Adult growth hormone (GH) deficiency is a well-described clinical syndrome with many features reminiscent of fibromyalgia. There is evidence that GH deficiency as defined in terms of a low insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) level occurs in approximately 30% of patients with fibromyalgia and is probably the cause of some morbidity. It seems most likely that impaired GH secretion in fibromyalgi...

INTRODUCTION Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is affected by numerous clinical variables, including disease activity, damage, fibromyalgia, depression and anxiety. However, these associations have not yet been described in Mexican patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between disease activity, damage, depression and fibromyalgia and HRQ...

The chronicity of musculoskeletal pain in the clinical picture fibromyalgia associated with stages exacerbation, for various temporal, emotional, physical, work and social reasons, instigates need adequate effective therapies to maintain functionality quality life, face absence cure. This research aimed measure effects physical therapy conduct electrotherapy at acute stage fibromyalgia, given c...

Fibromyalgia is a clinical syndrome characterized by chronic widespread pain that is often accompanied by ≥1 concomitant symptoms (eg, fatigue, poor sleep, cognitive alterations, and mood disturbances). In 2005, an estimated 5 million people in the United States suffered from fibromyalgia, and its growing effect on health-related quality of life is substantial. An increasingly popular hypothesi...

Fibromyalgia syndrome, a chronic condition typically characterized by widespread pain, nonrestorative sleep, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, and other somatic symptoms, negatively impacts physical and emotional function and reduces quality of life. Exercise is commonly recommended in the management of people with fibromyalgia, and interest in examining exercise benefits for those with the syndr...

Fibromyalgia is a condition which appears to involve disordered central afferent processing. The major symptoms of fibromyalgia include multifocal pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and cognitive or memory problems. Other symptoms may include psychological distress, impaired functioning, and sexual dysfunction. The pathophysiology of fibromyalgia remains uncertain but is believed to be largely ...

BACKGROUND Fibromyalgia is a clinical disorder commonly presenting with chronic widespread pain as well as sleep disturbance, fatigue, depression, and cognitive dysfunction. There is an urgent need for treatment strategies that provide better pain relief and fewer adverse effects (AEs). Efforts to develop rational combinations of specific fibromyalgia treatments have demonstrated potential for ...

Prevalence rates of obesity and morbid obesity (MO) in Spanish adults are 22.9% and 0.6%, respectively. On the other hand, overweight and obesity are very common in people with fibromyalgia, with a prevalence ranging from 32% to 50%. Some recent data suggest that excess weight worsens the symptoms of fibromyalgia, and has even been shown to be negatively related to quality of life and positivel...

BACKGROUND Longitudinal research on outcomes of patients with fibromyalgia is limited. OBJECTIVE To assess clinician and patient-reported outcomes over time among fibromyalgia patients. METHODS At enrollment (Baseline) and follow-up (approximately 2 years later), consented patients were screened for chronic widespread pain (CWP), attended a physician site visit to determine fibromyalgia sta...

BACKGROUND Fibromyalgia is a common chronic pain condition for which patients frequently use acupuncture. OBJECTIVE To determine whether acupuncture relieves pain in fibromyalgia. DESIGN Randomized, sham-controlled trial in which participants, data collection staff, and data analysts were blinded to treatment group. SETTING Private acupuncture offices in the greater Seattle, Washington, m...