Has Fibromyalgia Been Renamed?

Fibromyalgia tender points were discovered in the early 1820s. The condition was initially called fibrositis because many doctors believed pain was caused by inflammation at the sites of pain. It wasn't until 1976 that the condition was renamed fibromyalgia.

What is the new name for fibromyalgia?

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)

When did fibromyalgia name change?

Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is now a recognized clinical entity causing chronic and disabling pain. For several centuries, muscle pains have been known as rheumatism and then as muscular rheumatism. The term fibrositis was coined by Gowers in 1904 and was not changed to fibromyalgia until 1976.