15 Key Characteristics of Fibromyalgia Revealed
2. Joint Pain
People with fibromyalgia often feel pain in the elbows, knees, ankles, and shoulders with enough severity that they feel the need to report it to their doctors. In some cases, this can lead to misdiagnoses of the condition as a form of arthritis, especially when the pain is not localized.
There is a distinctive quality of these joint aches that separates fibromyalgia from other possible causes: when pressure is applied to the tender points, the pain intensifies considerably.
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