Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome (CFS) are thought by many to be separate manifestations
of the same disorder, the main difference being the major
symptom associated with each of the disorders. Fibromyalgia is a
chronic disorder in which the sufferer complains of severe pain
throughout their body. This pain can affect the muscles, joints
and soft tissues i.e. tendons and ligaments, to the extent that
any movement is a struggle. This particular disorder affects the
female gender in 90% of cases and is commonly diagnosed between
the ages of 25 and 40 although the symptoms can begin to show at
any age. Other symptoms that are used to diagnose fibromyalgia
include: - Tenderness in 11 of the 18 pre-determined sensitive
spots of the body - Chronic fatigue - Sleep disorders - Stiffnes
of the joints Many individuals diagnosed with the condition
suffer with all or the vast majority of these symptoms however
because fibromyalgia is a relatively new disorder many
physicians mistake