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Sunday, May 12th: International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

09 May 2019 | By Inserm (Newsroom) | International day

Centre d'évaluation et de traitement de la douleur de l'hôpital Ambroise Paré

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26th International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

Recognized as a rheumatic disease by the WHO in 1992, fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic widespread and persistent pain occurring in multiple areas of the body. This affects functional capacity, which varies over time and from individual to individual.

According to the French National Authority for Health (HAS), between 1.4% and 2.2% of the country’s population are considered to be affected, with 80% of those diagnosed being women.

In addition, sufferers very frequently experience chronic fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, attention and sleep disorders, as well as mood disturbances. These symptoms that are associated with the chronic pain encountered in fibromyalgia can negatively impact daily living activities. Sufferers may find it difficult to hold down a job, for example, or their family or social lives may be affected, which can in turn lead to depression.

In addition to being difficult to diagnose, many attempts have been made to treat fibromyalgia, involving medication and other types of therapy.

A collective expert review by Inserm on fibromyalgia, commissioned by the Direction Générale de la Santé (French Department of Health), is currently being carried out. The results will be published by the end of the year.

Committed to improving the diagnosis of fibromyalgia and the management of the associated chronic pain, the researchers at Inserm are available to answer your questions.

Read more on the subject on the Inserm Press Room :

“A new solution for chronic pain“, published 03/12/2018

Read the article (in French) “Fibromyalgie, l’invisible douleur “, published in Science&Santé (n°35, March-April 2017).

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Evaluation et traitement de la douleur

Didier Bouhassira
Directeur de recherche Inserm

Unité Inserm 987 « Physiopathologie et pharmacologie clinique de la douleur »

Centre d’évaluation et de traitement de la douleur

Hôpital Ambroise Paré

33 (0)1 49 09 45 56

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