Tag: Fibromyalgia
Smartphone-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Aids Fibromyalgia
Significant improvement seen at 12 weeks compared with digital symptom tracking
Depression, Anxiety, Fibromyalgia Common With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis
Single screening with the Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire can be used in clinical practice
ACR: App Helps Manage Fibromyalgia Through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Benefits include patient well-being and improved fibromyalgia symptoms and function
Review IDs Certain Higher Mortality Risks for Patients With Fibromyalgia
Increased risk found for mortality from infections and suicide, while risk for mortality from cancer is reduced
Fibromyalgia Is Risk Factor for Opioid Use Disorder Exacerbations
New instrument, the Pain-related OUD Exacerbation Scale, shows validity
ASA: Green Light Therapy for Pain-Related Anxiety Studied in Fibromyalgia
Small study suggests green light therapy might reduce anxiety in patients with fibromyalgia who are taking opioids for chronic pain
Four Weeks of Active TENS Beneficial for Fibromyalgia
Greater decline seen in movement-evoked pain, fatigue; more improvement found on global impression of change
Domestic Abuse Increases Risk for Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue
Female survivors of domestic abuse are at double the risk for developing functional syndromes
FDA Grants First Approvals for Generic Versions of Lyrica
Generic versions approved for neuropathic pain management, fibromyalgia, partial onset seizures
Discord Found in Clinician-, Criteria-Based Fibromyalgia Diagnosis
Physicians fail to ID half of criteria-positive patients, incorrectly ID 11 percent of criteria-negative patients