Abstracts tagged "fibromyalgia"

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…
Abstract Number: 160 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibromyalgia Screening Form in the Diagnosis of Concomitant Fibromyalgia
Robert S. Katz¹ and Jessica L. Polyak², ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology Associates S.C., Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: We have found that patients with a variety of rheumatic diseases who have concomitant fibromyalgia more frequently fail therapies for the underlying inflammatory rheumatic…
Abstract Number: 2115 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mast Cell Activation Features in Ehlers-Danlos/Joint Hypermobility Patients: A Retrospective Analysis in Light of an Emerging Disease Cluster
Dave Lee¹ and Eric Mueller², ¹Arthritis Northwest, PLLC, Spokane, WA, ²Discus Analytics LLC., Spokane, WA
Background/Purpose: Mast cells are immune cells often residing in connective tissue, best known for their role in allergic and anaphylactic responses1. Mast cell activation syndrome…
Abstract Number: 843 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Role of Personality in Patients with Fibromyalgia
Andrew Seto¹, Teresa Wu¹, Lori Lyn Price^2,3,4,5, Xingyi Han⁶, William F. Harvey¹ and Chenchen Wang⁷, ¹Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Clinical Care Research, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴Biostatistics Research Center, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁵Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Tufts University, Boston, MA, ⁶Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA, ⁷Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Previous studies investigating the potential associations between personality and clinical symptoms in fibromyalgia (FM) patients have found mixed results. The purpose of this study…
Abstract Number: 2247 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Secondary Fibromyalgia Is Not Associated with Higher Likelihood of Patient-Physician Discordance in Global Assessment in Patients with Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Isabel Castrejón, Shakeel M. Jamal and Najia Shakoor, Division of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Pain is the strongest driver of patient-physician discordance in global assessment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA). Having secondary fibromyalgia (FM),…
Abstract Number: 1058 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adjustment Profiles Comprising Objective and Subjective Measures in Fibromyalgia Patients
Fernando Estévez-López^1,2, Inmaculada C Álvarez Gallardo¹, Víctor Segura-Jiménez^1,3, Milkana Borges-Cosic¹, Manuel Pulido-Martos⁴, Ana Carbonell-Baeza³, Virginia A Aparicio^1,5, Rinie Geenen² and Manuel Delgado-Fernández¹, ¹University of Granada, Granada, Spain, ²Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands, ³University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain, ⁴University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain, ⁵VU University Medical Care, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Only one-third of FM patients obtain benefits after receiving one of the available therapy modalities. Insights into the heterogeneous picture of FM might improve…
Abstract Number: 1411 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Electronic MDHAQ (multidimensional health assessment questionnaire) Beyond an Electronic RAPID (routine assessment of patient index data): 21.3% of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Identified As Having Secondary Fibromyalgia Versus 3.5% By Clinicians
Theodore Pincus and Nathaniel Cook, Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: A major impediment to use of patient questionnaires in routine clinical care has been the absence of electronic entry for patients and for doctors…
Abstract Number: 1767 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Poor Body Image in Lupus: Is It Disease Activity, Damage, Sleep, Pain, Fatigue, Stress, Function, Medications, Depression or Fibromyalgia?
Stacy Weinberg¹, Nisarg Gandhi², Meenakshi Jolly³, Winston Sequeira² and Shilpa Arora², ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ³Rush, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have poorer body image (BI) than age matched controls. Few studies have been done looking at the effect…
Abstract Number: 1791 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Loss of Elbow Hyperextension in Females with Early Rheumatologic Disease Was Common in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis but Rare in Fibromyalgia
John P. Case¹, Heidi Tucker² and Congbin Wang³, ¹Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, ²Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, ³Internal medicine, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: The elbow extension angle (ELB) is commonly given as 180o although most healthy females exhibit hyperextension(1). The loss of hyperextension (LOH) in a…
Abstract Number: 2080 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Three Simple Tests to Raise the Index of Suspicion for Fibromyalgia in Primary Care
Amanda W. St. John¹, Jonathan H. Aebischer², Robert M. Bennett³, Madeleine J. Sanford², Kaitlin Z. Haws⁴ and Kim D. Jones³, ¹Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ³Schools of Nursing and Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: 356 patients were studied (mean age 50 ± 16.3 years, 70% female). Chart review revealed that 53 (15%) of these patients carried a…
Abstract Number: 52 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pregabalin Dose-Response for Sleep Quality and Pain Response in Fibromyalgia: A Post-Hoc Analysis of Three Randomized Trials
Andrew Clair¹, Ed Whalen¹, Neal Thomas¹ and Lynne Pauer², ¹Pfizer, New York, NY, ²Pfizer, Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Pregabalin is often administered for treatment of fibromyalgia (FM) at daily doses lower than approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (starting dose…
Abstract Number: 33 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Fibromyalgia Patients
Thomas Romano, Private Practice, Martins Ferry, OH
Background/Purpose: Low levels of Insulin-dependent growth factor 1 (IGF-1) have been described in Fibromyalgia (FM) patients, suggesting that they have adult growth hormone (GH) deficiency.…
Abstract Number: 2200 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Active Commuting and Physical Activity in Women with Fibromyalgia
Manuel Herrador-Colmenero¹, Fernando Estévez-López¹, Víctor Segura-Jiménez¹, Inmaculada C Álvarez-Gallardo¹, Alberto Soriano-Maldonado¹, Daniel Camiletti-Moirón^1,2, Virginia A Aparicio¹, Manuel Delgado-Fernández¹ and Palma Chillón¹, ¹University of Granada, Granada, Spain, ²University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia symptomatology results in a low functional capacity1, limiting the daily activities and the quality of life of the patients2. Walking for commuting is…
Abstract Number: 54 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patients with Fibromyalgia in General Have Higher Self-Report Questionnaire Scores Than Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Implications for Clinical Trials and Clinical Research
Theodore Pincus¹, Isabel Castrejón¹, Joel Block² and Nathaniel Cook¹, ¹Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Division of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are included in clinical trials generally are selected for measures indicating high disease activity, such as more than…

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