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Abstract Number: 2286 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlation of Magnesium Levels and IGF-! Levels in Fibromyalgia Patients
Thomas Romano, Private Practice, Martins Ferry, OH
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
Angélique Fan¹, Bruno Pereira², Anne Tournadre³, Zuzana Tatar¹, Sandrine Malochet-Guinamand⁴, Martin Soubrier¹ and Jean-Jacques Dubost¹, ¹Rheumatology department CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ²Biostatistics unit (DRCI), CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ³Rheumatology, UNH-UMR 1019 INRA University of Auvergne and Rheumatology department CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ⁴Rheumatology Department,, Rheumatology department CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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
Tugba Aydin¹, Bahar Dernek², Tulin Senturk³, Ayse Karan⁴ and Cihan Aksoy⁵, ¹Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Department of Otolaryngology, Bagcilar Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul Universty, ISTANBUL, Turkey
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
Robert S. Katz¹, Ben J Small² and Alexandra Katz Small¹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, IL
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
Steven E. Harte¹, Daniel J. Clauw², Andrew D. Clauw¹, J. Ryan Scott¹, Stephanie Moser¹ and Chad Brummett², ¹Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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
Robert S. Katz¹ and Lauren Kwan², ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology Associates S.C., Chicago, IL
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
Spencer Motley¹, Bryan Ramsey¹ and Matthew Carroll², ¹Internal Medicine, Keesler Medical Center, Keesler AFB, MS, ²Rheumatology, Keesler Medical Center, Keesler AFB, MS
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?
Robert S. Katz¹ and Jessica L. Polyak², ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology Associates S.C., Chicago, IL
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
Stephanie Moser¹, Chad Brummett², Alexander Tsodikov³, David A. Williams⁴ and Daniel J. Clauw², ¹Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Anesthseiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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
Xavier J. Caro, Robert G. Galbraith and Earl F. Winter, Southern California Fibromyalgia Research and Treatment Center, Northridge, CA
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
Pari Delir Haghighi¹, Yong-Bin Kang¹, Tuan Huynh¹, Rachelle Buchbinder², Frada Burstein¹ and Samuel Whittle³, ¹Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Caulfield East, Australia, ²Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ³Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South, Australia
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…
Abstract Number: 2297 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dinamyx Neuromodulation in Fibromyalgia
CAMILLO GIACOMELLI, Antonino Santagati, Arianna Consensi, Alessandra Rossi and Laura Bazzichi, Division of Reumatology, Univeristy of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is one of the most common diseases manifested by pain, tenderness and fatigue. FM is still a disorder of unknown etiology that…
Abstract Number: 2298 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Misdiagnosis of Fibromyalgia (FM) As Axial Spondylarthritis (SpA): Lessons from Analysis of 26 Cases
Dongfeng Liang, Jianglin Zhang and Feng Huang, Rheumatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: Both patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and with axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) are suffering from pain. The patients with axial SpA are mainly manifested as inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 2299 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Catechol-O-Methyl Transferase Gene Polymorphisms and Fibromyalgia in a Korean Population: A Case-Control Study
Yi-Rang Yim¹, Dong-Jin Park², Seong-Ho Kim³, Seong-Su Nah⁴, Ji Hyun Lee⁵, Seong-Kyu Kim⁶, Yeon-Ah Lee⁷, Seung-Jae Hong⁸, Hyun-Sook Kim⁹, Hye-Soon Lee¹⁰, Hyoun-Ah Kim¹¹, Chung-Il Joung¹², Sang-Hyon Kim¹³ and Shin-Seok Lee¹, ¹Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, ²Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, ³Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, South Korea, ⁴Soonchunhyang University, College of Medicine, Cheonan, South Korea, ⁵Internal Medicine, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan, South Korea, ⁶Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea, ⁸Dept. of Rheumatology, #1 Hoeg, KyungHee University Medical Center, SEOUL, South Korea, ⁹Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ¹¹Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, South Korea, ¹²Internal Medicine, Konyang University Medical School, Daejeon, South Korea, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Although polymorphisms of the catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT) gene have been implicated in altered pain sensitivity, results concerning the association between COMT gene polymorphisms and…
Abstract Number: 2300 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Polymorphisms of Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid (TRPV) 2 and TRPV3 Gene Polymorphisms Were Associated with Fibromyalgia in a Korean Population
Yi-Rang Yim¹, Dong-Jin Park², Seong-Ho Kim³, Seong-Su Nah⁴, Ji Hyun Lee⁵, Seong-Kyu Kim⁶, Yeon-Ah Lee⁷, Seung-Jae Hong⁸, Hyun-Sook Kim^9,10, Hye-Soon Lee¹¹, Hyoun-Ah Kim¹², Chung-Il Joung¹³, Sang-Hyon Kim¹⁴ and Shin-Seok Lee¹, ¹Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, ²Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, ³Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, South Korea, ⁴Soonchunhyang University, College of Medicine, Cheonan, South Korea, ⁵Internal Medicine, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan, South Korea, ⁶Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea, ⁸Dept. of Rheumatology, #1 Hoeg, KyungHee University Medical Center, SEOUL, South Korea, ⁹Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ¹¹Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ¹²Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, South Korea, ¹³Internal Medicine, Konyang University Medical School, Daejeon, South Korea, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain syndrome characterized by lowered pain thresholds and other FM-related symptoms such as fatigue, anxiety and depression. Recent studies…

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