The Prevalence and Characteristics of Fibromyalgia in the 2012 National Health Interview Survey. [PDF]
Most knowledge of fibromyalgia comes from the clinical setting, where healthcare-seeking behavior and selection issues influence study results. The characteristics of fibromyalgia in the general population have not been studied in detail.We developed and
Brian Walitt +4 more
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Background and Objectives: Research about the prevalence of fibromyalgia in podiatric patients is limited, with data suggesting potentially higher estimates and greater foot impairment in patients with fibromyalgia compared to healthy individuals.
Jacopo Ciaffi +11 more
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Among nonpharmacological strategy to manage fibromyalgia, exercise (aerobic) has shown efficacy. Whole-body vibration (WBV) exercise has been proposed as a potential clinical intervention. WBV would induce increase in growth hormone (GH).
Nelson de Souza Pinto +7 more
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Inventory of personal factors influencing conditioned pain modulation in healthy people: a systematic literature review [PDF]
Background: Conditioned pain modulation (CPM) is believed to play an important role in the development and exacerbation of chronic pain, because dysfunction of CPM is associated with a shift in balance between pain facilitation and pain inhibition.
Calders, Patrick +6 more
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Prevalence of Fibromyalgia: A Population‐Based Study in Olmsted County, Minnesota, Utilizing the Rochester Epidemiology Project [PDF]
Objective To estimate and compare the prevalence of fibromyalgia by 2 different methods in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Methods The first method was a retrospective review of medical records of potential cases of fibromyalgia in Olmsted County using ...
Barton, Debra L. +7 more
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Objectives The objectives of this study were to evaluate the serum levels of adipokines in women with fibromyalgia with and without overweight/obesity, and to correlate the adipokines levels with clinical parameters associated with fibromyalgia and ...
Eduardo S. Paiva +7 more
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Demographic, clinical, and treatment characteristics of the juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome cohort enrolled in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Legacy Registry. [PDF]
BackgroundTo describe the demographic, clinical, and treatment characteristics of youth diagnosed with juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome (JPFS) who are seen in pediatric rheumatology clinics.MethodsInformation on demographics, symptoms, functioning,
Boneparth, Alexis D +4 more
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Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques for chronic pain [PDF]
Copyright © 2014 The Cochrane Collaboration.Various devices are available that can electrically stimulate the brain without the need for surgery or any invasive treatment in order to manage chronic pain.
De Souza, LH +4 more
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Psychological Research in Fibromyalgia: The Search for Explanatory Phenomena
This article reviews four areas of psychological research in fibromyalgia. First, the literature on depression in fibromyalgia shows that although the preponderance of studies demonstrate that fibromyalgia patients are more depressed than comparable ...
Michael D Boissevan
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Soluble fractalkine in the plasma of fibromyalgia patients
Fibromyalgia is a form of non-articular rheumatism in which inflammatory cytokines seem to be involved. However, there is still no analytical specific diagnostic criterion for this disease.
JUAN J. GARCIA, EDUARDO ORTEGA
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