Rheumatology News & Articles

1 Dimensionality, reliability and validity of the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) in two Spanish samples Arthritis Care & Research , May 18, 2013    Clinical Article

2 Sexuality of men with fibromyalgia: what are the factors that cause sexual dysfunction Rheumatology International, May 18, 2013    Clinical Article

3 Plasma nitrite levels, total antioxidant status, total oxidant status, and oxidative stress index in patients with tension-type headache and fibromyalgia Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, May 18, 2013    Clinical Article

4 Do participation and personalization matter? A model-driven evaluation of an Internet-based patient education intervention for fibromyalgia patients Patient Education and Counselling, May 18, 2013    Clinical Article

5 Validation of an Adapted Arabic Version of Fibromyalgia Syndrome Impact Questionnaire Rheumatology International, May 18, 2013    Clinical Article

6 Effects of 15 consecutive cryotherapy sessions on the clinical output of fibromyalgic patients Clinical Rheumatology, May 4, 2013    Clinical Article

7 Results of switching to milnacipran in fibromyalgia patients with an inadequate response to duloxetine: a phase IV pilot study Full Text Journal of Pain Research, May 4, 2013    Clinical Article

8 The prevalence of fibromyalgia in patients with Behcets disease and its relation with disease activity Rheumatology International, May 4, 2013    Clinical Article

9 Facial Pain Associated With Fibromyalgia Can Be Marked by Abnormal Neuromuscular Control: A Cross-Sectional Study Physical Therapy, May 4, 2013    Clinical Article

10 Fear of movement and avoidance behaviour toward physical activity in chronic-fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia: state of the art and implications for clinical practice Clinical Rheumatology, May 4, 2013    Review Article    Clinical Article

11 Changes in Pain Coping, Catastrophizing, and Coping Efficacy After Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Children and Adolescents With Juvenile Fibromyalgia The Journal of Pain, April 20, 2013    Clinical Article

12 Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia: A Randomised Trial Cognitive Therapy and Research, April 20, 2013    Clinical Article

13 Urinary albumin, protein excretion and circadian blood pressure in patients with fibromyalgia Rheumatology International, April 20, 2013    Clinical Article

14 Prevalence of Fibromyalgia in Vasovagal Syncope JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, April 20, 2013    Clinical Article

15 Using fMRI to evaluate the effects of milnacipran on central pain processing in patients with fibromyalgia Scandinavian Journal of Pain, April 20, 2013    Clinical Article

16 Posttraumatic stress disorder in fibromyalgia syndrome: Prevalence, temporal relationship between posttraumatic stress - and fibromyalgia symptoms and impact on clinical outcome Pain, April 20, 2013    Review Article

17 Brief, Self-Report Fibromyalgia Screener Evaluated in a Sample of Chronic Pain Patients Pain Medicine, April 20, 2013    Clinical Article

18 Preliminary investigation of absent nociceptive flexion reflex responses among more symptomatic women with fibromyalgia syndrome Rheumatology International, April 20, 2013    Review Article

19 GH/IGF1 axis disturbances in the fibromyalgia syndrome: is there a rationale for GH treatment? Pituitary, April 20, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

20 Frequency of fibromyalgia syndrome in breast cancer patients International Journal of Clinical Oncology, April 20, 2013    Review Article

21 Does Acetaminophen Activate Endogenous Pain Inhibition in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis? A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Cross-over Trial Full Text Pain Physician, April 7, 2013    Clinical Article

22 Complementary and alternative exercise for fibromyalgia: a meta-analysis Full Text Journal of Pain Research, April 7, 2013    Clinical Article

23 Opioid Use in Fibromyalgia Is Associated with Negative Health Related Measures in a Prospective Cohort Study Full Text Pain Research and Treatment, April 7, 2013    Clinical Article

24 Creatine supplementation in fibromyalgia: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial Arthritis Care & Research , April 7, 2013    Clinical Article

25 Effect of Acupuncture at Tender Points for the Management of Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Case Series Full Text Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies, April 7, 2013    Clinical Article

26 Understanding why cognitivebehavioral therapy is an effective treatment for adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, April 7, 2013    Clinical Article

27 CD3+CD56+natural killer T cells in fibromyalgia syndrome patients: association with the intensity of depression Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology Online, April 7, 2013

28 Acylated ghrelin: A potential marker for fibromyalgia European Journal of Pain, March 24, 2013    Clinical Article

29 Research to Encourage Exercise for Fibromyalgia (REEF): Use of Motivational Interviewing, Outcomes From a Randomized-controlled Trial The Clinical Journal of Pain, March 24, 2013    Clinical Article

30 Fear-learning deficits in subjects with fibromyalgia syndrome European Journal of Pain, March 24, 2013    Clinical Article

31 Not throwing out the baby with the bathwater: lessons from the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire Clinical Rheumatology, March 24, 2013    Clinical Article

32 Direct Medical Costs and Medication Compliance among Fibromyalgia Patients: Duloxetine Initiators vs. Pregabalin Initiators Pain Practice, March 24, 2013    Clinical Article

33 Small fibre pathology in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome Brain, March 24, 2013    Clinical Article

34 Association between alcohol consumption and symptom severity and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia Arthritis Research & Therapy, March 24, 2013

35 Geographic Variation of Chronic Opioid Use in Fibromyalgia Clinical Therapeutics, March 24, 2013    Clinical Article

36 Chronic Opioid Use in Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Clinical Review JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, March 10, 2013    Review Article    Clinical Article

37 The prevalence of fibromyalgia and its relation with headache characteristics in episodic migraine Clinical Rheumatology, March 10, 2013    Clinical Article

38 Exercise and obesity in fibromyalgia: beneficial roles of IGF-1 and resistin Arthritis Research & Therapy, March 10, 2013    Clinical Article

39 Painful effects of auditory startle, forehead cooling and psychological stress in patients with fibromyalgia or rheumatoid arthritis Journal of Psychosomatic Research, March 10, 2013    Clinical Article

40 Efficacy of supervised exercise combined with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in women with fibromyalgia: a prospective controlled study Rheumatology International, February 24, 2013    Clinical Article

41 Fibromyalgia prevalence, somatic symptom reporting, and the dimensionality of polysymptomatic distress: Results from a survey of the general population Arthritis Care & Research , February 24, 2013    Clinical Guideline    Clinical Article

1 Vitamin D supplementation in elderly or postmenopausal women: a 2013 update of the 2008 recommendations from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) Current Medical Research and Opinion, April 3, 2013

2 Antibiotics for Treatment of Reactive Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis The Journal of Rheumatology, April 18, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

3 EULAR recommendations for the use of imaging of the joints in the clinical management of rheumatoid arthritis Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, April 10, 2013

4 Targeted therapies for systemic sclerosis Nature Reviews Rheumatology , April 10, 2013

5 Complementary and alternative exercise for fibromyalgia: a meta-analysis Journal of Pain Research, April 2, 2013    Free full text

6 Late-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: clinical features, course, and prognosis Clinical Rheumatology, March 26, 2013

7 Statin Use in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Retrospective Study The Journal of Rheumatology, April 3, 2013

8 Osteoarthritis guidelines: a progressive role for topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, April 4, 2013    Review Article    Clinical Guideline

9 Safety of Abatacept Administered Intravenously in Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Integrated Analyses of up to 8 Years of Treatment from the Abatacept Clinical Trial Program The Journal of Rheumatology, April 16, 2013

10 New therapeutics in systemic lupus erythematosus Current Opinion in Rheumatology, April 1, 2013

11 New treatments for osteoarthritis Current Opinion in Rheumatology, March 29, 2013

12 The association of gout with sleep disorders: a cross-sectional study in primary care BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, April 5, 2013    Free full text

13 Intra-articular corticosteroid injection in osteoarthritis of the knee and hip: Factors predicting pain relief--A systematic review Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, February 4, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

14 Novel aspects of Sjogren's syndrome in 2012 BMC Medicine, April 16, 2013    Free full text

15 Creatine supplementation in fibromyalgia: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial Arthritis Care & Research , April 3, 2013

16 Current diagnostic tools for Sjogrens syndrome International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, April 3, 2013

17 A meta-analysis of healing and prevention of digital ulcers (DU) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) Arthritis Care & Research , April 2, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

18 The Early Protective Effect of Hydroxychloroquine on the Risk of Cumulative Damage in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus The Journal of Rheumatology, April 18, 2013

19 The impact of statin use on lipid levels in statin-naive patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) vs. non-RA subjects: Results from a population-based study Arthritis Care & Research , April 17, 2013

20 Safety of Rituximab in Combination with Other Biologic Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Open-label Study The Journal of Rheumatology, April 2, 2013