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Fibromyalgia is a disorder which causes chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain and presence of at least 11/18 trigger points. Trigger points are sensitive spots in muscles that produce local pain when pressed down on. The exact cause of fibromyalgia is unknown- although it may have to do with changes to pain processing in the brain and a disturbance of the central nervous system’s response to pain.
Chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a disorder which causes chronic widespread pain that is at a greater duration or magnitude than normal for a traumatic event. CRPS often develops 4-6 months after an incident such as an injury, stroke, burn, surgery, local infection, or frostbite. The cause of CRPS is not well understood, however it seems to be a multifactorial process involving alterations of nerve and brain functioning.