Abstracts tagged "fibromyalgia"

Abstract Number: 2300 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Polymorphisms of Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid (TRPV) 2 and TRPV3 Gene Polymorphisms Were Associated with Fibromyalgia in a Korean Population
Yi-Rang Yim¹, Dong-Jin Park², Seong-Ho Kim³, Seong-Su Nah⁴, Ji Hyun Lee⁵, Seong-Kyu Kim⁶, Yeon-Ah Lee⁷, Seung-Jae Hong⁸, Hyun-Sook Kim^9,10, Hye-Soon Lee¹¹, Hyoun-Ah Kim¹², Chung-Il Joung¹³, Sang-Hyon Kim¹⁴ and Shin-Seok Lee¹, ¹Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, ²Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, ³Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, South Korea, ⁴Soonchunhyang University, College of Medicine, Cheonan, South Korea, ⁵Internal Medicine, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan, South Korea, ⁶Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea, ⁸Dept. of Rheumatology, #1 Hoeg, KyungHee University Medical Center, SEOUL, South Korea, ⁹Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ¹¹Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ¹²Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, South Korea, ¹³Internal Medicine, Konyang University Medical School, Daejeon, South Korea, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain syndrome characterized by lowered pain thresholds and other FM-related symptoms such as fatigue, anxiety and depression. Recent studies…
Abstract Number: 78 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Exploratory Analysis of Somatic Symptoms in Fibromyalgia By Multidimensional Scaling and Latent Class Analysis
Marco Antivalle¹, Michele Battellino¹, Alberto Batticciotto¹, MariaChiara Ditto¹, Alessandra Mutti¹, Valentina Varisco¹, Federica Rigamonti¹, Fabiola Atzeni¹ and Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini², ¹Rheumatology, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milano, Italy, ²Rheumatology Unit, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milano, Italy
Background/Purpose: Attempts to individuate subsets of fibromyalgia patients based on the aggregation of different symptoms have so far produced conflicting results. The 2010 preliminary diagnostic…
Abstract Number: 2301 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Facing Fibromyalgia; How Patients Describe Their Symptoms Based on a Retrospective Evaluation of a Patient Survey and Vitality Assessment in Clinical Trials
Andrew Clair¹, Lynne Pauer² and Elizabeth Masters¹, ¹Pfizer Inc., New York, NY, ²Pfizer Inc, New London, CT
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common chronic widespread pain disorder with comorbid symptoms of fatigue, sleep disturbance, cognitive dysfunction and depression. It is believed to…
Abstract Number: 80 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Paresthesias in Fibromyalgia Patients
Robert S. Katz¹, Lauren Kwan², Kelli Davis² and Jessica L. Polyak², ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology Associates S.C., Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Paresthesias are common in patients with fibromyalgia. We evaluated the symptoms of numbness and tingling in fibromyalgia patients and rheumatic disease controls without…
Abstract Number: 2302 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact of Prior Fibromyalgia Treatment on the Response to Pregabalin in Fibromyalgia Clinical Trials
Lynne Pauer¹, Andrew Clair², Pritha Bhadra Brown², Marie Ortiz² and Joseph Scavone¹, ¹Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ²Pfizer Inc., New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic, widespread pain disorder for which Lyrica is an approved treatment. Antidepressants, gabapentin, muscle relaxants, and opioids are frequently used…
Abstract Number: 84 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sexual Dimorphism in the Association Between Multi-Site Pain and Other Fibromyalgia Features: an Analysis of Data from Three UK Population-Based Studies
Linda E. Dean¹, Lesley Arnold², Robert Bennett³, Leslie J. Crofford⁴, Don Goldenberg⁵, Elisa Flüß¹, Daniel J. Clauw⁶, Mary-Ann Fitzcharles⁷, Eduardo Paiva⁸, Roland Staud⁹ and Gary J. Macfarlane¹, ¹Musculoskeletal Research Collaboration (Epidemiology Group), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ²University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ³SN-Office of Research & Development, Oregon Health & Science Univ, Portland, OR, ⁴Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ⁵Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA, ⁶Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁷MGH, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸Rheumatology, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba Parana, Brazil, ⁹University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Background/Purpose: The 2011 modification of the preliminary 2010 American College of Rheumatology criteria for fibromyalgia require the self-report of multi-site pain in addition to a…
Abstract Number: 2305 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Anxiety, Depression, Sleep, Fibromyalgia and BMI in Patients with Rheumatic Disease
Shazia Bég¹ and Ali Ahmad², ¹Rheumatology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, ²University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases often have comorbidities that complicate their psychological well-being and affect prognosis. In this study, we looked at 216 patients with…
Abstract Number: 2075 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Lumbar Spine in Fibromyalgia
Robert S. Katz¹, Alexandra Small² and Anthony Farkasch³, ¹Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, ²University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Rheumatology Associates, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Radiographs of the lumbar spine appear normal in fibromyalgia. However, a previous study (ArthRheum50:134, 2004) found a reduced lordotic curve in the cervical spine…
Abstract Number: 1116 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mindfulness Is Associated with Sleep Quality Among Patients with Fibromyalgia
Yuan Zhang¹, Lori Lyn Price², Nani Morgan³, Lucas Morgan⁴ and Chenchen Wang⁵, ¹School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, ²Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, ⁴Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Honolulu, HI, ⁵Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Mindfulness is the ability to observe, describe, or be aware of present moment experiences without judgment or reactivity. Previous literature suggests that mindfulness-based interventions…
Abstract Number: 2074 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hypervigilance and FMS
Robert S. Katz, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: In dangerous environments, hypervigilance conveys a survival value. A cave dweller who sleeps lightly and startles easily might escape a prowling bear while…
Abstract Number: 1112 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cognitive Symptoms in Fibromyalgia Patients Compared with Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Robert S. Katz¹, Ben J Small², Alexandra Small³ and Susan Shott⁴, ¹Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, ²MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, IL, ³University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Many fibromyalgia symdrome (FMS) patients report impaired mental function (fibrofog.) We compared FMS and RA patients with respect to symptoms of impaired cognition. Methods:…
Abstract Number: 2066 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultra Orthodox Religious Orientation Associated with Reduced Rates of Pain, Anxiety and Fatigue in a Population Based Study
Valerie Aloush and Jacob N. Ablin, Rheumatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Background/Purpose Chronic pain, disturbed sleep and fatigue, as well as anxiety and depression, are symptoms characteristic of the fibromyalgia syndrome. These symptoms, as well as…
Abstract Number: 1109 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Age on Symptom Severity and Disease Management at Fibromyalgia Diagnosis
Emmanouil Rampakakis¹, Mary-Ann Fitzcharles², Peter A. Ste-Marie³, John S. Sampalis¹ and Yoram Shir³, ¹JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Rheumatology and Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Population studies indicate that older persons experience more pain generally. Fibromyalgia (FM) affects persons of all ages, with previous studies on the impact of…
Abstract Number: 2065 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Psychological Symptoms, Sleep Quality, and Functional Balance in Fibromyalgia
Vicky Chen¹, William F. Harvey², Jeffrey B. Driban², Mei Chung³, Lori Lyn Price⁴ and Chenchen Wang², ¹Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose Previous studies suggest that FM may be associated with worse balance and falls. Balance requires the coordination of motor, sensory (ex. visual and vestibular),…
Abstract Number: 1103 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analgesic and Anti-Hyperalgesic Effects of Deep Dry Needling Therapy in Fibromyalgia Patients
B Casanueva¹, P Rivas², R López-Mejías³, F Genre³, J Llorca⁴ and MA González-Gay³, ¹Rheumatologist. Rheumatology Service at the Specialist Clinic of Cantabria, Santander, Spain, ²Physical Therapist. Specialist Clinic of Cantabria, Santander, Spain, ³Epidemiology, Genetics and Atherosclerosis Research Group on Systemic Inflammatory Diseases, Rheumatology Division, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁴Department of Epidemiology and Computational Biology, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, and CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Patients with fibromyalgia (FM) complain of widespread chronic pain from deep tissues including muscles. Previous research highlights the relevance of impulse input from deep…

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