====== Fibromyalgia ======

>After osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia is the second most common 'rheumatic' disorder. Depending on the diagnostic criteria used, the prevalence is from 2% to 8% of the population." \\ [...]\\ Patients with fibromyalgia are likely to have a history of headaches, dysmenorrhea, temporomandibular joint disorder, chronic fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome and other functional gastrointestinal  disorders,interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome, endometriosis, and other regional pain syndromes (especially back and neck pain)." \\ \\ Source : [[http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/1860480|Fibromyalgia : A Clinical Review]], //Clinical Crossroads//, April 16, 2014

The cause(s) of Fibromyalgia are unknown. Hypotheses include environmental, psychological, and genetic factors, as well as auto-inflammatory responses. There is also a theory which suggests "central sensitization" (see: [[https://jaoa.org/article.aspx?articleid=2094606|Fibromyalgia: A Clinical Update ]] //Evidence-Based Clinical Review//, September 2013)

More info at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibromyalgia|Wikipedia]]