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Abstracts tagged "fibromyalgia and stress"

  • Abstract Number: 243 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    High Prevalence of Fibromyalgia Among Israel School Teachers

    Yaffa Buskila1, Dan Buskila2, Giris Jacob3, Itzhak Weiss4 and Jacob N. Ablin5,6, 1Orot Israel College of Education, Rehovot, Israel, 2Ben Gurion University and Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel, 3Internal medicine F, Tel Aviv Sourasky medical center, Zichron Yakov, Israel, 4School of Education, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel, 5Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, 6Rheumatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS), characterized by widespread pain and fatigue, has frequently been associated with stress in various models, including workplace related stress. In the…
  • Abstract Number: 1983 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    The Types of Stress That Appear to Aggravate the Symptoms of Fibromyalgia

    Robert S. Katz, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: The types of stresses evaluated include financial stress (i.e., decreased income, unexpected expenses or out-goings); employment stress (i.e. job promotion, relocation, increased workload or…
  • Abstract Number: 2058 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014

    The Impact of Environmental Stress on Pain in Fibromyalgia Patients

    Robert S. Katz1, Ben J Small2 and Susan Shott3, 1Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, 2MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, IL, 3Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose:  Many fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) report that their illness is significantly affected by environmental stress. We compared FMS and RA patients with respect to the…
  • Abstract Number: 1099 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014

    Which Stresses Bother Fibromyalgia Patients Most?

    Robert S. Katz1, Alexandra Small2 and Jessica L. Polyak3, 1Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, 2University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 3Rheumatology Associates, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia patients identify stress as a factor in aggravating their pain and other symptoms.  We administered a questionnaire to fibromyalgia patients to try to…

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