Fibromyalgia is not all in your head, new research confirms

(Integrated Tissue Dynamics (INTIDYN)) Integrated Tissue Dynamics has discovered the first physically-detectable pathology associated with fibromyalgia, an enigmatic disease often viewed as more mental than physical. The research, published in Pain Medicine, revealed that female fibromyalgia patients have an excessive sensory nerve supply to small valves (shunts) among blood vessels deep in the palmar skin. This discovery provides a first logical rationale for fibromyalgia symptoms of extreme tenderness in the hands as well as widespread muscular aching and fatigue.
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