Is fibromyalgia a progressive disorder ?

Fibromyalgia is not a truly progressive disease, in that symptoms tend to come and go depending on aggravating factors, and may go into complete remission with proper treatment. In addition, there is no evidence that fibromyalgia causes permanent damage to the body.

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