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W. R. Gowers calls it "fibrositis"
The World Health Organization
recognizes fibromyalgia as a
disease
The American
Medical Association
acknowledges it
Diagnostic criteria still under review
No inflammation is found
in biopsies; "fibromyalgia"
is coined
M. Yunus pairs
fibromyalgia with
irritable bowel
syndrome and other
symptoms
New diagnostic criteria based
on questionnaires is developed
Canadian
researchers
match pain,
fatigue, and
sleep disorders
The American College of
Rheumatology creates a set
of diagnostic criteria
FIBROMYALGIA
TIMELINE
1 8 1 6
J. Balfour describes
chronic pain with tender
points and fatigue
