Fibromyalgia, or Fibromyalgia Pain Syndrome, is a chronic and widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue disorder. It is defined as a long-term, body-wide pain in muscles, ligaments and tendons (the soft fibrous tissues in the body). It is typically characterised by widespread aches and pains, restless sleep, feeling tired on waking, fatigue, anxiety, depression and disturbances of bowel function. It is a difficult condition to diagnose because of the variety of complaints that, on the surface, might … Continue reading Fibromyalgia – the challenges of diagnosis and building a medico legal case