[HTML][HTML] Fibromyalgia patients are not only hypersensitive to painful stimuli but also to acoustic stimuli

R Staud, MM Godfrey, ME Robinson - The Journal of Pain, 2021 - Elsevier
Fibromyalgia is a chronic widespread pain syndrome associated with hypersensitivity to
nociceptive stimuli. This increased sensitivity of FM patients has been associated with …

[HTML][HTML] A psychophysical study of auditory and pressure sensitivity in patients with fibromyalgia and healthy controls

ME Geisser, JM Glass, LD Rajcevska, DJ Clauw… - The Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by widespread tenderness. Studies have also reported
that persons with FM are sensitive to other stimuli, such as auditory tones. We hypothesized …

[HTML][HTML] Fibromyalgia is associated with hypersensitivity but not with abnormal pain modulation: evidence from QST trials and spinal fMRI

R Staud, MM Godfrey, PW Stroman - Frontiers in Pain Research, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Widespread pain and hyperalgesia are characteristics of chronic musculoskeletal pain
conditions, including fibromyalgia syndrome (FM). Despite mixed evidence, there is …

[HTML][HTML] Sensory perception quotient reveals visual, scent and touch sensory hypersensitivity in people with fibromyalgia syndrome

ER Dorris, J Maccarthy, K Simpson… - Frontiers in Pain …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Environmental sensitivity is commonly reported by people with fibromyalgia
syndrome. People living with fibromyalgia syndrome frequently report hypersensitivity to …

Filtering out repetitive auditory stimuli in fibromyalgia: A study of P50 sensory gating

MT Carrillo‐De‐La‐Peña, Y Triñanes… - … Journal of Pain, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background It has been suggested that fibromyalgia (FM) patients show increased sensory
processing of nociceptive and non‐nociceptive stimuli and also reduced habituation …

Sensory dysfunction in fibromyalgia patients with implications for pathogenic mechanisms

E Kosek, J Ekholm, P Hansson - Pain, 1996 - Elsevier
This study, addressing etiologic and pathogenic aspects of fibromyalgia (FM), aimed at
examining whether sensory abnormalities in FM patients are generalized or confined to …

Is it all central sensitization? Role of peripheral tissue nociception in chronic musculoskeletal pain

R Staud - Current rheumatology reports, 2010 - Springer
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) is a highly prevalent musculoskeletal disorder that is often
accompanied by somatic hyperalgesia (enhanced pain from noxious stimuli). Neural …

Altered functional magnetic resonance imaging responses to nonpainful sensory stimulation in fibromyalgia patients

M López‐Solà, J Pujol, TD Wager… - Arthritis & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Fibromyalgia (FM) is a disorder characterized by chronic pain and enhanced
responses to acute noxious events. However, the sensory systems affected in FM may …

Neurobiology of fibromyalgia syndrome.

DD Price, R Staud - The Journal of Rheumatology Supplement, 2005 - jrheum.org
Accumulating evidence suggests that fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) pain is maintained by
tonic impulse input from deep tissues, such as muscle and joints, in combination with central …

Increased pain sensitivity in fibromyalgia: effects of stimulus type and mode of presentation

F Petzke, DJ Clauw, K Ambrose, A Khine, RH Gracely - Pain, 2003 - Elsevier
Fibromyalgia (FM) is defined in part by sensitivity to blunt pressure. Pressure pain sensitivity
in FM is evaluated typically by the use of 'ascending'testing methods such as tender point …