibromyalgia are... Read more »
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Fibromyalgia is a syndrome of unknown causes that results in lasting, sometimes debilitating, muscle pain and fatigue. Fibromyalgia is also known as... Read more »
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Fibromyositis; Fibrositis Symptoms Pain in the main symptom of fibromyalgia. It may be mild to severe. Painful areas are called... Read more »
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Fibromyalgia is a common syndrome in which a person has long-term, body-wide pain and tenderness in the joints, muscles, tendons, and other soft... Read more »