Fibromyalgia

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Across
  1. 4. hypersensitivity to stimuli
  2. 5. tender point index for untouchable
  3. 6. ______ malfunction that increases pain transmission
  4. 8. exercise intensities for flare ups
  5. 9. handles all medications
  6. 13. tissue
  7. 14. improvements in pain can take up to this many weeks
  8. 15. a chronic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and tenderness in localized areas
  9. 16. pain
  10. 18. issues in the brain and not peripheral tissues where pain is received
  11. 19. cells involved in chronic pain
  12. 22. __________ sympathetic branch
  13. 24. easily distracted, forgetful, struggle to keep up with conversations
  14. 26. muscle
  15. 27. working on changes in nutrition
Down
  1. 1. major symptom
  2. 2. cells involved in chronic pain
  3. 3. these muscles take over for respiration during exercise
  4. 7. tender point index score indicating no tenderness
  5. 10. muscle relaxant Sally is on
  6. 11. one of the largest groups of __________ pain
  7. 12. __________ parasympathetic branch
  8. 17. hormone implicated in inability to enter into restorative sleep
  9. 20. what happens to blood circulation to the brain and muscles during exercise with this condition
  10. 21. avoid these in excess in the beginning to avoid DOMS
  11. 23. _______ affected more than men
  12. 25. a well validated, multidimensional instrument