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01-05-2007, 09:28 AM
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Yes, pain does occur in the joints, but there is no swelling or rise in the RA factor in the blood. So it does mimic RA in that way.
The reason it affects the joints is because the tendons and facia (the thin membrane that covers the muscles, like that icky stuff on chicken) that attach the muscles to the bones tighten up or thicken up and make it hard to move. This is why you have pain in the joints and in other places you wouldn't think FM would affect. I hope all that makes sense.
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