Coping strategies and their efficacy vary greatly in patients suffering from fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS).We aimed to identify somatic and psychosocial factors that might contribute to different coping strategies and resilience...
To evaluate the effectiveness of non-invasive neuro-adaptive electrostimulation (NAE) therapy for treating chronic pain and disability in patients with fibromyalgia.A prospective, randomized, sham-controlled study was conducted...
This study aimed to investigate the effects of clinical Pilates exercises in patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and to compare the effects of one-to-one and group-based exercise methods.A total of 42 women (mean age, 50.90±7.78...
Literature shows high rates of comorbidity between fibromyalgia (FM) and mood disorders, especially major depressive disorder (MMD), reported in more than half of the cases. Consistently, patients with FM also present high rates...
Fibromyalgia (FM) is an increasingly prevalent disorder that usually shows a chronic course and a disappointing therapeutic response in which psychiatric features seem to play a relevant role. Most recently, the relationship...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) are common diagnoses encountered in rheumatology practice, but do not enjoy the same status. We aimed to examine physician’s illness perceptions regarding these two...
Oxidative stress can be induced by various stimuli and altered in certain conditions, including exercise and pain. Although many studies have investigated oxidative stress in relation to either exercise or pain, the literature...
Chronic pain is a significant public health problem with emotional and disabling factors, which may not completely respond to current medical treatments such as opioids. The systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine...
: To study whether female patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have myocardial abnormalities and whether progression of myocardial involvement can be attenuated by disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). :...
The main symptom in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is inflammatory back pain, caused principally by inflammation of the sacroiliac joints and the spine. However, not all back pain in patients with axSpA is related...
Introduction Opioids are used for severe forms of acute and cancer pain. Over the last years, their potential use in patients with noncancer pain such as those with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been postulated. A recent...
The objective of the review is to evaluate circulating levels of leptin in people diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia syndrome and to investigate the differences compared with...
