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Physiological and psychological symptoms
are associated with fibromyalgia. According to Wolfe (1990), here is
the list of symptoms typically associated with fibromyalgia:
Diffuse pain (98 % of patients)
Pain on palpation of at least 11 of the 18 tender points (90 % of patients)
Fatigue (81 % of patients)
Morning stiffness (77 % of patients)
Sleeping disorders (75 % of patients)
Headaches (53 % of patients)
Anxiety (48 % of patients)
Depression (32% of patients)
Irritable bowel (32 % of patients)
Temporo-mandibular dsysfunction (25 % of patients)
The following is a list of associated somatic complaints
as compiled by the Collège des Médecins du Québec
in its publication on Fybromyalgia of June 1996.
The following lists the most frequently reported
subjective complaints of a psychological or emotional nature (Collège
des Médecins du Québec, Fybromayalgia, June 1996).
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