There are several disorders that people experience which cause pain yet do not seem to be directly associated with an injury or illness to a particular part of the body. Fybromyalgia is marked by muscular pain and fatigue.
Patients complain of being depressed and anxious, hurting all over.
Symptoms include headache, stomach aches, back aches, numbness, tingling, skinfold tenderness, sensitivity to weather abnormally cold hands and feet. Waking every morning stiff and tired is a common complaint. Like arthritis, there is associated pain, but fibromyalgia seems to appear in the muscles and connecting tissues as opposed to the bones. Over a period of years, no cause or cure has been determined. Patients may report a sore throat, swollen glands, bad headaches and occasional fevers, sometimes beginning after a flu-like illness.