Chronic widespread pain and fibromyalgia syndrome

Chronic widespread pain and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) are disorders of pain regulation with central sensitization. Several tender trigger points define FMS, but now a composite of pain for>3 months affecting four of five specified body areas, and a raised widespread pain index and symptom severity scale score for – fatigue, waking unrefreshed and cognitive symptoms is used. Other symptoms commonly reported include depression, anxiety, headache, migraine, diffuse abdominal pain with changes of bowel habit (irritable bowel syndrome) and urinary frequency.
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: Fibromyalgia and chronic pain syndrome Source Type: research