There are no blood tests or X-ray tests that specifically point the doctor to the diagnosis of fibromyalgia. wichita fibromyalgia specialist  These tests are done to exclude other possible diagnoses. Therefore, the diagnosis of fibromyalgia is made purely on clinical grounds based on the doctor’s history and physical examination. In patients with chronic widespread body pain, the diagnosis of fibromyalgia can be made by identifying point tenderness areas typically, but not always, patients will have at least 11 of the 18 classic fibromyalgia tender points, by finding no accompanying tissue swelling or inflammation, and by excluding other medical conditions that can mimic fibromyalgia. Many medical conditions can cause pain in different areas of the body, mimicking fibromyalgia. These conditions include low thyroid hormone levels like