Learning the Fibromyalgia Definition will help you understand why the Fibromyalgia Tender Points are so painful. The Fibromyalgia definition is:  A chronic condition that produces intense pain in the muscles and fibrous tissues.

• Chronic means: An illness that persists for a long time or constantly reoccurs and is difficult to eradicate.

• Syndrome means: A complex condition that causes many symptoms in the body to occur all at once.

• The term, Fibromyalgia, comes from “fibro” which are the fibrous tissues of the tendons and ligaments. “My” are the muscles and “algia” means pain. In other words, is a condition that produces pain in the muscles and fibrous tissues.

My onset of Fibromyalgia or Fibro Myalgia suddenly occurred about 33 years ago, when I was pregnant. When it was first suspected that I had Fibromyalgia, it was difficult to define the condition in a way my friends could understand.

At the time, fibromyalgia information was limited and doctors didn’t recognized fibromyalgia symptoms. In fact, most doctors were unaware there was such a condition or problem and patients were often considered “off the wall” or just “habitual complainers.” Read More→