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I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia but i feel i don't quite fit the diagnosis, what tests should i have had?
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Ask a rheumatologist: Have you seen a rheumatologist? Appropriate testing depends on the history and physical exam.
Answered 4/16/2013
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Physical exam: ? tests to prove fibromyalgia (FM). FM causes (femaleness, childbirth, obesity, mechanical injury, joint hypermobility, soft tissue weakness from prolonged inactivity) vary in sufferers. Causal history & exam paramount. Signs vary in sufferers & include joint hypermobility, pelvic counternutation, functional scoliosis, asymmetric shoulders, signs TOS & TMJ, trigger points, spastic sup. trapezium.
Answered 11/30/2014
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