Fibromyalgia was once dismissed by many traditional medical practitioners as a phantom illness. But that view is changing rapidly. Not only is fibromyalgia accepted as a diagnosable illness, it is also a syndrome that researchers are finding more complicated as new information emerges. As recently as a year ago, many physicians still associated some of fibromyalgia's symptoms with emotional problems, but that's no longer the case. A simple description of fibromyalgia is that it is …showed first 75 words of 982 total…

…showed last 75 words of 982 total…be implemented in concert with one another for maximum therapeutic effect." More information The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases offers more information on fibromyalgia. SOURCES: Thorsten Giesecke, M.D., research fellow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Roger H. Murphree, chiropractor, Birmingham, Ala.; Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D., director, Center for Effective CFIDS/Fibromyalgia Therapies, Annapolis, Md.; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; October 2003 Arthritis & Rheumatism ~FMYA~