Everything you Need to Know about Fibromyalgia from an Integrative Medical Perspective

By Dr. Peter Lloyd

Fibromyalgia is defined as widespread chronic pain continuing for more than three months and associated with the presence of multiple tender points. Fibromyalgia affects an estimated 2-4% of the general population in the US.

Nearly 5% of patients in internal medicine or family medicine carry this diagnosis. Women are about nine times more likely to develop fibromyalgia than men. The first symptoms of fibromyalgia usually appear between the ages of 20 and 55.

Chronic pain in fibromyalgia is commonly associated with other problems, including irritable bowel syndrome (abdominal pain, intermittent bloating, constipation and diarrhea), fatigue, brain fog, …read more