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History of fibro article

Shakota6
Shakota6
An article from Scientific American, overview of history and general state of treatment now. Good point about risk of fibro in soldiers and 2:1 ratio of women to men suffering from it.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fibromyalgia-maligned-misunderstood-and-finally-treatable/
PeaceN2You
PeaceN2You
Two populations that often aren't taken into account in statistics are military and prison populations.

The new fibro criteria created a dramatic shift in the ratio of women to men - men are now thought to be pretty significantly underdiagnosed because they don't react to pain stimuli in the same way as women, and are less likely to complain, mostly because of cultural issues.

Good to see Dr Clauw's work getting out into general scientific publications rather than just medical publications.

Thanks for posting this!
Christine1976
Christine1976
Very interesting...thanks for posting!
happyface01
happyface01
Thank you Shakota, that was very educational.
LeoX3
LeoX3
Excellent, and love that they mentioned veterans, and PTSD---but I will say that PTSD from "otherwise common triggers" is mislleading. As a formally dx'd PTSDer these days, the triggers for PTSD are so freaking highly individualized that it's misleading to call anything "common" ---- PTSD is highly contextual.

Quibble aside, thanks so much, Shakota!
redsilverfox
redsilverfox
In Canada it was Dr. Reynolds in Toronto after hearing about the American Docs research & all. He taught all Rheumatologists in Toronto about FM & how to diagnose & treat it.But is deceased now.