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Papers: 2 Mar 2019 - 8 Mar 2019
RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology
2019 Mar 04
Curr Rheumatol Rep
21
5
Fibromyalgia is a complex chronic pain syndrome that can have debilitating consequences for affected patients. When compared to the general population, patients with fibromyalgia experience lowered mechanical and thermal pain thresholds, altered temporal summation of painful stimuli, and higher than normal pain ratings for known noxious stimuli.