Juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome is characterized by ongoing muscle pain accompanied by symptoms such as tiredness, headaches, a tendency towards diarrhea, increased anxiety, tension and sleep disturbances. In order to make a diagnosis, the doctor checks to see if certain places of the body, so-called “tender points”, are especially painful to the touch.

Current scientific references include JFMS as a pain condition. We also treat it as such. Relevant professional associations drew up revised guidelines for the diagnosis and therapy of fibromyalgia in early 2012 (see below).