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    Indian J Anaesth. 2009 Oct;53(5):575-81.

    Fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome-a dilemma.

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    Professor and Head, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, M.L.N. Medical College, Allahabad, India.

    Abstract

    SUMMARY: Pain and fatigue associated to the musculoskeletal system are among the leading causes of patients to visit their physicians and nearly one-third of such patients suffer from fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic debilitating disorder characterized by widespread pain with tenderness in specific areas, leading to fatigue, headache and sleep disorder. Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS), is also a localized musculoskeletal pain producing condition whose diagnostic and management criteria differ from FMS but still considered by many only a subtype of FMS. Till date no exact cause has been held responsible for these painful conditions, therefore treatment of these disorders is always a challenge. The therapies are not precise but multimodal including pharmacological and alternative approaches. This article describes the existing knowledge pertaining to these conditions in regard of causative factors diagnosis and management.

    PMID:
    20640108
    [PubMed]
    PMCID:
    PMC2900090
    Free PMC Article

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