Meeting the fibromyalgia challenge by Mary E. Sanders
Widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue characterize fibromyalgia (FM), an arthritis-related syndrome of unknown origin. Other common FM symptoms include sleep disturbances, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic headaches, morning stiffness, and cognitive and memory impairments (Thorson,1992). A diagnosis of FM is based on the following criteria:
•The person has widespread pain on both sides, and above and below the belt.
•The person feels pain in 11 of 18 specified tender point sites when the tester applies pressure to these areas (Bennett, Smythe, & Wolfe, 1992).
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