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  Dr Stephen Leow (General Medical Practitioner)
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  GP with an interest in Pain Medicine. Currently Clinical Director of GP+ Elizabeth in Suburban SA. Chair of RACGP Special Interest Group of Pain Management. ... View profile

  Fibromyalgia is thought to be a disorder of central sensitisation. That is, the systems that regulate pain and sensitivity to pain have gone wrong.
  
  Quote from the IASP:
  “The debate whether fibromyalgia is a rheumatological, psychiatric, somatoform, or neuroendocrinedisorder, or no distinct clinical entity at all, is ongoing. However, the focus offibromyalgia research has shifted to research on epidemiology, risk factors, and biomarkers,and to controlled trials testing drugs or other interventions in FMS.”
  
  So the research is focused more on treatment and risk for getting it rather than cause Reply to this post  |  Report
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• anonymous
  Fibromyalgia is a neuro-endocrine-immune disorder. TThe pain your father is experiencing is real and is one of the ‘neuro’ bits of the disorder. It's complicated to explain. There is a lot of misinformation on the internet. As someone who's had it for over 20 years my advice is to not take generalised advice from anyone on fibro – including me. Everyone's fibro is different, so do your own research based on your dad's symptoms. Many GPs are out-of-date, particulary if they became a doctor before 1990. I find the UK information well researched and referenced. There's a good explaination of the neuro stuff on the UK Fibro Action website: http://www.fibroaction.org/Pages/What-Causes-Fibro.aspx
  
  
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