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Prevalence of Fibromyalgia & Widespread Pain in Psoriatic Arthritis: Association with Disease Severity Assessment in a Large U.S. Registry

Philip Mease, George Reed, Alexis Ogdie, Dimitrios A. Pappas, & Joel M. Kremer  |  December 9, 2024

According to a new study, fibromyalgia prevalence is elevated in PsA and is associated with elevated disease measures, confounding reliable disease assessment for treat-to-target goals.

Filed under:American College of RheumatologyConditionsPsoriatic ArthritisResearch Rheum Tagged with:FibromyalgiaPsA Resource CenterPsoriatic Arthritis

Diagnosing & Caring for Patients with Fibromyalgia

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  May 19, 2022

Doebl et al. compared the effect of symptoms and the healthcare use of people with fibromyalgia with those who fulfilled the criteria for fibromyalgia but had not been diagnosed and those with chronic pain. They found patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia reported the poorest healthcare experiences and were more likely than other study participants to be unemployed due to health issues. Their findings reveal an urgent need exists for a model of care for patients with fibromyalgia.

Filed under:ConditionsPain SyndromesResearch Rheum Tagged with:Arthritis Care & ResearchChronic painFibromyalgiaPainPain Managementpatient care

Using Different Fibromyalgia Criteria Affects Prevalence Estimates

Deborah Levenson  |  September 14, 2021

A recent paper illustrates how using different fibromyalgia criteria affects reports of its prevalence.1 Writing in Arthritis Care & Research, researchers found the Analgesic, Anesthetic, and Addiction Clinical Trial Translations, Innovations, Opportunities, and Networks–American Pain Society Pain Taxonomy (AAPT) criteria caused far more people to be categorized as having fibromyalgia than criteria put forth by…

Filed under:ConditionsPain SyndromesSoft Tissue Pain Tagged with:Classification CriteriaFibromyalgia

Study Suggests Genetics Play Strong Role in Young Fibromyalgia Patients

Vanessa Caceres  |  March 15, 2021

Younger individuals (<50 years) have a stronger genetic component in their fibromyalgia score than older individuals (>60 years), according to a study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.1 Studies that suggest a strong familial component to fibromyalgia have often focused on individuals with primary fibromyalgia who did not have another accompanying disorder, the study authors report….

Filed under:ConditionsPain SyndromesResearch Rheum Tagged with:Fibromyalgiagenetic risk

Mindfulness-Based Therapy Improves Function in Fibromyalgia

Reuters Staff  |  August 7, 2019

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is more effective than treatment as usual for improving function and other outcomes in patients with fibromyalgia, according to a new randomized trial. MBSR is an extension of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) intended to help patients change the way they experience symptoms, Dr. Albert Feliu-Soler of the Institut de…

Filed under:ConditionsPain SyndromesSoft Tissue Pain Tagged with:Chronic painFibromyalgiamindfulnessPainPain Managementpatient care

A New Diagnostic Tool for Fibromyalgia?

Carina Stanton  |  May 2, 2019

Using vibrational spectroscopy, investigators have discovered a characteristic signature in the blood of fibromyalgia patients that is distinct from other clinical conditions, including RA, OA and SLE…

Filed under:ConditionsPain Syndromes Tagged with:diagnosticdiagnostic testingFibromyalgia

Cerebral Blood Flow Variability May Provide Insights into Fibromyalgia

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  November 20, 2018

Recent research demonstrated that fibromyalgia patients have lower cerebral blood flow velocity variability than healthy controls, which may reflect impaired coordination of cerebral regulatory systems. This analysis may be a promising tool for characterizing fibromyalgia pathology and understanding health-related quality of life…

Filed under:ConditionsPain Syndromes Tagged with:cerebral blood flow velocityFibromyalgiaPain

Mirtazapine Ineffective for Fibromyalgia

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  November 5, 2018

Mirtazapine has been prescribed off-label to fibromyalgia patients who have not responded to other treatments. However, a recent systemic review found no difference between mirtazapine and placebo for these patients, and any potential benefits from mirtazapine may not outweigh its potential harm, including drowsiness, weight gain and liver damage…

Filed under:ConditionsPain Syndromes Tagged with:Fibromyalgiamirtazapineoff-label drugsPainPain Management

Pain Response to Low Intensity Pressure Tied to Cognitive Deficits in Fibromyalgia

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  October 2, 2018

A recent study found that the perception of experimentally induced pain is closely associated with neurocognitive symptoms, such as attention, memory and executive function, in fibromyalgia patients. Specifically, fibromyalgia patients described low-intensity pressure as more painful than controls did…

Filed under:ConditionsPain Syndromes Tagged with:braincentral nervous systemcognitivecognitive impairmentFibromyalgiaPain

How Depression Affects the Cognitive Profile of Fibromyalgia Patients

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  July 23, 2018

New research evaluated the effect of depression on the cognition of fibromyalgia patients, finding that these patients have a distinct cognitive profile. Researchers note that emotional symptoms, such as depression and anxiety, are essential to the cognitive performance of fibromyalgia patients and that treating these symptoms may reduce cognitive impairment…

Filed under:ConditionsPain SyndromesSoft Tissue Pain Tagged with:cognitive dysfunctionDepressionFibromyalgiaMental HealthPainPain Management

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