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By Anne Asher, About.com Guide to Back & Neck Pain since 2005

Myofascial Pain Syndrome and Fibromyalgia - The Difference

Friday January 11, 2008
Myofascial pain syndrome and fibromyalgia both show up as painful and palpable “points” in muscles. But aside from crossover --- 72% of people with fibromyalgia also have active trigger points, one of the main symptoms of myofascial pain syndrome -- most of the remaining symptoms in each could not be more distinct from one another. You may suffer from one, or both - regardless, they are two very different conditions.

| Trigger Points | Tender Points | Myofascial Pain Syndrome |

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