Signs and Symptoms of JPFS
Common symptoms, in addition to musculoskeletal pain and fatigue, include disturbed (not restful) sleep, morning stiffness, headaches, abdominal pain and irritable bowel symptoms, depression, anxiety or tension, tight muscles and brief periods of swelling. Less common symptoms include dizziness, light-headedness and difficulty concentrating.
Tender Points
Patients with JPFS are likely to feel pain when pressure is applied to particular places on the body called ‘tender points’. 
These places may stay tender when pressure is applied even after many of the other symptoms of JPFS have significantly improved.
Can you advise me please??my little girl aged nearly 12yrs was diagnosed with C.F.S 2 and half years ago and has been seen by paediatricians since.Since January this year she has this bad pain in her right knee and hip.X-rays and mri scans have been done and all clear.They think that it could have something to do with her hyper mobility that she suffers from but I have been doing some research on fibromyalgia and wondered if this could be what’s happening?The hospital we are being seen at now seem to think that she is a medical mystery and that the C.f.S that she has had for all this time even before the pain started is now not definate,even though she has the mental and physical exhaustion every day of her life!Please help if you can as I am so worried!! Thank you.
Hi Juliette,
I’m sorry that your daughter (and you) have to experience such pain. I’m not a doctor so I can’t advise much there.
But have you seen a rheumatologist? She will probably have to go through a whole lot of new tests (Fibro is a condition of exclusion) – but a rheumatologist is the person to start with. perhaps you can ask the hospital to make a referral.
If they can’t/won’t help, put a post on my Facebook page (www.facebook.com/FMawareness2012) with details of where you are from – maybe one of my LIKErs knows a good rheumatologist or pain clinic near you. Don’t let anyone sell you anything, though – see a REAL doctor.
I’m sorryI can’t be of more help – I hope she can find some relief soon.
P.S. For short-term relief, have you tried some hydrotherapy (makes you feel amazing while you’re in the water) or reflexology (I found the results unbelievable but they only lasted the day). Have a look through some of my blog posts for what I have found helpful – no cure, of course, but some relief.
Juliette,
have you seen this: http://www.fmaware.org/News2a9b5.html?page=NewsArticle&id=6044