Why Is Fibromyalgia So Misunderstood? It’s Complicated

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Despite heightened awareness from celebs like Lady Gaga and Lena Dunham, the chronic pain condition fibromyalgia is still widely misunderstood, even by doctors, a new study reported. Published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research, the study suggested that a large number of people diagnosed with fibromyalgia might actually have something else. In fact, some people diagnosed with the condition do not meet diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia, a chronic pain condition that causes sleep disturbances, tender points, and widespread body pain. Others who do have the illness are told they don’t. This is a big barrier to getting appropriate treatment in both cases.