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Fibromyalgia and bladder irritability
… an additional symptomatic burden for women with fibromyalgia. The urogenital symptoms of both fibromyalgia and interstitial cystitis have been described as non-infective sensory disorders, suggesting the existence of substantial clinical overlap between the two conditions. Research suggests that …
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Biobehavioral Correlates in Fibromyalgia
<p>Introduction: Fibromyalgia (FMS) is a chronic pain syndrome characterized by non-restorative sleep, and fatigue. Over 75% of individuals with FMS complain of poor sleep quality and fatigue. These have been ranked by patients with FMS as having great impact on quality of life. A literature review …
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Biomarkers identification in fibromyalgia syndrome
Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is a chronic syndrome characterized by widespread pain. FMS is a collection of other symptoms and overlapping conditions contribute to complicate the diagnosis, the assessment and the treatment. Unknown etiology and none laboratory tests have been appropriately validated …
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Staying in the Workforce with Fibromyalgia
Remaining employed with fibromyalgia can be difficult in the increasingly precarious work world, where employees are expected to be healthy and able to consistently meet their job demands. Fibromyalgia also lacks medical legitimacy, which brings a risk of damaged workplace relationships and …
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Tailored cognitive behavioral therapy in fibromyalgia.
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The Psychology of Anxiety & Pain in Fibromyalgia
Understanding pain is integral to understanding fibromyalgia, a chronic musculoskeletal pain condition of undetermined aetiology, and for which no single successful medical therapy exists. Most of what is known about fibromyalgia pain comes from psychophysical research of central sensitisation, a …
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Isokinetic Knee Strength in Females with Fibromyalgia
… total work, and power between females with fibromyalgia (FM) and matched healthy controls.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> This is the first study to measure knee muscle power and total work in females with FM. Thirty-one females with FM and thirty-one healthy females completed isokinetic …
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A Psychoeducational Group Intervention for Fibromyalgia Patients
… psychoeducational treatment group on Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) pain, depression, catastrophizing, and quality of life. The Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ), Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ), and the World …
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Fibromyalgia Self-Care Management: Use of Essential Oils
Fibromyalgia is a female dominant chronic syndrome of diffuse muscle pain on palpation of at least 11 of 18 syndrome-associated tender points present for 3 months or longer. There is no cure. Self-care management involving multimodal integrative medicine approaches may increase treatment …
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PTSD: A Predictor of Pain Severity in Fibromyalgia Patients
… in empirical research. More specifically, fibromyalgia (FM) has been reported to occur more often after a traumatic event. As posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is also preceded by a traumatic event and has been associated with chronic pain and FM, the relationship between three variables …
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Association of Controllability, Depression, and Symptoms in Fibromyalgia Patients
… and learned helplessness in the experience of Fibromyalgia (FMS) patients. The study was crosssectional and correlational and examined the relationships between controllability, learned helplessness, depression, and somatic/retarded activity. The study concluded controllability and learned …
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A Daily Study Of The Sleep-Pain Relationship In Fibromyalgia
<p>Fibromyalgia (FM) impacts millions of individuals around the world and is characterized by widespread chronic pain and tenderness as well as nonrestorative sleep, fatigue, and stiffness (Wolfe et al., 1990; Wolfe et al., 2010). Poor sleep quality is reported by more than 90% of individuals with …
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Mental Health and Victimization Experiences in Fibromyalgia: A Literature Review
<p>Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and/or multiple tender points located on the neck, shoulders, back, hips, arms or legs that hurt when touched. FM can be a debilitating condition with financial, emotional, interpersonal, and …
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Utilizing the Standard Trauma-Focused EMDR Protocol in Treatment of Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by chronic pain and fatigue. It notably impacts individuals and their families, creates notable opportunity costs for society, and places heavy demands on the medical system. Fibromyalgia has no cure. Its etiology is uncertain but likely biopsychosocial. In …
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An Integrative Social Support Model for Fibromyalgia Patients: A Treatment Manual
… sought to investigate the current literature on Fibromyalgia and determine which interventions have been shown effective in its treatment. Furthermore, this study sought to develop a manual for the treatment of fibromyalgia using the data obtained from the literature review. The interventions …
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The Relations of Pain, Religious Coping, and Depression in Fibromyalgia Patients
… attempted to examine the relationship between Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) pain, religious coping, and depression. The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ), RCOPE, and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) were used to …
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Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Relationship Between Pain, Depression, and Family Health
… between pain and depression in those with fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis, and negative relationship between depression and family health. However, these relationships have not been examined together using hierarchical linear modeling. Participants were 90 patients with either a …
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The Impact of Fibromyalgia and Sensory Processing on Participation of Daily Activities
<p>Fibromyalgia (FM) is a pain disorder that involves a variety of symptoms including painful joints, fatigue, muscle stiffness, and sleep disturbances. Cognitive symptoms are also a hallmark of FM, which result in difficulties with thought articulation, concentration, and mental fatigue. There is …
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A pilot study to examine a therapeutic exercise intervention on fibromyalgia symptoms
… fatigue, self-efficacy, and health status in fibromyalgia patients. Methods. Nine individuals who were previously diagnosed with fibromyalgia completed the study (out of an initial pool of 31). Subjects were randomly assigned to one of two groups: a group who received a home-based therapeutic …
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Perceiving Hysteria: Representations of the Liminal Position of Fibromyalgia in Unconventional Women’s Narratives
… of what I frame as the liminal position of Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) in women’s unconventional literature. Engagement with the literary, in its broad constellation – as a mode of reading and articulation that finds expression in various forms – affords a reflection on the realities of …
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