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Understanding fibromyalgia : an introduction for patients and caregivers / Naheed Ali.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]Description: xv, 221 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781442226593 (hbk.) :
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 616.742 23
LOC classification:
  • RC927.3 .A45 2016
NLM classification:
  • WE 544
Available additional physical forms:
  • Also issued online.
Summary: Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder associated with overall body pain and discomfort. Although the condition is not a variety of other neurological disorders or even arthritis, it possesses some of the same symptoms. There are an estimated 10 million Americans suffering with fibromyalgia, and estimates suggest that three to six percent of the world's population have symptoms of fibromyalgia. The medical costs of treatment coupled with lost productivity have been estimated in the billions of dollars. The good news is that fibromyalgia is not progressive and is not fatal. Many sufferers report that the symptoms can improve with treatment and time.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder associated with overall body pain and discomfort. Although the condition is not a variety of other neurological disorders or even arthritis, it possesses some of the same symptoms. There are an estimated 10 million Americans suffering with fibromyalgia, and estimates suggest that three to six percent of the world's population have symptoms of fibromyalgia. The medical costs of treatment coupled with lost productivity have been estimated in the billions of dollars. The good news is that fibromyalgia is not progressive and is not fatal. Many sufferers report that the symptoms can improve with treatment and time.

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