Fibromyalgia Journal Articles

• Lifestyle and Comorbidities in Patients With Migraine This study aimed to compare the prevalence of unhealthy lifestyle factors and comorbid diseases between patients with migraine and migraine-free controls.
  Headache, July 05, 2021
• Characterizing Chronic Pain Phenotypes in Multiple Sclerosis This study aimed to characterize and compare pain phenotypes in MS in terms of pain type and intensity, chronic overlapping pain conditions, and medication use and associated relief.
  Pain, May 19, 2021
• Contemporary Strategies in Breast Explantation Surgery This article explores the risks and benefits of breast implant removal and reviews contemporary explantation techniques.
  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, May 05, 2021
• Stratification of Patients Based on the NPSI Utilizing the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory, a new algorithm stratifies patients into phenotypes corresponding to specific combinations of neuropathic symptoms.
  Pain, April 23, 2021
• Cannabis and its Impact on Pain in Rheumatologic Diseases How often do patents with rheumatologic diseases utilize cannabis to relieve pain? Is it effective?
  Rheumatology, March 02, 2021
• Impact of Social Distancing Among Patients With Chronic Pain How has the social distancing and isolation imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic impacted pain severity and interference in patients with chronic pain?
  Pain, February 22, 2021
• Virtual Reality Approaches to Pain: State of the Science This review explores the current state of VR applications as nonpharmacological alternatives for acute and chronic pain management.
  Pain, February 08, 2021
• Fibromyalgia Screening in Patients With Chronic Fatigue The diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome overlap significantly. This Practice Pearl addresses their differential diagnosis and briefly summarizes fibromyalgia management.
  Menopause, January 20, 2021
• Phenotypes of Patients With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain This study aimed to identify and differentiate basic sensory-clinical pain phenotypes in patients with chronic local primary pain and patients with fibromyalgia syndrome.
  Pain, January 05, 2021
• Impact of a Rehabilitation Program on QoL in Fibromyalgia A new study explores the potential benefits and impacts of a comprehensive group-based rehabilitation program for patients with fibromyalgia.
  Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, December 17, 2020
• Text Message Interventions for Musculoskeletal Pain Might text messaging--either alone or as part of a more comprehensive intervention--be effective in reducing pain and improving function in people with acute or chronic musculoskeletal pain?
  Pain, November 24, 2020
• Efficacy and Placebo Effects of CGRP Antibodies for Migraine This study showed that while calcitonin gene-related peptide antibodies are effective in treating migraine, a high percentage of the benefit is from contextual effects, including placebo effect.
  Headache, October 16, 2020
• Comorbid Widespread Pain in Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain How prevalent is comorbid widespread pain in adults with chronic low back pain? What factors might predict the development of widespread pain in these patients?
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, August 19, 2020
• An MBDA Score Can Predict Sustained Remission in RA Is a multi-biomarker disease activity test a reliable assessment of remission in rheumatoid arthritis?
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, August 13, 2020
• Potential Increase in Chronic Pain After the COVID-19 Pandemic The authors explore the possible downstream consequences of COVID-19 as it relates both directly and indirectly to chronic pain.
  Pain, August 11, 2020
• Misdiagnosis of Diverticulitis After a Prior Diagnosis of IBS How should physicians manage IBS patients with suspected diverticulitis? This study compared the misdiagnosis of diverticulitis among IBS and non-IBS patients.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, August 10, 2020
• Development of a Multivariable Improvement Measure for Gout A novel, evidence-based tool could have an important new role in assessing the impact of therapy in gout patients.
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, July 30, 2020
• COVID-19 Pandemic ARDS Survivors: Pain After the Storm? This article addresses the long-term consequences for survivors of COVID-19 who developed acute respiratory distress syndrome, which may include PTSD, chronic pain, and a fibromyalgia-like syndrome.
  Anesthesia & Analgesia, July 16, 2020
• Taxonomies for Chronic Visceral Pain This review highlights the strengths and limitations of different taxonomies for visceral pain, now widely considered a pain syndrome in its own right.
  Pain, July 13, 2020
• Risk Factors for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Widespread Pain This review demonstrates a wide variety of risk factors for fibromyalgia, strongly suggesting that there are multiple etiological routes into fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain.
  Pain, June 29, 2020