Fibromyalgia is a disorder that is part of a spectrum of syndromes that lack precise
classification. It is often considered as part of the global overview of functional somatic …

Introduction Gender equity and gender medicine are opportunities not to be missed, and this
Expert Group Opinion Paper on pain in women aims to review the treatment of pain …

Introduction Postural instability and falls are increasingly recognized problems in patients
with fibromyalgia (FM). The purpose of this study was to determine whether FM patients …

In fibromyalgia (FM) muscle metabolism, studies are sparse and conflicting associations
have been found between muscle metabolism and pain aspects. This study compared …

In our previous study, we observed that the presence of autoimmune thyroid disease
worsens fibromyalgia (FM) symptoms. The aims of this study are to evaluate whether there is …

The purpose of this study was to review the literature (1) to determine whether surface
electromyography (sEMG) is a reliable tool for estimating muscle fiber conduction velocity …

Background: Chronic widespread pain (CWP), including fibromyalgia syndrome (FM), is
associated with prominent negative consequences. CWP has been associated with …

Background Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is associated with central alterations, but
controversies exist regarding the presence and role of peripheral factors. Microdialysis (MD) …

Objective To examine the influence of anxiety and pain-related catastrophizing on the time
course of acute interleukin-6 (IL-6) responses to standardized noxious stimulation among …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the risk of falls in fibromyalgia (FM) patients compared to
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and normal controls. METHODS: We studied 60 FM, 60 RA …