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Explainer: what is fibromyalgia, the condition Lady Gaga lives with?

At least one in ten of us suffer some sort of troublesome, long-term (chronic) pain. But not all have fibromyalgia.

Fibromyalgia is a condition singers Lady Gaga and Sinead O'Connor, and actor Morgan Freeman live with.

People with fibromyalgia have chronic widespread pain — including musculoskeletal aches, pain and stiffness, and soft tissue tenderness — in many areas across the body.Back to News