is fibromyalgia considered a chronic disease
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a medical condition characterised by chronic widespread pain and a heightened and painful response to pressure.Symptoms other than pain may occur, leading to the use of the term fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS).Other symptoms include feeling tired to a degree that normal activities are affected, sleep disturbance, and joint stiffness.ibromyalgia is recognized as a disorder by the US National Institutes of Health and the American College of Rheumatology.