Abstracts tagged "fibromyalgia and pain"

Abstract Number: 2067 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Understanding the Factors Influencing Time to Diagnosis in Fibromyalgia
Howard Amital¹, Yaeli Bar-On², Varda Shalev³, Dahlia Weitzman³ and Gabriel Chodick⁴, ¹Department of Medicine B, Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-hashomer, Israel, ²Department of Medicine E,, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ³Medical Informatics, Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ⁴Medical Informatics, Healthcare Services, Tel Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Background/Purpose - Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic debilitating disorder considered to be part of a spectrum of central sensitization syndromes. The diagnosis of FM is…
Abstract Number: 1108 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Understanding Baseline Clinical Characteristics May be of Use in Considering the Response to Pregabalin in FM Patients with Comorbid Depression
Lynne Pauer¹, Jaren Landen², Pritha Bhadra Brown³, Joseph Scavone², Richard Vissing⁴ and Andrew Clair³, ¹445 Eastern Point Road, Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ²Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ³Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Louisville, KY
Background/Purpose In a prior study in fibromyalgia (FM) patients taking an antidepressant for their comorbid depression, pregabalin (PGB) significantly reduced pain severity (treatment difference compared…
Abstract Number: 895 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Widespread Pain Frequency in Active Duty U.S. Service Members with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Bernard Hildebrand¹, Jay B. Higgs¹, Douglas Williamson², Edna Foa³, Patricia Resick⁴, Jim Mintz², Antoinette Brundige², Kevin Kelly⁵, Adam Borah⁵, Stacey Young-McCaughan², Brett Litz⁶, Elizabeth Hembree³ and Alan Peterson², ¹Rheumatology, San Antonio Military Medical Center, JBSA - Fort Sam Houston, TX, ²The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁵Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, TX, ⁶VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and pain are common amongst US military service members who have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Studies suggest the co-morbidity…
Abstract Number: 892 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Symptom Increase in Fibromyalgia Is Not Consistent with the Central Sensitization or Central Hyperresponsiveness Hypothesis
Frederick Wolfe¹, Brian T. Walitt², Johannes Rasker³, Robert S. Katz⁴ and Winfried Häuser⁵, ¹National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ²Rheumatology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, ³Dpt. Psychology, Health and Technology, University Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ⁴Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, ⁵Klinikum Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken, Germany
Background/Purpose: The current dominant hypothesis explains fibromyalgia (FM) as a centralized pain state in which the CNS originates or amplifies pain, which is then accompanied…
Abstract Number: 2111 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact Of Centralized Pain On Long-Term Analgesic Response To Lower Extremity Joint Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Observational Cohort Study
Chad M. Brummett¹, Andrew Urquhart², Brian Hallstrom², Alex Tsodikov³, David A. Williams⁴ and Daniel J. Clauw⁵, ¹Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Orthopedics, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Chronic Pain & Fatigue Rsch Ctr, Univ of MI Hlth System-Lobby M, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Anesthesiology/Internal Medicine (Rheum), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose : In cross-sectional studies, depression and pain in other locations have been reported as predicting poorer outcomes following total knee and hip arthroplasty. These…
Abstract Number: 1087 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Abnormalities Of Central Processing Mechanisms In Fibromyalgia
Robert S. Katz¹ and Bhagwan T. Shahani², ¹Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, ²University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia may be associated with central pain processing abnormalities, including central sensitization. In this study, we describe three patients, two females (41 and 48…
Abstract Number: 139 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pain and Other Symptoms During The Childhood Of Fibromyalgia Patients
Robert S. Katz¹, Alexandra Small², Ben J. Small³ and Susan Shott⁴, ¹Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, ²University of Illinois Medical School, Chicago, IL, ³Rush University Medical School, Chicago, IL, ⁴Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: We investigated the severity of pain and other symptoms during childhood, before age 12 and before age 18, that might be related to fibromyalgia…
Abstract Number: 145 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Autonomic Nervous System “Decomplexification” In Fibromyalgia. A Proof Of Concept Study Looking At The Fractality Of Heart Rhythms
Manuel Martinez-Lavin¹, Claudia Lerma², Laura Aline Martinez-Martinez³, Oscar Infante² and Angelica Vargas³, ¹Chief Rheumatology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City, Mexico, ²National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City, Mexico, ³Rheumatology, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Prevailing linear-reductionist medical model seems unable to explain complex diseases like fibromyalgia (FM) and similar maladies. As consequence of this divorce, some physicians disparage…
Abstract Number: 1869 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Fatigue in Fibromyalgia
Ann Vincent¹, Mary O. Whipple², Debra L. Barton³, Daniel J. Clauw⁴, David A. Williams⁵, Terry H. Oh⁶ and Loren L. Toussaint⁷, ¹General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Anesthesiology/Internal Medicine (Rheum), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Chronic Pain & Fatigue Rsch Ctr, Univ of MI Hlth System-Lobby M, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁷Psychology, Luther College, Decorah, IA
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: 969 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Presence of Small Fiber Neuropathy in a Cohort of Patients with Fibromyalgia
Todd Levine¹, Victoria Lawson², Aidan Levine¹, Kevin V. Hackshaw³ and David Saperstein¹, ¹Phoenix Neurological Associates, Phoenix, AZ, ²Neurology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ³Immunology/Rheumatology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: The pain associated with fibromyalgia is classically described as deep, muscular, aching and flu-like; however, a significant percentage of patients with fibromyalgia also describe…
Abstract Number: 801 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Symptom Improvement in Fibromyalgia Patients Is Related to Reduced Network Connectivity As Measured by EEG Coherence
Jeffrey B. Hargrove¹, Robert M. Bennett², Daniel J. Clauw³, George Mashour⁴ and Lauren Briggs⁵, ¹Biomedical Engineering, Kettering University, Flint, MI, ²Medicine & Nursing, Oregon Health & Science Univ, Portland, OR, ³Anesthesiology/Internal Medicine (Rheum), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Departments of Anesthesiology and Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Department of Psychology, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Background/Purpose: To assess changes in brain functional network connectivity (FC) in fibromyalgia (FM) patients treated with Reduced Impedance Noninvasive Cortical Electrostimulation (RINCE). Previous studies using…

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