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What's the relationship between chronic pain and tbi? i'm 8yrs post tbi, since feeling has returned, it's all painful. diangosis with fibromyalgia-skeptical
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See below: Any time there is a loss of cortical inhibitory tone to the pain centers, chronic pain can develop. Tbi could lead to this.
Answered 4/6/2016
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Yes: TBI results in physical, chemical and neural changes within the brain. Fibromyalgia is a disorder of pain signals to the brain, inhibition signals from the brain and a whole host of other brain / spinal cord abnormalities. TBI can set these processes in motion and can certainly set the stage for fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain to develop (unfortunately).
Answered 6/12/2014
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