FROM: http://www.thermogramcenter.com/Images.htm This client had a 15 year history of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Note the multiple focal regions of increased heat consistent with myofascial pathology and correlating with the client's areas of tenderness and pain.      - Courtesy of Dr. William Amalu

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OBJECTIVES Explain the pathophysiology of Fibromyalgia, including the (1) biochemical, (2) metabolic, and (3) immunoregulatory abnormalities associated with fibromyalgia. Describe the diagnostic criteria, clinical presentation and the conditions most commonly associated with fibromyalgia. Discuss the various treatment modalities most commonly used for fibromyalgia, including: medications rehabilitation complementary and alternative medicine lifestyle modifications Describe the accommodations ideas most useful for patients with FMS, including solutions that attend to: concentration issues depression and anxiety fatigue/weakness fine and gross motor impairment migraine headaches skin and temperature sensitivity sleep disorder TABLE OF CONTENTS Article 1 Diagnosing Fibromyalgia Saves Money Article 2 Fibromyalgia - eMedicine Article 3a Pathophysiology – Wikipedia Article 3b Causation Hypotheses Article 4 Criteria for Diagnosis Article 5 Overlaps with Fibromyalgia Article 6 Symptoms and Diagnosis Article 7 Reduced Hippocampal Function in Fibromyalgia Article 8 Study Links Fibromyalgia to Metabolic Disease Article 9 Fibromyalgia Treatment Options Article 10 Three Medications to Consider Article 11 FDA Approves FIRST Drug for Treating Fibromyalgia Article 12 FDA Approves SECOND Drug to Treat Fibromyalgia Article 13 Savella (milnacipran) FDA-Approved for Fibromyalgia Article 14 Researchers Study Lyrica/Seroquel Combo Therapy Article 15 Placebo Treatments: Misleading and Potentially Harmful Article 16 CAM and Fibromyalgia At a Glance Article 17 Accommodation and Compliance Series: Employees with Fibromyalgia Syndrome Article 18a Why Disability Testing for Fibromyalgia is often Misleading: Advice for Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients and their Disability Team. Article 18b Medically Determinable Impairment Requirements for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Article 19 Tips for Winning a Fibromyalgia or CFS Disability Case…and…What actually happens at a Social Security Disability Hearing?