Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia affects many Americans although they may not know it. Although Fibromyalgia has many symptoms and getting diagnosed and finding relief is almost always difficult. The medical definition of fibromyalgia is a neurosensory disorder characterized by widespread muscle plain, joint stiffness, and fatigue. Statistics show that 5% of women between the age of 20 and 50 get fibromyalgia and 1.6% of men get fibromyalgia. Symptoms of fibromyalgia include muscle pain, stiffness, fatigue, and joint pain. This pain is usually found in painful areas called tender points or trigger points. These points are found on the back of the neck, shoulders, the lower back, knees, shins, and the hips. Some other symptoms of fibromyalgia include irritable bowel syndrome, numbness and tingling in the hands and feet, headaches, memory problems, pain gets worse in the cold, and the ability to exercise is reduced. Getting diagnosed can be hard because blood and urine is usually normal making it look like there is nothing wrong. To be diagnosed with fibromyalgia, you must have at least of three months of pain and tenderness in at least 11 of the 18 tender points. Taking a blood and urine sample can help to cross of other conditions that have similar symptom of fibromyalgia. Since fibromyalgia has no cure, relieving pain can be difficult. The point of treatments is to relieve pain and other symptoms of fibromyalgia. Some treatments include physical therapy, exercise and