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Making Sense of Fibromyalgia - New and Updated (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Making Sense of Fibromyalgia - New and Updated (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Six million people in the United States meet the criteria for
fibromyalgia. On average, they see about four doctors before they
were correctly diagnosed, and many were convinced they had a
life-threatening illness such as a body-wide cancer. Fibromyalgia
is a combination of pain, fatigue, and systemic symptoms. Ten
million patient visits to doctors every year in the United States
are for pain; $600 billion is spent annually to diagnose or manage
chronic pain, including litigation fees. One group has estimated
that patients with fibromyalgia run up $20 billion in medical
expenses annually. 10% of US adults have moderate pain and 1% have
severe pain. 12% have functional disability due to chronic pain.
Additionally, at any visit, 15 percent of all patients tell their
doctor they are tired. There is a paucity of reliable, detailed
information about the fibromyalgia syndrome that patients can use
to help themselves or others. This updated edition of Making Sense
of Fibromyalgia is written by well known, widely published experts
in the field. It distills complex concepts of amplified pain into a
easily readable and understandable narrative. This monograph is
aimed at college educated laypersons, allied health professionals,
patients and treating physicians. Since it was first published in
1999, Making Sense of Fibromyalgia has sold over 100,000 copies.
Now updated and improved, this effort should increase one's
knowledge of a very complex subject.
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