Hi, I am at a medical crossroads and was wondering if someone could answer a question about fibromyalgia syndrome. A brief history: I am a 36 yr. old male and have been suffering with chronic pain of some kind since elementary school. As a young boy it was headaches and muskuloskeletal pain. As a teenager it was headaches, upper back and neck pain. As an adult it is headaches, excruciating stiffness and burning pain in my trapezius, neck, and upper back, muscle weakness and fatigue, blurry vision, memory problems, dizziness, balance problems, nausea, sleep apnea(plus many more). I have been tested for hypothyroid, lyme, rheumatoid arthritis, and a slew of other chronic conditions all testing "normal" A cervical MRI shows a rather small or narrow cervical spine bet. 9-10 mm. With disc protrusions C4-5 2.4mm, C5-6 2.9mm, C6-7 2.1mm. The conclusion on my MRI report is" Small central broad based protrusions of the discs at C4-5, C5-6,and C6-7 causing narrowing of the CSF space anterior and posterior to the cord at these levels." I want to leave no stone unturned in finding a diagnosis. I heard there is a type of MRI called a CINE that can map the flow of CSF through the spine. Could a disruption in this flow cause fibromyalgia type symptoms? Also would it be wise to check for chiari malformation via MRI? Thanks very much and sorry so long winded but this illness is so multifacetted .