Fibromyalgia: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments

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disorders. Society as well as the medical professionals is more open now than ever before to the possibility that there are disorders not yet recognizable with medical testing but real just the same. Part of this acceptance comes from the knowledge that mankind has proven it time and time again. There was a time in history where people with epilepsy were believed to be possessed by the devil. Today it is an accepted disorder with biological causes and medical treatment options. With all of the current understanding that symptoms may appear long before the medical community can figure out the diagnostic requirements for the disorder it seems unlikely that any documented set of similar symptoms would be doubted or debated, but this is the case with Fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia has come under fire in many circles including medical, psychological and social settings. The two camps are firmly divided on their beliefs to the cause and treatment of the disorder. One camp believes that it is a ...

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diagnosis it is important that other possible conditions be ruled out as well. The symptoms can be similar to many other disorders such as types of arthritis, therefore it is important to complete a detailed assessment of the patient and the symptoms. In the face of the debate as to the origin of the disorder the American College of Rheumatology comprised a list of criteria for the purpose of classifying fibromyalgia. The list includes the classic symptom of having a history of widespread pain for more than three previous months. The college went on to define a series of 18 checkpoints for the pain sites and a patient is required to have pain in 11 or more of the 18 sites to be ...

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