COMMON CONDITIONS - Fibromyalgia Syndrome -  
FMS Diagnosis

• Diagnosis of FMS is based on clinical criteria: laboratory studies are normal.  
  
• History of pain in all four body quadrants for at least 3 months.
  
• At least 11 of 18 paired, bilateral tender (trigger) points elicited on physical exam: suboccipital muscles insertion, low cervical, trapezius, supraspinatus, second rib, lateral epicondyle, gluteal, greater trochanter, and knee.

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