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Article: Fibromyalgia: it's not all in your head! Dr. Karen Newell, M.D. verifies the symptoms of this mysterious syndrome.
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- New Life Journal
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- February 1, 2003
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WHAT IS FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME?
Although many traditional Medical Doctors do not believe that FMS (fibromyalgia syndrome) exists, those who suffer from it know that it does. FMS is often misdiagnosed as depression, neurosis, muscle spasms, and pain syndrome. Treated as such, this misdiagnosis and mistreatment leads to prolonged suffering for many patients.
FMS is a wide spread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue disorder for which the cause is still unknown. Fibromyalgia means "pain in the muscles, ligaments and tendons". These are the fibrous tissues of the body.
FMS used to be called fibrositis, implying there was inflammation in the muscles, but ...