Abstract Number: 2282 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
“Doing Every-Day Life” with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: Factors Predicting Difficulties Performing Daily Activities and Taking on Life Roles
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disease which targets secretory glands and results in dryness. In addition pSS patients frequently experience symptoms of…Abstract Number: 2283 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Current and Lifetime Smoking Among US Adults with Arthritis: A Serious Clinical and Public Health Issue
Background/Purpose: Smoking's adverse effects include increased risk of joint replacement failure and decreased medication effectiveness (e.g., methotrexate, TNF blockers). Because little is known about the…Abstract Number: 2284 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Age and Sex Stratified Normative Data for Shoulder Range of Movement
Background/Purpose: Shoulder range of movement is integral to activities of daily living and the impact of pain on shoulder function has a significant effect on…Abstract Number: 2285 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Poor Quality of Sleep Is Associated with Increased Disease Activity and Fatigue in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Background/Purpose: Sleep disturbance is a common occurrence in musculoskeletal disease including ankylosing spondylitis. The reasons for the sleep disturbance in rheumatic diseases are multifactorial. There…Abstract Number: 2286 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlation of Magnesium Levels and IGF-! Levels in Fibromyalgia Patients
Background/Purpose: To determine if there is a correlation between RBC Mg levels and IGF-! levels in Fibromyalgia (FM) patients Methods: 60 FM patients (10 men,…Abstract Number: 2287 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of the Fibromyalgia Rapid Screening Tool (FiRST) Questionnaire to Screen Fibromyalgia Associated with Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is prevalent in patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRd), where it hampers diagnosis and activity assessment. No tool for screening FM…Abstract Number: 2288 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effectiveness of Dry Needling and Exercise in Dizziness Caused By Cervical Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of dry needling therapy combined with exercise treatment (dry needling+exercise) with exercise treatment alone…Abstract Number: 2289 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Cervical Radiculopathy Can Cause Chest Pain
Background/Purpose: Chest pain has multiple etiologies, but cervical radiculopathy is not considered to be one of them. There is innervation of the chest wall from…Abstract Number: 2290 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The 2011 Fibromyalgia (FM) Survey Criteria Are a Surrogate Measure of Pain Centralization
Background/Purpose: The 2011 FM Survey Criteria can either be used as a dichotomous measure to diagnose an individual with FM, or in a continuous manner…Abstract Number: 2291 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Factors That Might be Responsible for the Improvement of Fibromyalgia Patients: A Sub-Group That Improved Significantly over Three to Six Months
Background/Purpose: In a rheumatology office practice, patients with fibromyalgia who improved significantly in their symptoms are seen commonly. We evaluated patients whose pain, fatigue, fibrofog,…Abstract Number: 2292 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvement in Function and Pain Due to Subacromial Bursitis As Related to Dose of Triamcinolone Acetonide or Methylprednisolone Acetate
Background/Purpose: Subacromial bursitis is caused by inflammation of the bursa that separates the superior surface of the supraspinatus tendon from the overlying coraco-acromial ligament…Abstract Number: 2293 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Types of Exercises Can Fibromyalgia Patients Perform?
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia patients should exercise, but often can’t. Though aerobic exercises may help, many patients find them too challenging. Methods: We administered a questionnaire to…Abstract Number: 2294 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Re-Scoring the 2011 Fibromyalgia Survey Criteria to be a Better Surrogate for Pain Centralization
Background/Purpose: The 2011 Fibromyalgia (FM) Survey Criteria is comprised of measures of widespread pain (0-19 body areas) and 6 co-morbid symptoms (scored 0-12). The measure…Abstract Number: 2295 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is There Peripheral Large Nerve Involvement in Fibromyalgia? a Systematic EMG / Nerve Conduction Study Evaluation of 55 Consecutive FM Patients
Background/Purpose: Several recent reports have implicated peripheral small fiber neuropathy (SFN) as a significant contributing factor to the pain seen in fibromyalgia (FM). Large…Abstract Number: 2296 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Investigation of Environmental Associations of Fibromyalgia Pain Using Twitter Content Analysis
Background/Purpose: Little is understood about the determinants of symptom expression within individuals with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). While FMS sufferers often report environmental influences, including weather…
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