Abstracts tagged "fibromyalgia"

Abstract Number: 142 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Home Tender Point Measurement In Fibromyalgia Patients
Robert S. Katz¹, Hannah Bond² and Jessica L. Polyak², ¹Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology Associates, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: To determine whether: 1) patients with the fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) can accurately evaluate their own tender points, similar to self-administered testing for other purposes…
Abstract Number: 1094 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hyperbaric Oxygen Ameliorates Fibromyalgia Symptoms and Functional Impairment – A Randomized Prospective Trial
Shai Efrati¹, Jacob N. Ablin², Yair Bechor³, Shir Daphna-Tekoah⁴, Gregory Fishlev⁵, Yifat Faran⁴, Jacob Bergan⁶, Mony Friedman⁶ and Dan Buskila⁷, ¹Research & Development Unit and Hyperbaric institute, Asaf-Harofeh medical center, Beer Yaacov, Zerifin, Israel, ²Rheumatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ³Institute of Hyperbaric Medicine, Asaf-Harofeh medical center, Beer Yaacov, Zerifin, Israel, ⁴School of Social Work, Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon, Israel, ⁵Institute of Hyperbaric Medicine, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Beer Yaacov, Zerifin, Israel, ⁶Hyperbaric institute, Asaf-Harofeh medical center, Beer Yaacov, Zerifin, Israel, ⁷Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS), considered to represent a prototype of central nervous system sensitization, is a common condition characterized by chronic widespread pain and diffuse…
Abstract Number: 143 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rapid Infrared Microscopy (IRMS) For Differential Diagnosis Of Fibromyalgia and Other Central Sensitivity Syndromes
Kevin V. Hackshaw¹, Luis Rodriguez-Saona², Irving L. Rosenberg³, Marcal Plans² and C.A. Tony Buffington⁴, ¹Immunology/Rheumatology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ²Food Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ³Immunology/ Rheumatology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁴Veterinary Biological Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of a rapid blood-spot-based method for diagnosis of Fibromyalgia (FM) using mid-infrared microspectroscopy (IRMS)…
Abstract Number: 1097 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Potential Use Of Neurotropin^TM, a Novel Neuro-Modulating Medication, For The Treatment Of Chronic Pain and Fibromyalgia
Kenji Miki^1,2,3, Ryota Hashimoto^4,5,6, Kenrin Shi^2,7,8 and Masao Yukioka⁸, ¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Amagasaki Central Hospital, Amagasaki, Japan, ²Center for Pain Management, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Japan, ³Dept. of Rheumatology, Yukioka Hospital, Osaka, Japan, ⁴Dept of Rheumatology, Yukioka Hospital, Osaka, Japan, ⁵Department of Psychiatry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan, ⁶Molecular Research Center for Children’s Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Suita, Japan, ⁷Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan, ⁸Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yukioka Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Background/Purpose: To date, no established treatment for chronic pain including fibromyalgia has been specified in Japan. Neurotropin, a non-protein extract isolated from the inflamed cutaneous…
Abstract Number: 2030 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Multi-Modal Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Treatment Program: Associations of Previous Pharmacotherapy with Subsequent Outcomes
Cara M. Hoffart¹, Pamela Weiss², David D. Sherry³, Chris Feudtner⁴ and Margaret Stineman⁵, ¹The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Pediatric Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; University of Pennsylvania Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Management of Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain (AMP) in children (i.e. juvenile primary fibromyalgia, complex regional pain syndrome, neuropathic pain, central sensitization) remains controversial. Common practice…
Abstract Number: 957 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Key Psychological Processes Associated with the Fibromyalgia Phenotype Exist On a Continuous Spectrum with Asymptomatic People
Katrina Malin¹ and Geoffrey O. Littlejohn², ¹Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Australia, ²Rheumatology, Monash Medical Centre and Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
Background/Purpose: The core features of the fibromyalgia phenotype, the widespread pain and widespread tenderness, represent one extreme of a continuous spectrum with asymptomatic people at…
Abstract Number: 1879 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Work Related Injuries Causing or Aggravating Fibromyalgia in the Medicolegal Arena: A Jurisprudential Analysis
Mary-Ann Fitzcharles¹, Peter A. Ste-Marie² and Yoram Shir³, ¹Rheumatology and Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Up to 40% of persons report onset of fibromyalgia (FM) following a “triggering event”. Injuries, which may occur in the workplace, may be implicated…
Abstract Number: 960 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cyclobenzaprine (CBP) and Its Major Metabolite Norcyclobenzaprine (nCBP) Are Potent Antagonists of Human Serotonin Receptor 2a (5HT2a), Histamine Receptor H-1 and á-Adrenergic Receptors: Mechanistic and Safety Implications for Treating Fibromyalgia Syndrome by Improving Sleep Quality
Bruce Daugherty, Leland Gershell and Seth Lederman, Research and Development, Tonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Bedtime cyclobenzaprine (CBP) improves fibromyalgia symptoms (pain, fatigue, tenderness, and mood) and improves sleep quality (decreases Cyclic Alternating Pattern Type A2 + A3) (1).…
Abstract Number: 1881 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Psychosocial Stress Is a Major Component of Fibromyalgia Triggers
Emma K. Guymer¹, Kathleen Elford² and Geoffrey O. Littlejohn³, ¹Rheumatology and Medicine, Monash Medical Centre and Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, ²Rheumatology, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, ³Rheumatology, Monash Medical Centre and Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a common, chronic pain disorder. Initial development of symptoms occurs under conditions unique to each patient. Psychological and physical triggers are recognized,…
Abstract Number: 963 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Long-Term Milnacipran Treatment in Patients Meeting Different Thresholds of Clinically Relevant Pain Relief: Subgroup Analysis of a Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Discontinuation Study
Daniel J. Clauw¹, Philip J. Mease², Robert H. Palmer³, Joel M. Trugman⁴ and Yimin Ma⁴, ¹Anesthesiology/Internal Medicine (Rheum), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Forest Research Institute, Inc., Jersey City, NJ, ⁴Forest Research Institute, Jersey City, NJ
Background/Purpose: Patients with fibromyalgia (FM) who received up to 3.25 years of milnacipran (MLN) in a flexible-dose (≤200 mg/d) open-label (OL) study were eligible to…
Abstract Number: 1882 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of a Favorable Outcome in Patients with Fibromyalgia: Results From the 1-Year Follow-up
Dong-Jin Park¹, Shin-Seok Lee², Seong-Ho Kim³, Seong-Su Nah⁴, Ji Hyun Lee⁵, Seong-Kyu Kim⁶, Yeon-Ah Lee⁷, Seung-Jae Hong⁷, Hyun-Sook Kim⁸, Hye-Soon Lee⁹, Hyoun Ah Kim¹⁰, Chung-Il Joung¹¹ and Sang-Hyon Kim¹², ¹Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea, ²Dept of Int Med/Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea, ³Department of Internal Medicine,, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, South Korea, ⁴Rheumatology, Soonchunhyang University, South Korea, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan, South Korea, ⁶Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea, ⁸Internal Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, South Korea, ¹⁰Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, South Korea, ¹¹Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang university hospital, Daejeon, South Korea, ¹²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
Background/Purpose: To determine the outcomes in Korean patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and identify the prognostic factors associated with improvement at 1-year follow-up. Methods: Forty-eight patients…
Abstract Number: 967 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Haplotypes of GTP Cyclophydrolase Gene Polymorphisms Are Protective in the Susceptibility of Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Hwajeong Lee¹, Shin-Seok Lee², Seong-Kyu Kim³, Jung-Yoon Choe⁴, Seong-Ho Kim KIM⁵, Seong-Su Nah⁶, Ji Hyun Lee⁷, Seung-Jae Hong⁸, Hyun-Sook Kim⁹, Hye-Soon Lee¹⁰, Hyun Ah Kim¹¹ and Chung-Il Joung¹², ¹Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ²Dept of Int Med/Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea, ³Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine,, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, South Korea, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, College of Medicine, Cheonan, South Korea, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Maryknoll Medical Center, Busan, South Korea, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea, ⁹Internal Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, South Korea, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym university, Kyunggi, South Korea, ¹²Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang university hospital, Daejeon, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Guanosine triphosphate cyclohydrolase 1 (GCH1) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the synthesis of tetrahydrobiopterin, which is an essential co-factor in nitric oxide (NO) production.…
Abstract Number: 1860 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibromyalgia and the Disease and Statistical Manual Classification As a Somatic Symptom Disorder
Frederick Wolfe¹, Brian T. Walitt² and Winfried Häuser³, ¹National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ²Rheumatology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, ³Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia was first defined by rheumatologists, and is often thought of as a disorder of widespread pain and decreased pain threshold. In the wider…
Abstract Number: 952 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Milnacipran in Combination Appears to Be More Efficacious Than Either Therapy Alone
Dennis C. Ang¹, Mark P. Jensen², Jennifer L. Steiner³, Janna Hilligoss¹, Richard Gracely⁴ and Chandan Saha⁵, ¹Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ²Rehabilitation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Psychology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵Biostatistics, Indiana University
Background/Purpose: The two treatment options that have received the significant attention in fibromyalgia (FM) management are cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and medications. Given the fact…
Abstract Number: 1865 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Emotional Pain and Catastrophizing Influence Quality of Life in Fibromyalgia
Neda Faregh¹, Peter A. Ste-Marie² and Mary-Ann Fitzcharles³, ¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Rheumatology and Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a composite of symptoms with the pivot symptom of pain, traditionally measured as intensity with little attention to other qualities. Emotional…

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