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Fibromyalgia

Description

An in-depth report on the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of fibromyalgia.


Alternative Names

Fibromyositis; Fibrositis; Myofascial pain syndrome


Highlights

Risk Factors:

As many as 6 million Americans have fibromyalgia. Risk factors include being female, having had difficult experiences in childhood, having a psychological vulnerability to stress, and coming from a very stressful culture or environment.

Fibromyalgia and PTSD:

Studies have reported a greater number of severe experiences of abuse in patients with fibromyalgia, compared with the general population. This suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or chronic stress may play a strong role in the development of fibromyalgia in some patients.

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