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John Fielding,
CEO
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The syndrome termed FIBROMYALGIA or FIBROSITIS has recently attracted increasing interest among physicians to describe an extremely common problem in ambulatory practice with an estimated prevalence of at least 6 million patients per year in the Unit States alone.
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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer
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Patients with fibromyalgia are no more likely to be depressed than patients with other chronic painful disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Fibromyalgia is a confusing condition because many of its symptoms overlap with those of other illnesses, such as chronic fatigue syndrome and myofascial pain syndrome.
There is good evidence that fibromyalgia patients benefit from increased aerobic conditioning, but many are reluctant to exercise on account of increased pain and fatigue.
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Todd Porter,
Gym Attendent
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Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by fatigue and widespread pain in the fibrous tissues in your muscles, ligaments and tendons.
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Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator
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Fibromyalgia is a non-specific syndrome which includes complaints of soreness and weakness with associated symptoms of fatigue, poor sleep, anxiety and irritable bowel symptoms.
Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic widespread pain, tenderness and increased sensitivity to various sensory stimuli.
It is anticipated that patients with fibromyalgia will show inhibited funtional brain activity, relative to patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and controls, in the thalamus and caudate nucleus during resting conditions and during painful stimulation.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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Fibromyalgia is a clinical syndrome that can’t be diagnosed by laboratory or other diagnostic tests, such as x-rays, nerve condition studies or special scans.
It was concluded that these findings support the hypothesis that fibromyalgia may be a sympathetically maintained pain syndrome.
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David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist
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Fibromyalgia is not presently classified as an autoimmune disease nor does MG occur more commonly among patients with fibromyalgia.
My fibromyalgia was diagnosed after I was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysregulation and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.
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