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==Overview==
==Overview==
Common risk factors in the development of fibromyalgia include stressful or traumatic events, such as car accidents or [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] (PTSD),[[injuries]] from repetitive stress on a joint such as frequent knee bending, [[illness]] (such as [[viral infections]]), or [[obesity]]. Family history is also a common risk factor.<ref name="pmid24737367">{{cite journal |vauthors=Clauw DJ |title=Fibromyalgia: a clinical review |journal=JAMA |volume=311 |issue=15 |pages=1547–55 |year=2014 |pmid=24737367 |doi=10.1001/jama.2014.3266 |url=}}</ref>
Common risk factors in the development of fibromyalgia include stressful or traumatic events, such as car accidents or [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] ([[Post traumatic stress disorder|PTSD]]), [[injuries]] from repetitive stress on a joint such as frequent knee bending, [[illness]] (such as [[viral infections]]), or [[obesity]]. Family history of fibromyalgia is also a common risk factor.<ref name="pmid24737367">{{cite journal |vauthors=Clauw DJ |title=Fibromyalgia: a clinical review |journal=JAMA |volume=311 |issue=15 |pages=1547–55 |year=2014 |pmid=24737367 |doi=10.1001/jama.2014.3266 |url=}}</ref>


==Risk Factors==
==Risk Factors==
The possible risk factors for fibromyalgia include: <ref name="pmid24737367">{{cite journal |vauthors=Clauw DJ |title=Fibromyalgia: a clinical review |journal=JAMA |volume=311 |issue=15 |pages=1547–55 |year=2014 |pmid=24737367 |doi=10.1001/jama.2014.3266 |url=}}</ref>
The possible risk factors for fibromyalgia include: <ref name="pmid24737367">{{cite journal |vauthors=Clauw DJ |title=Fibromyalgia: a clinical review |journal=JAMA |volume=311 |issue=15 |pages=1547–55 |year=2014 |pmid=24737367 |doi=10.1001/jama.2014.3266 |url=}}</ref>
*Female sex (women are twice as likely to have fibromyalgia as men)
*Female sex (women are more prone to have fibromyalgia than men)
*Stressful or traumatic events, such as car accidents or [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] ([[PTSD]])
*Stressful or traumatic events, such as car accidents or [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] ([[PTSD]])
*Repetitive injuries and injury from repetitive stress on a joint, such as frequent knee bending
*Repetitive injuries and injury from repetitive stress on a joint, such as frequent knee bending

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

Common risk factors in the development of fibromyalgia include stressful or traumatic events, such as car accidents or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), injuries from repetitive stress on a joint such as frequent knee bending, illness (such as viral infections), or obesity. Family history of fibromyalgia is also a common risk factor.[1]

Risk Factors

The possible risk factors for fibromyalgia include: [1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Clauw DJ (2014). "Fibromyalgia: a clinical review". JAMA. 311 (15): 1547–55. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.3266. PMID 24737367.