Fibromyalgia: from pathophysiology to therapy

T Schmidt-Wilcke, DJ Clauw - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2011 - nature.com
Individuals with fibromyalgia generally experience chronic widespread pain, which can be
accompanied by further symptoms including fatigue, sleep disturbances, cognitive …

Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of fibromyalgia

RM Bennett - Rheumatic Disease Clinics, 2009 - rheumatic.theclinics.com
The basic clinical manifestations of fibromyalgia (FM), in terms of pain, fatigue, dysfunctional
sleep, and tenderness were described by Smythe and Moldofsky 1 in 1977 and elaborated …

[PDF][PDF] The fibromyalgia impact questionnaire: development and validation

CS Burckhardt, SR Clark, RM Bennett - J rheumatol, 1991 - Citeseer
What is the little button for? This button is pushed at bedtime and awake time to let the
research know what time you went to bed and got up. This button can also be used with the …

Association between physical exercise, body mass index, and risk of fibromyalgia: longitudinal data from the Norwegian Nord‐Trøndelag Health Study

PJ Mork, O Vasseljen, TIL Nilsen - Arthritis care & research, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To examine the association between leisure time physical exercise, body mass
index (BMI), and risk of fibromyalgia (FM). Methods A longitudinal study with baseline …

Evaluating obesity in fibromyalgia: neuroendocrine biomarkers, symptoms, and functions

A Okifuji, DH Bradshaw, C Olson - Clinical rheumatology, 2009 - Springer
The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between obesity and fibromyalgia
syndrome (FMS). This study was conducted at the University of Utah Pain Management and …

The comparative burden of mild, moderate and severe fibromyalgia: results from a cross-sectional survey in the United States

C Schaefer, A Chandran, M Hufstader, R Baik… - Health and quality of life …, 2011 - Springer
Background Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by chronic, widespread pain, fatigue, and
other symptoms; yet few studies have comprehensively assessed its humanistic burden …

Controversies and challenges in fibromyalgia: a review and a proposal

H Cohen - Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Fibromyalgia (FM) is the most commonly encountered chronic widespread pain (CWP)
condition in rheumatology. In comparison to inflammatory arthritis (IA), it can seem ill defined …

Fibromyalgia: the prototypical central sensitivity syndrome

CS Boomershine - Current Rheumatology Reviews, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FM), the most common central sensitivity syndrome (CSS) affecting
over 5% of the population, is a disorder of chronic widespread pain accompanied by …

Sleep abnormalities in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: a review

ML Jackson, D Bruck - Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2012 - jcsm.aasm.org
Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a chronic, disabling
illness that affects approximately 0.2% of the population. Non-restorative sleep despite …

Skin pain and skin discomfort is associated with quality of life in patients with psoriasis

TM Ljosaa, C Mork, A Stubhaug… - Journal of the …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background Patients with psoriasis commonly report severe sensory skin symptoms, sleep
disturbance, psychological distress and impaired health related quality of life (HRQoL) …