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Fibromyalgia

Condition that produces long-term pain all over the body and/or at tender points in soft tissues such as muscles, tendons and joints. The cause is unknown, but proposed triggers include trauma, sleep problems, an infectious microbe, depression, chronic back pain and hypothyroidism.

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