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Fibromyalgia: Still No Silver Bullet J Amer Chiropr Assoc 2000 May;37(5):30-34 |
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Not so long ago, doctors didn't know what to make of patients who complained of pain that shifted from place to place. They didn't understand how this pain could get worse with changes in the weather and increase or decrease in intensity, depending on the time of day. They didn't know why more women than men tended to develop it-women generally between 20 and 50 years of age. Physical examinations, blood tests, and x-rays showed no obvious cause for the symptoms. Since it was so difficult to pin down physically, the condition was first labeled a product of the mind-a form of hysteria or hypochondria. Some researchers, however, continued to look for the source of the pain in the body. Today, there are health care practitioners who treat it as a physical phenomenon, while others use a body/mind approach. But there is still no simple cure for fibromyalgia.
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By Michael Schneider, DC Fibromyalgia Syndrome Has Nothing to Do with Muscle Pain! J Amer Chiropr Assoc 2001 Oct;38(10):46-48 |
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Conventional wisdom notwithstanding, fibromyalgia syndrome is thought to be a disorder of the central nervous system, not of the soft tissues. For many years, the literature on muscle and soft-tissue pain did not separate myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) from fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Authors would typically interchange them as if they were one single clinical entity, whereas, in reality, they represent separate and distinct pain syndromes.
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By Nataliya Schetchikova, PhD Healthy Living: The Mystery of Fibromyalgia J Amer Chiropr Assoc 2006 March;43(2):15-16 |
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The article addresses possible causes of fibromyalgia and alternative methods of treatment.
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Meridel Gatterman, DC Wellness in Practice: Fibromyalgia J Amer Chiropr Assoc 2004 Jun;41(6):22-24 |
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Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic widespread musculoskeletal aching, pain, and stiffness, as well as tenderness on palpation at multiple sites called tender points. Despite the recognition of fibromyalgia identified by specific criteria, the severity and persistence of patients' pain is still dismissed by some as iatrogenic, promoted by patient support groups, lawyers, and their allies in the medical profession. The reported prevalence of fibromyalgia ranges between 2% and 3.3%. Eighty-five to 90% of patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia are women.
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The Mystery of Fibromyalgia J Amer Chiropr Assoc 2004 Jun;41(6):10-20 |
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According to the National Fibromyalgia Association, between 3% and 6% of Americans have fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), yet the underlying etiology of the disorder remains a mystery. Even diagnosing the condition can be complex: the National Fibromyalgia Association reports that it can take an FMS patient up to 4 years to be accurately diagnosed. Discussion includes criteria for an FMS diagnosis, tender point sites, common symptoms, possible causes, and treatment guidelines.
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