Fibromyalgia is a disease impacting the muscles and tissues of the body. The pain of this disease is diffuse, and patients experience pain and sensitivity throughout the body. The patient suffering from this disorder is fatigued by simple activities and his touch sensitivity to even the lightest touch increases abnormally. Sufferers develop tender points on his/her body that respond instantaneously to pain. The exact causes and development of fibromyalgia has been a mystery for a very long time now and neither its causes nor its treatment have been found. Investigators have only proposed theories for the causes of this disease. The risk factors for this disease include the gender of the patient, the age, and his/her genetic predisposition. The occurrence of this disorder is more frequent in women than in men and the ratio is 9:1. The good thing about this condition is that is not fatal, though it does cause significant distress for the person suffering from it.