Chronic, widespread noninflammatory musculoskeletal pain syndrome with multisystem manifestations. Although the specific pathophysiology has not been fully elucidated, it is generall...
Original 1990 ACR criteria, still widely used: (i) pain in all four quadrants >3 months, (ii) axial (neck/spine) involvement, (iii) tender points ≥11
2010–11 ACR criteria, revised in 2016 ...
Includes both medication and nonpharmacologic interventions (2). A multimodal approach using safe combinations of mutually-reinforcing therapies, both pharmaco...
For efficacy of initial therapy: at 2- to 4-week intervals, then every 1 to 6 months, tailored to patient’s needs
Advance exercise gradually and ...
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24693007 Fibromyositis (disorder)
95417003 primary fibromyalgia syndrome (disorder)
Fibromyalgia is a disease of nociplastic pain and central sensitization. It is not a somatoform disorder, and is not merely a manifestation of depression or anxiety. As with all chroni...
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