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Physicians discussing fibromyalgia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLtqFeUS1-U&NR=
They have a good point about... everything. But especially about the tender points being somewhat misleading. "Eleven is a totally arbitrary number. There's nothing magical about eleven."*
I was diagnosed quickly, but aside from tender point exams, I had a tenderness exam that included the doctor applying pressure to my distal interphalangeal joint areas and on my forearms.
*closes eyes and sighs*
*Except, of course, to Nigel Tufnel.
They have a good point about... everything. But especially about the tender points being somewhat misleading. "Eleven is a totally arbitrary number. There's nothing magical about eleven."*
I was diagnosed quickly, but aside from tender point exams, I had a tenderness exam that included the doctor applying pressure to my distal interphalangeal joint areas and on my forearms.
*closes eyes and sighs*
*Except, of course, to Nigel Tufnel.
