Symptoms accompanying fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a pain syndrome frequently observed in clinical practice. The classification criteria for fibromyalgia were proposed by Wolfe et al. (1), who clearly indicated the essential clinical features of the syndrome, i.e. chronic widespread pain and muscular tender points in at least 11 out of 18 sites of localisation. It must be noted that the criteria of Wolfe et al. were proposed for epidemiological and research purposes, but are currently used as diagnostic criteria. In patients suffering from fibromyalgia, the intensity of spontaneous pain and of pain provoked by mechanical stimulation of tender points may vary in a wide range and may induce more or less suffering and disability. Therefore, the intensity of spontaneous and provoked pain must be taken into account to evaluate the severity of the syndrome in every patient...