Fibromyalgia : Causes

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Causes could include:
People with fibromyalgia have pain in many muscle groups and feel tired much of the time, yet their doctors tell them they can't find anything wrong with them because there is no definitive lab test from which the diagnosis can be made. In most ca...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 31, 2007
The American College of Rheumatology has developed standards for fibromyalgia that health care practitioners can use to diagnose this condition. According to these standards, a person is thought to have fibromyalgia if he or she has widespread...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Intensity of symptoms is variable ranging from gradual improvement to episodes of recurrent symptoms. Symptoms of fatigue may result from the individual's chronic pain coupled with. Other common symptoms are tension headaches, difficulty...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Symptoms of sleeplessness and overall fatigue may result from the individual's chronic pain, coupled with. Other common symptoms are tension headaches, difficulty swallowing, recurrent abdominal pain, diarrhea.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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