TY - JOUR T1 - Purpose and Significance of the 2010 Criteria and Modification of the 2010 Criteria for Fibromyalgia JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 1294 LP - 1294 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.120094 VL - 39 IS - 6 AU - KATSUHIRO TODA Y1 - 2012/06/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/39/6/1294.1.abstract N2 - To the Editor:I read a reply from Dr. F. Wolfe1. I did not misunderstand. I understand that modification of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) preliminary diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia (FM) are not the ACR criteria. I did not state that the modification of the ACR preliminary criteria were the ACR criteria1. Dr. Wolfe, et al stated as follows: ACR preliminary diagnostic criteria for FM in 2010 eliminated the tender point examination, thus making it possible to study FM in survey and clinical research2. A modification to the ACR criteria will allow their use in epidemiologic and clinical studies … ER -