by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H.

When some say a disease doesn’t exist and others have no test to prove it does, those suffering have problems.

So it’s gone with fibromyalgia, a syndrome that causes ongoing muscle pain and fatigue, along with various other symptoms like decreased concentration and sleep disturbance. There is no objective test for diagnosis.

Some doctors think fibromyalgia is a variation of physical symptoms of depression; others don’t think it exists at all, as a disease.  But people suffer, mostly women.

Now, a new study gives hope. What if fibromyalgia really is all in your head?

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