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Rheumatism

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Rheumatism is an older term, used to describe any of a number of painful conditions of muscles, tendons, joints, and bones.

Rheumatism conditions have been classified as either localized, regional, or generalized.

Localized rheumatism conditions include bursitis and tendinitis.

Regional rheumatism conditions include chest wall pain, temporomandibular joint pain, and myofascial pain syndromes.

Generalized rheumatism conditions include fibromyalgia.

Another category of rheumatism is psychogenic rheumatism.

With this term it is understood that the patient is reporting inconsistent pains of muscles and joints that do not correspond to true anatomy and physiology.

The patient is felt to have underlying psychological causes for the symptoms.

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