Abstract Number: 244 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Qualitative Study Mapping the Behaviour Change Techniques Used in a Practice-Based Fibromyalgia Self-Management Programme
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a complex long-term condition that affects up to 5.4% of the UK population. It is associated with chronic widespread pain, fatigue,…Abstract Number: 245 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvement in Fibromyalgia Symptoms and Skin Biopsy Results in Patients with Fibromyalgia and Small Fiber Neuropathy Treated with Intravenous Immune Globulin Infusion( IVIG)
Background/Purpose: Small fiber neuropathy is often a challenging clinical problem; patients with small fiber sensory neuropathy commonly have severe complaints but only minimal objective abnormalities…Abstract Number: 246 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Associated with Disability in a Prospective Cohort of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1
Background/Purpose: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a form of chronic pain that usually affects an arm or a leg. CRPS typically develops after an…Abstract Number: 247 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibromyalgia Patients Often Receive Several Rheumatic Disease Diagnoses
Background/Purpose: In a written office questionnaire, we asked patients the number of rheumatic disease diagnoses they had been given. We also asked about the length…Abstract Number: 248 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Emotional Quotient in Fibromyalgia Patients Is Similar to Rheumatic Disease Controls
Background/Purpose: There is IQ, the intelligence quotient, and EQ, the emotional quotient. EQ refers to emotional intelligence or the emotional intelligence quotient, the ability to…Abstract Number: 249 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patients with Fibromyalgia May be Fearful of Developing Dementia Despite Lack of Concrete Evidence of Cognitive Decline
Background/Purpose: Core features of cognitive dysfunction in fibromyalgia are memory loss and disturbance in mental clarity. The present study examines if disturbance in mental clarity,…Abstract Number: 250 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibromyalgia Patients Do Not Appear to Obsess about Their Symptoms Compared with Other Rheumatic Disease Patients
Background/Purpose: We wanted to know if fibromyalgia patients tend to obsess about their symptoms, and whether this might aggravate the complaints that they experience. We…Abstract Number: 251 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Using the Stroop Word Naming Test and the Mental Clutter Scale in Fibromyalgia Patients to Evaluate the Symptoms of Fibrofog. in Office Testing of Cognitive Complaints
Background/Purpose: We have found that the Stroop word naming test is useful in evaluating fibromyalgia patients with cognitive symptoms, especially in those describing word retrieval…Abstract Number: 252 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Publication Bias Regarding Scientific Studies about Fibromyalgia
Background/Purpose: It is estimated that approximately 5 million people in the United States suffer from Fibromyalgia. That's compared to 1.3 million adults with rheumatoid arthritis…Abstract Number: 253 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibromyalgia Patients Are Frequently Thought to be Challenging to Treat-Are They?
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia patients can be time consuming to treat and difficult to manage. Especially challenging fibromyalgia patients tend to have many symptoms, ask many questions,…Abstract Number: 254 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Lumbar Spine Is Straight in Fibromyalgia Patients
Background/Purpose: Previously we investigated the lack of a lordotic curve in the cervical spine seen on lateral view x-rays in patients with fibromyalgia compared with…Abstract Number: 255 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interpretation of Proverbs Compared with the Mental Clutter Scale in Fibromyalgia Patients Demonstrates Intact Intellectual Ability Despite the Symptoms of Fibrofog
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia patients frequently have cognitive dysfunction (fibrofog). We compared cognitive ability using an interpretation of proverbs with reported poor mental clarity and other fibrofog…Abstract Number: 256 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effectiveness of Medications for Fibromyalgia Based on Patient Experiences
Background/Purpose: We asked patients with fibromyalgia to rank the effectiveness of medications they have tried. Methods: In a rheumatology office practice, 95 patients (mean age…Abstract Number: 257 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Argentine Registry of Patients with Fibromyalgia
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) has been reported in up to 5% of adult population and its treatment still represents a challenge. In Argentina, there are few…Abstract Number: 258 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Sudoscan Values with Disease Duration in Female Patients with Fibromyalgia
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic widespread pain. The patients with fibromyalgia complain of symptoms such as fatigue, sleep disturbance and intermittent palpitation, suggesting the…
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