Abstract Number: 1863 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Resetting the Naming Speed Clock with Methylphenidate (Ritalin)
Background/Purpose: Abnormalities in naming speed are an unappreciated feature of cognitive dysfunction in fibromyalgia (FMS). Approximately 50% of FMS patients with memory problems name words…Abstract Number: 1864 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Swimming Is As Effective As Walking for Treating Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic widespread pain syndrome that causes deterioration of physical capacity. Exercises are fundamental in the treatment of FM and walking…Abstract Number: 1865 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Emotional Pain and Catastrophizing Influence Quality of Life in Fibromyalgia
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a composite of symptoms with the pivot symptom of pain, traditionally measured as intensity with little attention to other qualities. Emotional…Abstract Number: 1866 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Opioid Use with Symptom Severity and Quality of Life in Patients with Fibromyalgia
Background/Purpose: Chronic widespread pain is a cardinal symptom in patients with fibromyalgia. Current pharmacotherapies for fibromyalgia targets central neurochemical abnormalities and pain processing pathways. Analgesics…Abstract Number: 1867 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of ART Therapy Program for Women with Fibromyalgia: Randomized, Controlled, Blinded Study
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic non-inflammatory syndrome characterized by diffuse pain throughout the body, sleep disorder, stiffness, fatigue, depression and other psychological problems. Patients…Abstract Number: 1868 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Outcome in Fibromyalgia Patients Treated with Milnacipran Is Largely Independent of Symptom Duration
Background/Purpose: Patients with fibromyalgia (FM) usually experience pain, fatigue, and other debilitating symptoms for years. In clinical studies ranging from 3 months to >3 years,…Abstract Number: 1869 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Fatigue in Fibromyalgia
Background/Purpose: Previous research suggests that fatigue in chronic diseases is multifactorial and that fatigue in fibromyalgia is worse than fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis.…Abstract Number: 1870 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Financial Conflicts of Interest and Industry Sponsorship Are Associated with Positive Outcomes in Fibromyalgia Randomized Controlled Trials
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have become more common in the past 15 years, in part due to industry sponsorship. Recently, there has been…Abstract Number: 1871 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tender Point Count and Pressure Pain Threshold As Predictors of Chronic Widespread Pain and Health Status in a Seven Year Prospective Study
Background/Purpose: Chronic widespread pain is common in the general population with a prevalence ranging between 4.2% and 13.3%. It has been identified as a major…Abstract Number: 1872 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality of Reporting in Pharmacological Randomized Controlled Trials for Fibromyalgia
Background/Purpose: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered the gold standard for assessment of healthcare interventions. Recently, there have been growing concerns about the quality of…Abstract Number: 1873 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Utilization Patterns Among Patients with Fibromyalgia Newly Prescribed Amitriptyline, Duloxetine, Gabapentin or Pregabalin: A Large Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Patients with fibromyalgia (FM) tend to use a number of different medications and have high health care costs. Treatment for FM generally consists of…Abstract Number: 1874 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genomic Categories of Fatigue in Women with Fibromyalgia
Background/Purpose: FM is the chronic experience of body-wide pain, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, and disordered sleep that occurs in the absence of any clear cause. Fatigue…Abstract Number: 1875 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Patient and Physician Survey of Impact and Management of Fibromyalgia Across Latin America and Europe
Background/Purpose: Differences in healthcare practices around the world have been reported; however any impact on management of chronic conditions is often unclear. We surveyed patients…Abstract Number: 1876 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Assessment and Treatment of Nonsurgical Periarticular Post-Traumatic Soft Tissue Injuries of the Knee
Background/Purpose: In spite of the fact that periarticular post-traumatic soft tissue injuries of the knee were considered less important than the knee joint pathology itself,…Abstract Number: 1877 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is the Amount of T and B Lymphocytes, Natural Killer Cells and Macrophages in Biopsies From Non-Ruptured Chronic Tendinopathic Achilles Tendons Predictive for Long Term Outcome? A >3 Years Prospective Study of 37 Patients
Background/Purpose: In biopsies from non-ruptured chronic tendinopathic Achilles tendons, presence of T and B lymphocytes, natural killer cells and macrophages has been reported. Whether the…