Abstracts tagged "cervical spine and fibromyalgia"

Abstract Number: 1984 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Cervical Spine in Fibromyalgia Patients: Loss of Lordotic Curve Is Characteristic of Fibromyalgia and Can Assist in the Diagnosis
Robert S. Katz¹, Alexandra Katz Small², Ben J Small³ and Anthony Farkasch⁴, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Rheumatology, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL, ⁴Rheumatology Associates S.C., Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Patients with fibromyalgia have widespread pain. We have found that a lateral view of a cervical spine radiograph frequently identifies a loss of the…
Abstract Number: 1985 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cervical Spine Radiographs in Fibromyalgia Patients Show Reduced Cobb Angle and Suggest the Presence of Increased Muscle Pressure As a Cause of the Illness
Robert S. Katz¹, Ben J Small², Alexandra Katz Small³ and Anthony Farkasch⁴, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL, ³University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴Rheumatology Associates S.C., Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia patients are reported to have a straight neck on lateral x-ray views of the cervical spine. We measured the Cobb angle in…
Abstract Number: 1086 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Straight Neck in Fibromyalgia
Robert S. Katz¹ and Anthony Farkasch², ¹Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology Associates, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: In patients with fibromyalgia a straight neck is based on calculating the Cobb angle, a standard radiographic measurement, of lateral view radiographs of the…

All abstracts accepted to ACR Convergence are under media embargo once the ACR has notified presenters of their abstract’s acceptance. They may be presented at other meetings or published as manuscripts after this time but should not be discussed in non-scholarly venues or outlets. The following embargo policies are strictly enforced by the ACR.

Accepted abstracts are made available to the public online in advance of the meeting and are published in a special online supplement of our scientific journal, Arthritis & Rheumatology. Information contained in those abstracts may not be released until the abstracts appear online. In an exception to the media embargo, academic institutions, private organizations, and companies with products whose value may be influenced by information contained in an abstract may issue a press release to coincide with the availability of an ACR abstract on the ACR website. However, the ACR continues to require that information that goes beyond that contained in the abstract (e.g., discussion of the abstract done as part of editorial news coverage) is under media embargo until 10:00 AM ET on November 14, 2024. Journalists with access to embargoed information cannot release articles or editorial news coverage before this time. Editorial news coverage is considered original articles/videos developed by employed journalists to report facts, commentary, and subject matter expert quotes in a narrative form using a variety of sources (e.g., research, announcements, press releases, events, etc.).

Violation of this policy may result in the abstract being withdrawn from the meeting and other measures deemed appropriate. Authors are responsible for notifying colleagues, institutions, communications firms, and all other stakeholders related to the development or promotion of the abstract about this policy. If you have questions about the ACR abstract embargo policy, please contact ACR abstracts staff at [email protected].