What is fibromyalgia?
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Fibromyalgia, formerly thought of as an imaginary or psychosomatic condition, is, in fact, a chronic illness. While it most often affects women in their mid-thirties to late-fifties, it also affects men and children. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) [2] estimates that the condition affects between two to four percent of the United States population. It causes fatigue, pain in the muscles and ligaments (not the joints), and a number of tender spots on the body, where even a small bit of pressure causes pain. This pain is commonly felt in the neck, upper and lower back, hips, elbows, and knees. Beyond these symptoms, fibromyalgia shows itself in a number of other ways, including:
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