Evaluation:
Published: 06.07.2005.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Fibromyalgia: New Insights into a Misunderstood Ailment', 1.
  • Essays 'Fibromyalgia: New Insights into a Misunderstood Ailment', 2.
Extract

Fibromyalgia was once dismissed by many traditional medical practitioners as a phantom illness.
But that view is changing rapidly. Not only is fibromyalgia accepted as a diagnosable illness, it is also a syndrome that researchers are finding more complicated as new information emerges.
As recently as a year ago, many physicians still associated some of fibromyalgia's symptoms with emotional problems, but that's no longer the case.
A simple description of fibromyalgia is that it is a chronic syndrome characterized by widespread muscle pain and fatigue.

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