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| Fibromyalgia has been studied since the early 1800s and referred to by a variety of former names, including '''muscular rheumatism''' and fibrositis. The term ''fibromyalgia'' was coined in 1976 to more accurately describe the symptoms, from the [[Latin]] ''fibra'' (fiber) and the [[Greek language|Greek]] words ''myo'' (muscle) and ''algos'' (pain).
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| In 1981, Dr. Muhammad B. Yunus published the "first controlled study of the clinical characteristics" of the fibromyalgia syndrome, for which he is considered "the father of our modern view of fibromyalgia."<ref name=Winfield>John B. Winfield (2007), "Fibromyalgia and Related Central Sensitivity Syndromes: Twenty-five Years of Progress", ''Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism'' '''36''' (6): 335-338.</ref><ref name=sciencedaily>[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070625095756.htm Further Legitimization Of Fibromyalgia As A True Medical Condition], ''[[Science Daily]]'', June 25, 2007.</ref> His work was the "first controlled [[Clinical trial|clinical study]]" of fibromyalgia with validation of known [[symptom]]s and tender points, and he also proposed "the first data-based criteria." In 1984, he proposed the important concept that the fibromyalgia syndrome and other similar conditions are interconnected. In 1986, he showed [[serotonergic]] and norepinephric [[drug]]s to be effective.<ref name=Inanici>F. Fatma Inanici and Muhammad B. Yunus (2004), "History of fibromyalgia: Past to present", '''8''' (5): 369-378.</ref>
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| Yunus later emphasized a "[[Biopsychosocial model|biopsychosocial perspective]]" of fibromyalgia, which is considered the "only way to synthesize the disparate contributions of such variables as genes and adverse childhood experiences, life stress and distress, posttraumatic stress disorder, mood disorders, self-efficacy for pain control, catastrophizing, coping style, and social support into the evolving picture of central nervous system dysfunction vis-a-vis chronic pain and fatigue."<ref name=Winfield/><ref name=sciencedaily/>
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| Fibromyalgia was recognized by the American Medical Association as an illness and a cause of disability in 1987. In an article the same year, in the [[Journal of the American Medical Association]], a physician named Dr. Don Goldenberg also called the disorder fibromyalgia. The ACR published a criteria for fibromyalgia in 1990, and developed [[Neurohormone|neurohormonal]] mechanisms with central [[sensitization]] in the 1990s.<ref name=Inanici/>
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| ==References== | | ==References== |