Fibromyalgia Pain Points Picture
One of the unique things about fibromyalgia is specific locations on the body that when pressed hurt.
Fibromyalgia pain points picture. People without fibro would only feel pressure. There are 18 tender points throughout the body each about the size of a penny. Fibromyalgia a chronic pain disorder is often characterized by pain in multiple tender points. We asked our fibromyalgia community share a photo of what their fibromyalgia looks like and what symptoms they were experiencing in the photo.
Tender points on the body are one hallmark of fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia tender points are located in clusters around the neck chest shoulders elbows hips and knees. Here s what the community shared with us. Making things all the more confusing is that chronic myofascial pain often accompanies fibromyalgia so it s possible that you may experience pain from tender points due to fibromyalgia and trigger points due to chronic.
When you press on these spots they feel sore.