fibromyalgia

  1. Wyva

    News from Israel

    "Israel will recognize fibromyalgia, a once widely dismissed illness that involves chronic muscle pain, as a disability. People with the condition will be recognized as disabled within a few weeks, and will be able to claim up to 40 percent of a full disability allowance, Welfare and Social...
  2. Andy

    Prevalence of fibromyalgia 10 years after infection with Giardia lamblia: a controlled prospective cohort study, 2021, Hunskar et al

    Abstract Objectives To investigate whether acute infection with Giardia lamblia is associated with fibromyalgia 10 years after infection and whether fibromyalgia is associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and chronic fatigue (CF) in this setting. Methods A cohort study was established...
  3. Grigor

    Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS: an interoceptive predictive coding model of pain and fatigue expression, 2021, Sharp et al

    Harriet Sharp1,2, Kristy Themelis1,3, Marisa Amato1, Andrew Barritt1, Kevin Davies1, Neil Harrison1,4, Sarah Garfinkel1,5, Hugo Critchley1,2, Jessica Eccles1,2 Abstract: Introduction: The aetiology and pathophysiology of fibromyalgia and ME/CFS are poorly characterised but altered...
  4. Hutan

    Melatonin Levels in Women with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 1999, Korszun et al

    An old paper Korszun, A., L. Sackett-Lundeen, E. Papadopoulos, C. Brucksch, L. Masterson, N. C. Engelberg, E. Haus, M. A. Demitrack, and L. Crofford. “Melatonin Levels in Women with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.” The Journal of Rheumatology 26, no. 12 (December 1999): 2675–80...
  5. Kalliope

    "Can someone as Young as You Really Feel That Much Pain?" - A survey on How People With Fibromyalgia Experience Healthcare in Sweden, 2021, Hasselroth

    SAGE Open Nursing "Can Someone as Young as You Really Feel That Much Pain?" - A Survey on How People With Fibromyalgia Experience Healthcare in Sweden - Hasselroth et al - 2021 Research show that fibromyalgia has low credibility in healthcare, leading to poor treatment, lack of knowledge and...
  6. Andy

    Central sensitisation in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia; a case control study, 2021, Bourke, White et al

    Highlights • Central sensitisation (CS) was assessed using quantitative sensory tests (QST). • Dynamic QST showed complete agreement in all subjects regarding the presence of CS. • The large majority of CFS and fibromyalgia cases demonstrated CS. • This could be either a cause or an effect of...
  7. Dolphin

    Lumpers Versus Splitters: Analysing the Effects of Soothers on Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 2021, Crowe (M.Sc. Thesis)

    via Dr. Marc-Alexander Fluks Source: University Utrecht Date: May 11, 2021 URL: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/405927 https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/405927/Crowe%20%288158479%29%20thesis.pdf Lumpers Versus Splitters: Analysing the Effects of Soothers on...
  8. Sly Saint

    Fibromyalgia: a new facet of the post-COVID-19 syndrome spectrum? Results from a web-based survey, 2021, Ursini et al

    Abstract Objective Postacute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS) is an emerging entity characterised by a large array of manifestations, including musculoskeletal complaints, fatigue and cognitive or sleep disturbances. Since similar symptoms are present also in patients with fibromyalgia (FM), we decided...
  9. Andy

    Induced pluripotent stem cells as suitable sensors for fibromyalgia and [ME/CFS], 2021, Monzón-Nomdedeu, Morten and Oltra

    BACKGROUND Fibromyalgia (FM) and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) are devastating metabolic neuroimmune diseases that are difficult to diagnose because of the presence of numerous symptoms and a lack of specific biomarkers. Despite patient heterogeneity linked to...
  10. Andy

    A Womanist Approach to Caring for Patients With Empirically Unverifiable Symptoms, 2021, Gatison

    Abstract Some illnesses and diseases are not apparent to onlookers. Conditions like chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, postconcussive syndrome, endometriosis, and many psychiatric illnesses, for example, have symptoms that are not easily or at all measurable. Both...
  11. Andy

    The mapping of cortical activation by near-infrared spectroscopy might be a biomarker related to the severity of [FM] symptoms, 2021, Donadel et al

    Full title: The mapping of cortical activation by near-infrared spectroscopy might be a biomarker related to the severity of fibromyalgia symptoms Abstract The delta value of oxyhemoglobin (Δ-HbO) determined by functional near-infrared spectroscopy at prefrontal cortex (PFC) and motor cortex...
  12. Andy

    CFS Model: ..idiopathic intracranial hypertension & spontaneous intracranial hypotension; caused by cranial venous outflow obstruction, 2021, Higgins

    Full title: A paradigm for chronic fatigue syndrome: caught between idiopathic intracranial hypertension and spontaneous intracranial hypotension; caused by cranial venous outflow obstruction ABSTRACT Background Clinical similarities between chronic fatigue syndrome and idiopathic intracranial...
  13. Sly Saint

    Fibromyalgia Detection Based on EEG Connectivity Patterns, 2021, Martin-Brufau et al

    Abstract Objective: The identification of a complementary test to confirm the diagnosis of FM. The diagnosis of fibromyalgia (FM) is based on clinical features, but there is still no consensus, so patients and clinicians might benefit from such a test. Recent findings showed that pain lies in...
  14. Andy

    Fibromyalgianess and glucocorticoid persistence among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, 2021, Wallace et al

    Abstract Objectives Over 1/3 of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) exhibit evidence of fibromyalgianess, which is associated with higher rates of disability and inadequate responsiveness to RA treatment. Patients with RA often remain on glucocorticoids long-term, despite the known risk of...
  15. Joan Crawford

    Intramuscular Pressure is Almost Three Times Higher in Fibromyalgia Patients..., 2020, Katz et al

    Apologises if this has been posted - I searched and could not find it. Intramuscular Pressure is Almost Three Times Higher in Fibromyalgia Patients: A Possible Mechanism for Understanding the Muscle Pain and Tenderness https://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2020/09/10/jrheum.191068 Robert S...
  16. Andy

    Pioglitazone improves skeletal muscle functions in reserpine-induced fibromyalgia rat model, 2021, Hassan et al

    Abstract Background Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, sleep and memory disturbance. There is no definitive cure yet for FM-related health problems. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor’s (PPAR’s) activation is associated with insulin sensitisation and...
  17. V

    Effects of a mindfulness-based and acceptance-based group programme followed by physical activity for patients with fibromyalgia, 2021, Haugmark et al

    Abstract Introduction: Non-pharmacological approaches are recommended as first-line treatment for patients with fibromyalgia. This randomised controlled trial investigated the effects of a multicomponent rehabilitation programme for patients with recently diagnosed fibromyalgia in primary and...
  18. Andy

    Passive transfer of fibromyalgia symptoms from patients to mice, 2021, Goebel et al

    Abstract Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is characterized by widespread pain and tenderness, and patients typically experience fatigue and emotional distress. The etiology and pathophysiology of fibromyalgia are not fully explained and there are no effective drug treatments. Here we show that IgG...
  19. Andy

    Central Sensitivity and Fibromyalgia, 2021, Mezhov et al

    [My bolding] Abstract Fibromyalgia presents with symptoms of widespread pain, fatigue, sleeping and cognitive disturbances as well as other somatic symptoms. It often overlaps with other conditions termed ‘central sensitivity syndromes’ such as irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue...
  20. Sly Saint

    Identification of differential genetic profiles in severe forms of fibromyalgia and CFS/ME, 2008, Garcia-Fructuoso et al

    Identification of differential genetic profiles in severe forms of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: A population-based genetic association study Ferran J. Garcia-Fructuoso, Jose Ignacio Lao-Villadoniga, Cristina Santos, Violant Poca-Dias, Joaquim...
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