Fibromyalgia is a chronic and poorly understood condition. It causes pain throughout the body but no visible symptoms, so people underestimate its effects on daily life. Women are most commonly affected by this pain, which usually burns, throbs, or aches all over the body, but ribcage pain is also common and is one of the main reasons for hospitalization of people with fibromyalgia.

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