作者: Eva Kosek
DOI: 10.1016/S0072-9752(06)80055-2
关键词: High incidence 、 Muscle stiffness 、 Physical therapy 、 Fibromyalgia 、 In patient 、 Tenderness 、 Exacerbation 、 Joint pain 、 Physical medicine and rehabilitation 、 Medicine 、 Generalized pain
摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter describes fibromyalgia (FM) as a chronic pain syndrome characterized by widespread pain, tenderness, disturbed sleep, fatigue, and muscle stiffness. Despite the polysymptomatic nature of FM, tenderness have always remained hallmarks this syndrome. The majority FM patients report localized for many years before developing generalized FM. It discusses that risk seems to increase in with painful conditions, exemplified high incidence whiplash-associated low back various inflammatory rheumatic diseases. reviews pathophysiology is most likely explained complex interaction between peripheral central mechanisms. Although joint not uncommon, mainly musculature physical activity causes exacerbation patients. concludes despite abundance scientific studies, symptoms are still sometimes regarded scepticism doctors, which can negative impact on