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A Randomized, Sham‐Controlled Trial of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Targeting M1 and S2 in Central Poststroke Pain: A Pilot Trial

Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, EarlyView., 2021
Abstract Objectives Central poststroke pain (CPSP), a neuropathic pain condition, is difficult to treat. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) targeted to the primary motor cortex (M1) can alleviate the condition, but not all patients respond. We aimed to assess a promising alternative rTMS target, the secondary somatosensory cortex (S2),
Juhani Ojala, Jukka Vanhanen, Hanna Harno, Pantelis Lioumis, Selja Vaalto, Mari A. Kaunisto, Jukka Putaala, Marko Kangasniemi, Erika Kirveskari, Jyrki P. Mäkelä, Eija Kalso   +10 more
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Serum levels of leptin and adiponectin and clinical parameters in women with fibromyalgia and overweight/obesity

Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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, Aline Andretta, Emmanuelle Dias Batista, Márcia Maria Marques Teles Lobo, Renata Costa de Miranda, Renato Nisihara, Maria Eliana Madalozzo Schieferdecker, César L. Boguszewski   +7 more
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Fibromyalgia and the relevance of the whole-body vibration exercises in vibratory platforms: a short review

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2012
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, Milena de Oliveira Bravo Monteiro, Dulciane Nunes Paiva, Sebastião David Santos-Filho, Sotiris Misssailidis, Diane Thompson, Pedro Marín Cabezuelo, Mario Bernardo-Filho   +7 more
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Determinants of Difficult‐to‐Manage and Treatment‐Refractory Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis Within a Longitudinal Cohort

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of difficult‐to‐manage (D2M) and treatment‐refractory (TR) axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and to identify factors associated with D2M and TR disease in a longitudinal cohort. Methods We performed a cross‐sectional analysis on data from the Schroeder Arthritis Institute Spondylitis ...
Patricia Remalante‐Rayco, Laura Passalent, Tina Chim, Hannah Vijayan, Manal Alnasser, Zeynep Baskurt, Robert D. Inman, Nigil Haroon, Denis Poddubnyy   +8 more
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Psychological Research in Fibromyalgia: The Search for Explanatory Phenomena

Pain Research and Management, 1996
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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Effect of Fibromyalgia on Patient’s Quality of Life and Disability [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Background: Individuals suffering from fibromyalgia frequently experience limitations in carrying out everyday tasks. The precise pathological processes driving fibromyalgia remain elusive, yet it often results in a diminished quality of life. The aim of
Zeinab Mohamed Ahmed, Mona Mohammed Abo El-ella Mohammed   +1 more
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A Cross-Sectional Study on Central Sensitization and Autonomic Changes in Fibromyalgia

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2020
Fibromyalgia is a multi-symptomatic disorder characterized by generalized pain. The pathophysiology of fibromyalgia is supposedly an interplay between central nervous system hyper-responsiveness, autonomic dysfunction, and peripheral pain.
Sandipan Hazra, Srikumar Venkataraman, Gita Handa, S. L. Yadav, Sanjay Wadhwa, U. Singh, K. P. Kochhar, K. K. Deepak, Kaushik Sarkar   +8 more
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Implant‐related orofacial pain managed with implant apicoectomy: A case report

Clinical Advances in Periodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background In recent years, the use of implants has emerged as a widely accepted method for the replacement of missing teeth. Although rare, chronic pain associated with implant placement has been reported in the literature. Conversely, apicoectomy, the removal of the apical portion has been integrated into the implantology field in cases with
Oscar Durán‐Garnica, Karen Villarreal‐Arizpe, Hong Chen, Hsun‐Liang Chan, Guo‐Liang Cheng   +4 more
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Pediatric fibromyalgia [PDF]

Reumatismo, 2012
Fibromyalgia (FM) is currently defined as chronic widespread pain (CWP) with allodynia or hyperalgesia to pressure pain. It is classified as one of the large group of soft-tissue pain syndromes. Pain is the cardinal symptom of FM; however, most patients also experience additional symptoms such as debilitating fatigue, disrupted or non-restorative sleep,
J. Ablin, D. Buskila
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Effectiveness of immersive virtual reality‐based interventions for alleviating peri‐ and post‐procedural pain and anxiety in gynecologic settings: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Non‐pharmacological and complementary therapeutic, notably immersive virtual reality‐based interventions (IVR), could alleviate pain and anxiety associated with gynecologic procedures. Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of IVR in reducing peri‐ and post‐procedural pain and anxiety in gynecologic procedures.
Cristina González‐Lara, Marina Piñar‐Lara, Esteban Obrero‐Gaitán, Héctor García‐López, Irene Cortés‐Pérez   +4 more
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