Abstracts tagged "fibromyalgia"

Abstract Number: 244 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Qualitative Study Mapping the Behaviour Change Techniques Used in a Practice-Based Fibromyalgia Self-Management Programme
Jennifer Pearson¹, Katie Whale², Nicola Walsh¹, Sandi Derham³, Julie Russell³ and Fiona Cramp¹, ¹Department of Allied Health Professionals, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom, ²Musculoskeletal Research Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology Therapy Outpatients, Royal United Hospital Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a complex long-term condition that affects up to 5.4% of the UK population. It is associated with chronic widespread pain, fatigue,…
Abstract Number: 245 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvement in Fibromyalgia Symptoms and Skin Biopsy Results in Patients with Fibromyalgia and Small Fiber Neuropathy Treated with Intravenous Immune Globulin Infusion( IVIG)
Samy Metyas^1,2, Haidy Youssef³, Christina Chen², Anne Quismorio² and Jennifer Bui², ¹Rheumatology, Clinical Associate Professor of Rheumatology at USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²Rheumatology, Covina Arthritis Clinic, Covina, CA, ³internal medicine, Riverside community hospital/ UCR school of medicine, riverside, CA
Background/Purpose: Small fiber neuropathy is often a challenging clinical problem; patients with small fiber sensory neuropathy commonly have severe complaints but only minimal objective abnormalities…
Abstract Number: 248 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Emotional Quotient in Fibromyalgia Patients Is Similar to Rheumatic Disease Controls
Robert S. Katz¹ and Jessica L. Polyak², ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology Associates S.C., Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: There is IQ, the intelligence quotient, and EQ, the emotional quotient. EQ refers to emotional intelligence or the emotional intelligence quotient, the ability to…
Abstract Number: 1869 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effects of Add-on Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Pain in Korean Patients with Fibromyalgia
Ji-Hyoun Kang¹, Kyung-Eun Lee², Dong-Jin Park¹ and Shin-Seok Lee¹, ¹Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of (South), ²Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of (South)
Background/Purpose: Despite promising preliminary results of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) treatment in patients with fibromyalgia (FM), several issues need to be addressed, including its…
Abstract Number: 1872 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of EEG-Amygdala-Related-Neurofeedback on REM Latency in Patients with Fibromyalgia
Noam Goldwway¹, Haggai Sharon¹, Eti Ben Simon¹, Libat Weizman¹, Ayam Greental¹, Omer Lubin¹, Marc Cavazza², Fred Charles³, Talma Hendler¹ and Jacob N. Ablin⁴, ¹Functional Brain Center, Wohl Institute for Advanced Imaging, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre, Tel Aviv, Israel, ²School of Computing, Teesside University, United Kingdom, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, ³Department of Creative Technology, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, ⁴Rheumatology, Rheumatology Institute, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a condition characterized by widespread pain, sleep disturbance and chronic fatigue, and mood disorder .FMS was suggested to represent a…
Abstract Number: 1873 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluating Pain Related Disability in Fibromyalgia: A Comparison of the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire and the Polysymptomatic Distress Scale
Nilamba Jhala¹, Yaseen Kinanah², Sahar Kaouk³, Deb Bork⁴, Sara Davin⁵, Sarah Rispinto⁵, William Wilke⁴ and Carmen E. Gota⁴, ¹Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ³John Carroll University, University Heights, OH, ⁴Orthopedic and Rheumatologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁵Neurologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Both the fibromyalgia impact questionnaire (FIQ) and the polysymptomatic distress scale (PSD) have been proposed as measures of FM impact and severity. It is…
Abstract Number: 1973 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibromyalgia in Real Life a National French Web-Based Survey in 4516 Patients
Francoise Laroche¹, julien Guerin², deborah Azoulay³, joel Coste⁴ and serge Perrot³, ¹Pain and Palliative care, APHP Hospital, Paris, France, ²CETD, APHP Hospital, Paris, France, ³CETD, Paris, France, ⁴Biostatistics in university Hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is the most frequent widespread chronic pain disorder (1,6% of the French population) (1). The medical and socioeconomic burden is high and…
Abstract Number: 1974 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Pregabalin for Fibromyalgia in a Population of Chinese Patients: A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Xiao Zhang¹, Huji Xu², Zhiyi Zhang³, Yang Li⁴, Lynne Pauer⁵, Shanmei Liao⁶, Gaiping Xu⁷ and Fengchun Zhang⁸, ¹Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong, China, Guangdong, China, ²Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China, ³The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China, Harbin, China, ⁴The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China, Harbin, China, ⁵Pfizer, Groton, CT, USA, Groton, CT, ⁶Pfizer (China) Statistics Department, Global Innovative Pharma Business, Shanghai, China, Shanghai, China, ⁷Pfizer (China) Clinical Development, Global Innovative Pharma Business, Beijing, China, Beijing, China, ⁸Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: Global trial data demonstrate the efficacy of pregabalin for the treatment of pain associated with fibromyalgia (FM), but there are currently no approved medical…
Abstract Number: 1976 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High and Low Widespread Pain Index Fibromyalgia Patient Groups, Same, or Different?
Sahar Kaouk¹, Yaseen Kinanah², Nilamba Jhala³, Deb Bork⁴, Sarah Rispinto⁵, Sara Davin⁵, William Wilke⁴ and Carmen E. Gota^4,6, ¹John Carroll University, University Heights, OH, ²Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ³Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Orthopedic and Rheumatologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁵Neurologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁶The Cleveland Clinic Rheum, The Cleveland Clinic Desk A50, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: The ACR 2010 preliminary criteria for fibromyalgia (FM) classifies patients in high WPI group, widespread pain index (WPI) ≥7, symptom severity scale (SS) ≥5,…
Abstract Number: 153 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Fibromyalgia in Physician in Training; A Cross Sectional Study
Sarah Alobud¹, Nour Alsultan¹, Abeer Alhazzani¹, Yasmin Altymani¹, Muneera Albugami¹, Maha Omair² and Mohammed Omair³, ¹King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²Department of Statistics, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Background/Purpose: Physicians in training (PIT) are at increased of developing pain sensitization syndromes due to stress and interrupted sleep. The prevalence of fibromyalgia (FM) in…
Abstract Number: 1981 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Etiology of Fibromyalgia May be Related to Increased Muscle Pressure
Robert S. Katz¹, Jessica L. Polyak², Alexandra Katz Small³, Ben J Small⁴ and Frank Leavitt¹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology Associates S.C., Chicago, IL, ³University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴Rheumatology, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL
The Etiology of Fibromyalgia May be Related to Increased Muscle PressureBackground/Purpose: The muscles are tender in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients, and the location of pain…
Abstract Number: 155 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Xerostomia in Patients with Fibromyalgia
Nicolas Lloves¹, Anastasia Secco², Virginia Durigan³, Santiago Scarafia², Felix Romanini Sr.⁴ and Marta Mamani⁴, ¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, CABA, Argentina, ³Reumatology, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, CABA, Argentina, ⁴Hospital Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a rheumatic disease characterized by diffuse, chronic musculoskeletal pain, of non-articular origin, which is evidenced by the palpation of painful points…
Abstract Number: 1990 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effectiveness and Durability of a Brief Multidisciplinary Treatment Program for Patients with Fibromyalgia
Jessica Gehin¹, Andy Abril², Fernando Rivera³, Benjamin Wang⁴, Ronald Butendieck², Florentina Berianu², Kenneth Calamia², Madeleine Allman¹, Isabel Abril¹ and Barbara Bruce¹, ¹Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ²Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ³Division of Consultative and Diagnostic Medicine, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ⁴Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) effects upwards of 60 million adults in the US alone. The disability and psychological distress often observed in these patients has been…
Abstract Number: 158 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Lu Eight-Brocades Exercise Beneficial for Patients with Fibromyalgia?
Juan Jiao¹, Irwin Jon Russell², Wen Wang³, Ya-yun Zhao⁴, Rou-man Zhang⁴, Jing Wang⁴ and Quan Jiang⁵, ¹Rheumatism Department, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, ²Affiliated with Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center of South Texas, Medical Director, Fibromyalgia Research and Consulting, San Antonio, Texas, San Antonio, TX, ³JCW Education Consulting, Conway, AR, ⁴Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, ⁵Rheumatology Department, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a chronic debilitating musculoskeletal pain syndrome that causes substantial physical and psychological impairments. With the release of the 2016 revised EULAR recommendations…
Abstract Number: 1991 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibromyalgia in Russian Refugees: Translation and Validation of the Revised Symptom Impact Questionnaire
Kim Jones¹, Robert M. Bennett¹, Ronald Friend² and Neema Mohammad Nader², ¹Schools of Nursing and Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²School of Nursing, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: The Revised Symptom Impact Questionnaire (SIQR) is an updated version of the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) that can be used in both fibromyalgia…

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