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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"widespread pain"”.
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Fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain. Dimensions of fatigue and effects of physiotherapy.
… for patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and chronic widespread pain (CWP). The general aims of the thesis were to describe the fatigue experienced by patients with FM and CWP, explore the usefulness of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20) in women with FM and investigate the effects of …
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Association between chronic widespread pain and physical activity behaviour in people with fibromyalgia
BackgroundFibromyalgia is a prevalent chronic widespread pain condition, affecting 1 in 20 adults in the UK, predominantly women and associated with a significant psychosocial burden. Despite much interest in structured exercise for pain management, resulting in evidence-based guidelines …
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A Genome-Wide Association Study on Widespread Pain using the UK Biobank Cohort
<b>Background</b>: Pain affecting multiple sites on the body is one of the main symptoms of fibromyalgia (FM) and it can be a complementary phenotype to other sitespecific pains. The aim of this study was to explore the genetic variants associated with widespread pain in a cohort of UK Biobank …
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Training Manual for Providers of Psychoeducational Services to FMS Patients
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic pain syndrome that is typically characterized by chronic and widespread pain; tenderness; sleep problems, fatigue, and muscle stiffness. Additional symptoms are many and can include cognitive impairment, numbness, and psychological distress such as anxiety …
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Pain and root canal therapy: exploring their relationships within the DPBRN.
… often used to treat the symptom of intraoral pain. Unfortunately some patients experience severe amounts of pain post-operatively, but it is not clear why. Methods: Using a prospective observational study design within the Dental Practice Based Research Network (DPBRN), we enrolled patients …
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L’effet de la neurostimulation périphérique sur la douleur induite par l’exercice chez les femmes vivants avec la fibromyalgie
… Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic widespread pain and movement-evoked pain (MEP). While resistance training benefits fibromyalgia patients, early pain flare-ups (i.e. MEP) can hinder adherence. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a safe, non-pharmacological technic …
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Exploring the Intersections of Stigma and Masculinity in the Illness Perceptions of Men Living with Fibromyalgia: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
… is a musculoskeletal condition characterized by widespread pain, fatigue and cognitive problems. While it affects between 2-7% percent of the population in the United States, the biopsychosocial impacts of the disease on the lives of those affected are so substantial that it is considered to have …
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Exploring the multi-factorial manifestations of joint hypermobility syndrome and the impact on quality of life.
… symptoms than healthy volunteers. Chronic widespread pain reported by 86% of patients with JHS was a significant predictor of quality of life using the SF-12. Patients with JHS had significantly lower physical component scores than healthy volunteers (29.2 [SD 10.6] and 54.5 [SD 5.7]) …
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Biomarkers identification in 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 for the …
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Cardiovascular, autonomic and neuropathic physiology and their involvement in the extra-articular manifestations of hypermobility disorders
… tachycardia syndrome (POTS) (8, 9), chronic pain (8) and local anaesthetic inefficacy (8, 10, 11) are recognised as being highly burdensome (3, 6, 9) research regarding their causes is scarce, limiting our understanding of their association with hypermobility and the development of …