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Fibromyalgia Statistics

Here we provide Fibromyalgia Statistics and Facts to help build awareness and understanding for this condition.

  • Approximately 3.7 million Americans have Fibromyalgia. That is 1 in every 73 people (NIAMS)
  • 90% of cases of fibromyalgia occur in women in the US (NIH, The National Women?s Health Centre, 2004)
  • It occurs seven times more frequently in women than in men (American College of Rheumatology).
  • Fibromyalgia is the second most common rheumatic ailment after osteoarthritis (American College of Rheumatology).
  • 50% of all fibromyalgia patients suffer from sensitivities to odors, noise, bright lights, medications, and various foods (Fibromyalgia Network).
  • Fibromyalgia causes no detectable damage to the tissues or to the organs of the body, but most people with FM have additional health problems.
  • Researchers have also found that FM patients have three times the normal amount of substance P (a chemical that tells the body how much pain it feels) in their spinal fluid.

 

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Fibromyalgia is a prevalent condition that affects many people in the United States. Approximately 3.7 million Americans have Fibromyalgia. That is 1 in every 73 people.

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