text: do any fibromyalgia sufferers get tenderness around their middle.? when i over excert myself i get very tender around my middle wich lasts only for seconds but comes and goes my body also gets very hot hopefully you will find your answer somewhere here:-  fi·bro·my·al·gi·a    ( p )  pronunciation key  (fbr-m-lj-, -j) n.  a syndrome characterized by chronic pain in the muscles and soft tissues surrounding joints, fatigue, and tenderness at specific sites in the body. also called fibromyalgia syndrome, fibromyositis, fibrositis.   [source: the american heritage® dictionary of the english language, fourth edition copyright © 2000 by houghton mifflin company. published by houghton mifflin company. all rights reserved.    fi·bro·my·al·gi·a (fbr-m-lj-, -j) n.   a syndrome characterized by chronic pain in the muscles of soft tissues surrounding joints, fatigue, and tenderness at specific sites in the body. also called fibromyositis, fibrositis.   source: the american heritage® stedman's medical dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by houghton mifflin company. published by houghton mifflin company.    main entry: fi·bro·my·al·gia pronunciation: "fi-(")bro-"mi-'al-j(e-)& function: noun : any of a group of nonarticular rheumatic disorders characterized by pain, tenderness, and stiffness of muscles and associated connective tissue structures called also fibromyositis    source: merriam-webster's medical dictionary, © 2002 merriam-webster, inc.    fibromyalgia  fibromyalgia: in cancerweb's on-line medical dictionary   source: on-line medical dictionary, © 1997-98 academic medical publishing & cancerweb   fi·bro·my·al·gi·a    ( p )  pronunciation key  (fbr-m-lj-, -j) n.  a syndrome characterized by chronic pain in the muscles and soft tissues surrounding joints, fatigue, and tenderness at specific sites in the body. also called fibromyalgia syndrome, fibromyositis, fibrositis.   [download now or buy the book]  source: the american heritage® dictionary of the english language, fourth edition copyright © 2000 by houghton mifflin company. published by houghton mifflin company. all rights reserved.    fi·bro·my·al·gi·a (fbr-m-lj-, -j) n.   a syndrome characterized by chronic pain in the muscles of soft tissues surrounding joints, fatigue, and tenderness at specific sites in the body. also called fibromyositis, fibrositis.   source: the american heritage® stedman's medical dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by houghton mifflin company. published by houghton mifflin company.    main entry: fi·bro·my·al·gia pronunciation: "fi-(")bro-"mi-'al-j(e-)& function: noun : any of a group of nonarticular rheumatic disorders characterized by pain, tenderness, and stiffness of muscles and associated connective tissue structures called also fibromyositis    source: merriam-webster's medical dictionary, © 2002 merriam-webster, inc.    fibromyalgia  fibromyalgia: in cancerweb's on-line medical dictionary   source: on-line medical dictionary, © 1997-98 academic medical publishing & cancerweb  fibromyalgia fibromyalgia is a debilitating chronic syndrome (constellation of signs and symptoms) characterized by diffuse pain, fatigue, and a wide range of other symptoms. it is not contagious, and recent studies suggest that people with fibromyalgia may be genetically predisposedhttp://fmaware.org/fminfo/brochure.htm. it affects more women than men, with a ratio globally of 3-5:1. fibromyalgia is seen in 3-10% of the general population, and is mostly found between the ages 20 and 50. the nature of fibromyalgia is not well understood, and there is no cure, though it can be managed. history fibromyalgia has been studied since the early 1800s and referred to by a variety of former names, including muscular rheumatism, neurasthenia and fibrositis. the term fibromyalgia was coined in 1976 to more accurately describe the symptoms, from the greek my-, meaning muscle, and algia, meaning pain.  fibromyalgia was once considered an autoimmune disorder, but laboratory results reveal no disturbanc