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Fibromyalgia
Upon arriving at the local grocery on a cool, damp, breezy Oklahoma afternoon, I arrive and park in a handicap parking spot; immediately a man shouted out to me: “Hey! ...
The fibromyalgia definition "fibro" meaning fibrous tissues, "my" meaning muscles, and "algia" meaning pain. You see, my fibromyalgia looks normal in my outer appearance, but the overall musculoskeletal pain and exhausted turmoil, which the effects are unknown. Fibromyalgia is a hidden disease, causing continual pain and fatigue; it internally affects patients, and restrains them from accomplishing ordinary tasks without medical treatments or therapies. ...
In order for people to understand fibromyalgia, and the affects it has on patients,
they must learn about the disease. “Routine laboratory testing reveals nothing about
fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome. However, upon physical examination, the
fibromyalgia patient will be sensitive to pressure in certain areas of the body called
tender points”.
Approximate Word count = 694
Approximate Pages = 2.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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