- Accommodation and Compliance Series: Employees with Fibromyalgia Syndrome provided by the Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor (.pdf)
- American Fibromyalgia Syndrome Association (AFSA) funds research for NIH grants to study fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).
- Arthritis Foundation — Fibromyalgia: "What Is Fibromyalgia?"
- Excerpt from "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fibromyalgia: Quick and Easy Tips for Feeling Better", by Lynne Matallana, ImmuneSupport.com. (Buy the book…)
- American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (AAMA)
- American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM) is the oldest and largest national membership organization of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AOM) practitioners and supporters that serves to advance the profession and practice of AOM.
- American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) The practice of pain medicine is multidisciplinary in approach, incorporating modalities from various specialties to ensure the comprehensive evaluation and treatment of the pain patient. AAPM members represent a variety of origins including anesthesiology, internal medicine, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, physiatry, psychiatry, psychology, and neuroscience.
- Musculoskeletal Pain – Cleveland Clinic Musculoskeletal pain affects the bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and nerves. It can be acute (having a rapid onset with severe symptoms) or chronic (long-lasting). Musculoskeletal pain can be localized in one area, or widespread.
- "Fibromyalgia", by Justin Wasserman, MD, 2004 (.pdf)
- Fibromyalgia from the American College of Rheumatology, 2013 update.
- PDF version: Fibromyalgia (406 KB .pdf)
- Patient Factsheet (.pdf)
- Fibromyalgia: An "Invisible" Disability
- Fibromyalgia Fact Sheet from the Office on Women's Health in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Chronic fatigue syndrome from the Office on Women's Health in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- "Differential diagnosis: myofascial pain", in Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Practitioner's Guide to Treatment, by Jan Dommerholt, PT, MPS and Tamer S. Issa, PT, DPT (.pdf)
- Fibromyalgia Monograph: Fibromyalgia: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment & Research (625.5 KB .pdf) from the National Fibromyalgia Partnership, Inc.
- National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA) source for what's new in fibromyalgia research and education
- National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association Connect with people dealing with the same issues. Resources include support groups by state.
- Public Witness Testimony on Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS), to The House Appropriation's Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies by Ronald C. Kramis, Ph.D. – January 29, 1998 PDF of Congressional testimony PDF of Congressional testimony (166 KB .pdf)
- "Myofascial pain and fibromyalgia: Diagnosis and treatment", by Robert Gerwin, M.D. neurologist specializing in pain and rehabilitation medicine (.pdf) Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Jan 1 1998.
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