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Is fibromyalgia a degenerative disorder?
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No: To me a degenerative disorder means chronic damage occurs to a joint, bone or muscle. Even though patients with fibro can get chronic pain, true chronic damage or irreversible changes do not occur.
Answered 8/9/2012
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No: The exact mechanisms that underlie fibromyalgia are not known but there is no evidence that there is anything "degenerative" going on. It is thought to be a central nervous system disorder which causes increased pain sensitivity.
Answered 8/9/2012
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Yes: With #fibromyalgia degenerations occur, imo, in muscles ; ligaments. Acute ; repetative biomechanical stressors, e.g., childbirths, mva's, accidents, lifting injuries, cause loss of tethering strength of major axial spine ligaments. Painful sedentary lifestyles lead to obesity, deconditioning ; muscle loss. Gravity intervenes. Deteriorated musculoskeletal strength evokes chronic muscle spasm ; fm.
Answered 12/26/2013
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