Can Fibromyalgia lead to mild pain at various points of the body? - Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Fibromyalgia is a lifestyle disorder. It is a chronic process where the middle age people or the young age people can have pain points, in medical circle, we call them as trigger points all across the body. There are some trigger areas in the body where there is Fibromyalgia. As the word depicts, it is a disorder of the body where the muscles and the fibrous tissues are involved, which is like the connective tissue in different parts of the body. So the answer is Fibromyalgia can cause pain points. There are around 10 -12 pain points commonly seen in Fibromyalgia. It is important to know that there is no such investigation that can diagnose Fibromyalgia. Mostly it is stress and anxiety and other lifestyle disorder problems. It can also happen in people with other morbidities also. It is so tender to touch and we see that there is no underlying pathology as such. this is a very common practice that Fibromyalgia patients are treated very symptomatically with some counseling, some lifestyle changes that have to be brought about, proper diet balance and also seek proper medical help at the right time.