Pain is adaptive, interrupting current concerns to warn of potential danger facilitating survival in threatening environments.14 However, this interruption can become disabling. Indeed, chronic pain patients report cognitive problems, adding to difficulties with activities of daily living. This may be particularly true for patients with fibromyalgia, which affects 2% of the population.21 Current diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia include pain, stiffness, fatigue, and headaches.4,24,41 However, cognitive difficulties have emerged as a symptom cluster and are recommended for inclusion in diagnostic criteria.
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