TY - JOUR AU - Cazzola, M. AU - Sarzi-Puttini, P. AU - Stisi, S. AU - Di Franco, M. AU - Bazzichi, L. AU - Carignola, R. AU - Gracely, R.H AU - Salaffi, F. AU - Marinangeli, F. AU - Torta, R. AU - Giamberardino, M.A. AU - Buskila, D. AU - Spath, M. AU - Biasi, G. AU - Cassisi, G. AU - Casale, R. AU - Altomonte, L. AU - Arioli, G. AU - Alciati, A. AU - Marsico, A. AU - Ceccherelli, F. AU - Leardini, G. AU - Gorla, R. AU - Atzeni, F. PY - 2008/03/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Fibromyalgia syndrome: definition and diagnostic aspects JF - Reumatismo JA - Reumatismo VL - 60 IS - s1 SE - Articles DO - 10.4081/reumatismo.2008.1s.3 UR - https://www.reumatismo.org/reuma/article/view/reumatismo.2008.1s.3 SP - 3-14 AB - Although the term “fibromyalgia” (FM) is relatively new, the condition characterised by chronic musculoskeletal pain that is accompanied by numerous extra-skeletal symptoms has been described in the medical literature for many years under different names. The term “fibrositis,” which was originally used in 1904 by Sir William Gowers to define a type of lumbalgia, became a synonym for diffuse musculoskeletal pain until 1976 (1). In the mid-1970s, Smythe and Moldofsky used the term “fibrositic syndrome” to describe the presence of tender points (TPs), sleep disturbances and other accompanying symptoms such as asthenia... ER -