What is Fibromyalgia?

Find out what could be causing your symptoms and quickly get information about it.

It's always a challenge explaining fibromyalgia to the people around us. Get ideas from other people with the condition so you have a better handle on explaining fibromyalgia and share the explanations that have (or haven't) worked for you.

Learn the basics of fibromyalgia, its many symptoms, and what treatment options are available. Also find other resources to help you learn more about diagnosing, managing and coping with fibromyalgia.

Have you tried to understand fibromyalgia but can't get past the medical jargon? Are you struggling to comprehend how a bizarre conglomeration of symptoms that come and go can all stem from one condition? Get a simple explanation of what's going on in the body of someone with fibromyalgia.

Fibromyalgia pain isn't all one type of pain - it can be several different types. See what types of fibromyalgia pain other people have and share your own experience.

Fibromyalgia pain isn't easy to define. In fact, it's made up of several different kinds of pain. Is your skin painful to touch? Does your pain move around? Learn about different kinds of fibromyalgia pain and what treatments may work for them.

You need to understand your pain to find the right treatments. These fibromyalgia pain terms can help you communicate with your doctor, understand your options, and get a handle on what's going on in your body.

See physiological evidence that demonstrates fibromyalgia pain is real and has a physical basis.

Understanding fibromyalgia is difficult. Get started on the path toward understanding fibromyalgia by getting answers to common questions. Also find out how to get answers to your own questions.

Could chronic lower back pain mean you have fibromyalgia? Find out what your doctor will look for before making a fibromyalgia diagnosis.

Get basic facts about fibromyalgia, treating fibromyalgia, symptoms of fibromyalgia, diagnosing fibromyalgia, what doctors treat fibromyalgia and more. Also get links to more in-depth information about all the topics covered.

See whether your symptoms are consistent with fibromyalgia.

See a diagram of where the 18 tender points are on the body.

Get information on fibromyalgia including what brain chemicals are believed to play a role in the condition.

Are tender points and trigger points the same thing? If not, what roles does each play in fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia is more common in women, but men get it, too. Find out what's different about fibromyalgia in men.