Chronic musculoskeletal pain: traps and pitfalls in classification and management of a major global disease burden

Abstract. Mary-Ann Fitzcharles et al. propose to introduce “regional fibromyalgia” as a new diagnosis. This commentary summarizes why this term is misleading but nonetheless the article may pave the way towards useful concepts for myofascial pains.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rolf-Detlef Treede
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-10-01
Series:PAIN Reports
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/painrpts/fulltext/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001023
_version_ 1828148400775757824
author Rolf-Detlef Treede
author_facet Rolf-Detlef Treede
author_sort Rolf-Detlef Treede
collection DOAJ
description Abstract. Mary-Ann Fitzcharles et al. propose to introduce “regional fibromyalgia” as a new diagnosis. This commentary summarizes why this term is misleading but nonetheless the article may pave the way towards useful concepts for myofascial pains.
first_indexed 2024-04-11T21:15:19Z
format Article
id doaj.art-edda81e2a1b2433786a8db6054084af6
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2471-2531
language English
last_indexed 2024-04-11T21:15:19Z
publishDate 2022-10-01
publisher Wolters Kluwer
record_format Article
series PAIN Reports
spelling doaj.art-edda81e2a1b2433786a8db6054084af62022-12-22T04:02:50ZengWolters KluwerPAIN Reports2471-25312022-10-0175e102310.1097/PR9.0000000000001023202210000-00004Chronic musculoskeletal pain: traps and pitfalls in classification and management of a major global disease burdenRolf-Detlef Treede0Department of Neurophysiology, Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience (MCTN), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, GermanyAbstract. Mary-Ann Fitzcharles et al. propose to introduce “regional fibromyalgia” as a new diagnosis. This commentary summarizes why this term is misleading but nonetheless the article may pave the way towards useful concepts for myofascial pains.http://journals.lww.com/painrpts/fulltext/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001023
spellingShingle Rolf-Detlef Treede
Chronic musculoskeletal pain: traps and pitfalls in classification and management of a major global disease burden
PAIN Reports
title Chronic musculoskeletal pain: traps and pitfalls in classification and management of a major global disease burden
title_full Chronic musculoskeletal pain: traps and pitfalls in classification and management of a major global disease burden
title_fullStr Chronic musculoskeletal pain: traps and pitfalls in classification and management of a major global disease burden
title_full_unstemmed Chronic musculoskeletal pain: traps and pitfalls in classification and management of a major global disease burden
title_short Chronic musculoskeletal pain: traps and pitfalls in classification and management of a major global disease burden
title_sort chronic musculoskeletal pain traps and pitfalls in classification and management of a major global disease burden
url http://journals.lww.com/painrpts/fulltext/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001023
work_keys_str_mv AT rolfdetleftreede chronicmusculoskeletalpaintrapsandpitfallsinclassificationandmanagementofamajorglobaldiseaseburden