COMMON CONDITIONS -  Fibromyalgia Syndrome -  
FMS Signs & Symptoms

• The defining symptoms of fibromyalgia are chronic widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and heightened pain in response to tactile pressure (allodynia). 
• Other symptoms include debilitating fatigue and joint stiffness.
  
• Fibromyalgia is classed as a disorder of pain processing due to abnormalities in how pain signals are processed in the central nervous system.
  
• Fibromyalgia is estimated to affect 2 - 4% of the population, with a female to male incidence ratio of approximately 9:1
  

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