title: A critical reappraisal of the fibrositis concept.
abstract: Physicians could use such terms as "fibrositis" and "the myofascial pain syndrome" simply to describe an easily recognized quality of illness. But the terms are chosen as part of a privileged vocabulary designed to assert a pathophysiologic insight(s). On careful consideration, these insights are tenuous at best. Furthermore, the terms, with their pathophysiologic insights, become labels that may perturb the patient's experience of disease in a fashion that is counterproductive.
mesh_terms: D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009209:Myofascial Pain Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology; D012803:Sick Role