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Fibromyalgia

About Fibromyalgia

Chronic widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and many other symptoms that impair the quality of life. Causes are not specific.

Fibromyalgia is a syndrome in which there is chronic, widespread muscle tenderness as a result of central sensitisation. It is denoted as primary when there is no co-existent disease that causes widespread muscle pain. FMS is considered secondary when myalgia is co-morbid with other disorders.

Diagnosis:

No confirmatory blood tests (biomarkers), imaging or lab analysis are available for fibromyalgia. WPI, SSS questionnaire is used to diagnose Fibromyalgia.

  • Treatment
  • Pharmacological
  • Non-pharmacological

Causes:

  • Psychosocial
  • Environmental
  • Autoimmune triggers (Infections, Trauma)
  • Recent studies have found 1/3rd of the patients associated with sicca, sjogren’s syndrome
  • Altered gut microbiome axis