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Fibromyalgia: Symptoms include pain in the muscles, ligaments and tendons. A person suffering from fibromyalgia will experience widespread pain lasting a minimum of three months and occurring in at least 11 of 18 specified tender points clustering around the neck, shoulders, chest, hips, knees and elbows. Other symptoms commonly experienced by persons with fibromyalgia include sleep disturbance, cognitive difficulties, irritable bowel, fatigue and headache.