Myofascial Pain Syndrome and Fibromyalgia: A Critical Assessment and Alternate View

Presbyterian Center for Pain Medicine, Presbyterian Orthopedic Hospital, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Tufts University Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. This article was adapted from an article by Gerald M. Aronoff, "Clinical Presentation and Differential Diagnosis of Myofascial Pain Syndrome," originally published by Discovery International (Deerfield, Illinois) in a syllabus for the symposium "Contemporary Management of Myofascial Pain Syndrome," October 19, 1996, Beverly Hills, California. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Gerald M. Aronoff, Medical Director, Presbyterian Center for Pain Medicine, Presbyterian Orthopedic Hospital, 1901 Randolph Road, Charlotte, NC 28207, U.S.A.