OBJECTIVES: To provide an update on advances in pain research and practical guidelines
for pain management in the rheumatic diseases. METHODS: A selected literature review …

Central changes in pain processing have been previously reported in patients with
fibromyalgia syndrome. These changes include decreased thresholds to mechanical and …

Fibromyalgia is a multisystem illness. One of its defining features, generalized pain, may
also be present in other rheumatic entities. The diagnosis of fibromyalgia is not easy by any …

The title of my 1987 article,'Fibromyalgia syndrome: an emerging but controversial
condition,'has proved prophetic.'Fibromyalgia has indeed emerged, at least in much of the …

The purpose of the study was to investigate whether fibromyalgia patients (n= 50) differed
from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (n= 22) and ankylosing spondylitis (n= 31) with …

Fibromyalgia (FM) is currently defined as the presence of both chronic widespread pain
(CWP) and the finding of 11/18 tender points on examination. Only about 20% of individuals …

Chronic musculoskeletal pain syndromes are common problems, but the etiology,
pathogenesis, and pathology of many of them are very poorly understood. Because the …

Patients with widespread pain or fibromyalgia syndrome have many symptoms besides
musculoskeletal pain: eg fatigue, sleep difficulties, a swollen feeling in tissues, paresthesia …

OBJECTIVE: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a controversial construct. Recently suggested survey
criteria identify persons with FM characteristics without physical examination or clinical …

Consider three views: Subjective—Chronic widespread pain with multiple tender points
(fibromyalgia syndrome) is a common clinical presentation. Criteria for inclusion of …