Trigger Points and Fibromyalgia WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Trigger Points and Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition with aching, stiffness, and tenderness in the joints, muscles and tendons. The sites of this pain are called trigger points or tender points. The locations of these trigger points are almost the same in all those with fibromyalgia.1
Fast Facts:
- When pressed with a finger these trigger points hurt.2
- There are 18 specific trigger points.3
- The cause of fibromyalgia is unknown.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Holistic Online: Fibromyalgia Pain Tender Points or Trigger Points
- ↑ Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Fibromyalgia Trigger Points and Tender Points
- ↑ About.com: Fibromyalgia Trigger Points
- ↑ Fibromyalgia Research: Fibromyalgia Trigger Points
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Fibromyalgia Trigger Points, Trigger Points of Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia and Trigger Points, Fibromyalgia Tender Points, Tender Points and Fibromyalgia
- Last update: Jan. 30, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.