May 23, 2022

Recent studies have found potential benefits of vitamin D in relieving pain, while the results from randomized controlled trials of vitamin D for fibromyalgia have been promising. We conducted a syste...

May 16, 2022

Health education is one of the main items to enable the promotion of health for individuals with fibromyalgia (FM) in Primary Health Care (PHC) in Brazil. The purpose of this study was to validate a m...

May 16, 2022

In recent years, antioxidant supplements have become popular to counteract the effects of oxidative stress in fibromyalgia and one of its most distressing symptoms, pain. The aim of this systematic re...

May 09, 2022

In Spain, the prevalence of different rheumatic diseases is known mainly through the EPISER studies coordinated by the Spanish Society of Rheumatology and based on surveys in a population sample. The ...

May 02, 2022

Changing attitudes about marijuana have led to an increase in use of medicinal marijuana, especially for painful chronic conditions. Patients ask rheumatologists for guidance on this topic. This revie...

Apr 25, 2022

A better understanding of the connection between factors associated with pain sensitivity and related disability in people with fibromyalgia syndrome may assist therapists in optimizing therapeutic pr...

Apr 25, 2022

The symptoms of fibromyalgia are varied, including general muscle pain and pain at specific points (also called tender points), excessive fatigue, anxiety, depression, and some psychological problems ...

Apr 18, 2022

There is a paucity of data on the occurrence of fibromyalgia (FM) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of fibromyalgia in a group...

Apr 11, 2022

Fibromyalgia and depression are frequently comorbid. We propose a hormonal system model in understanding the underlying endogenous opioid system dysregulation in fibromyalgia with the utilization of t...

Apr 11, 2022

Neuropathic pain (NP) is a complex symptom related to the nerve damage. The discovery of new drugs for treating chronic NP has been continuing for several decades, while more progress is still needed ...

Apr 04, 2022

Physical exercise is one of the most effective interventions to reduce fibromyalgia symptoms. Previous studies have reported benefits of dance-based intervention on the fibromyalgia impact, health-rel...

Mar 28, 2022

Fibromyalgia syndrome (sFM) is one of the most common causes of chronic pain. This study aimed to assess the presence of small and large fiber impairment in fibromyalgic patients by applying validated...

Mar 28, 2022

To evaluate the effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with exercising in people with fibromyalgia.Randomised, triple-blind, sham-controlled, clinical trial.Primary h...

Mar 21, 2022

A multidisciplinary approach is recommended for patients with complex chronic pain (CP). Many multidisciplinary pain treatment facilities (MTPFs) use patient exclusion criteria but little is known abo...

Mar 21, 2022

The pathological mechanisms of fibromyalgia (FM) are largely unknown. Recently, a rat reserpine-induced pain model showing exaggerated pain-related behaviors to mechanical and thermal stimuli has been...

Mar 14, 2022

Oxytocin (OT) is recognized as a critical neuropeptide in pain-related disorders. Chronic pain caused by the comorbidity of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is common, ...

Mar 14, 2022

This study analyzes the degree of agreement between three self-report measures (Walking Behavior, WALK questionnaire and logbooks) assessing adherence to walking programs through reporting their compo...

Mar 07, 2022

Nociplastic pain, the third category of chronic pain, has emerged as a serious medical issue. Due to its significant negative influences on patients and society, high prevalence, and lack of sufficien...

Feb 28, 2022

Myofascial pain is a common, but poorly understood multifactorial condition.This study analyzed how the degree of central sensitization (nociplastic pain) can impact the response to physical therapy f...

Feb 21, 2022

Two off-label use of ketamine are framed by recommendations: in intractable pain in palliative situations or in postoperative pain. Ketamine is used in hospital but can also be used outside hospital w...