Title Making sense of fibromyalgia / Daniel J. Wallace, MD, associate director, Rheumatology Fellowship Program, clinical professor of medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, Janice Brock Wallace, MPA

Edition Second edition Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 257 pages) : illustrations Contents The whys and wherefores of fibromyalgia -- Basic science and fibromyalgia -- How and where the body can be affected by fibromyalgia -- The clinical spectrum of fibromyalgia -- The evaluation of fibromyalgia patients -- Improving your quality of life -- Where are we headed? Summary Six million people in the United States meet the criteria for fibromyalgia, which is a disorder characterized by a combination of pain, fatigue, and related symptoms. On average, these patients see about four doctors before they are correctly diagnosed, and many are convinced they have a life-threatening illness such as an advanced stage of cancer. About 600 billion is spent annually in the United States to diagnose or manage chronic pain, including litigation fees, and it is estimated that fibromyalgia patients run up 20 billion in medical expenses annually. Despite these alarming numbers, Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-232) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Fibromyalgia -- Popular works HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General. MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine. MEDICAL -- Diseases. MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine. MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine. Fibromyalgia Genre/Form Popular works Form Electronic book Author Wallace, Janice Brock LC no. 2013024784 ISBN 9780199321773 0199321779 0199321787 9780199321780

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