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Top 7 fibromyalgia articles include focus on potential vitamin D, mineral deficiency
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Many of the most read studies about fibromyalgia on Healio Rheumatology focused on vitamin D and mineral deficiencies, such as magnesium. Other areas of interest included potential precipitating events, overlap between fibromyalgia and other diseases and response to treatment.
Vitamin D levels linked to chronic, widespread pain in patients with fibromyalgia
Low levels of serum vitamin D were associated with fibromyalgia patients who had chronic, widespread pain, according to the results of a recently published meta-analysis. Read more.
Patients with fibromyalgia may benefit from transdermal magnesium chloride
Researchers at Mayo Clinic demonstrated that the use of transdermal magnesium chloride may improve scores on the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire for patients with fibromyalgia, but skin irritation accounted for many study dropouts. Read more.
Fibromyalgia symptoms may mimic high disease activity in patients with RA
Symptoms of fibromyalgia may mimic high disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to data presented at a conference. Read more.
Study: About one-fourth of patients with fibromyalgia had precipitating trauma, infection
Of patients with fibromyalgia, about 25% reported a precipitating event, such as an infection or physical or emotional trauma, according to study findings. Read more.
More than 30% of patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome may have fibromyalgia based on 2010 criteria
A study showed overlapping fibromyalgia may be present in at least 30% of patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome based on the American College of Rheumatology 2010 criteria, but 19% of the same patients met 1990 criteria. Read more.
No unusual activity with lactic acid seen in patients with fibromyalgia, migraine
Patients with fibromyalgia, migraine or both did not exhibit any differences in the metabolism of lactic acid before, during or after aerobic or anaerobic exercise compared with healthy volunteers, according to a recently published study. Read more.
Fatigue, symptom severity may be linked to vitamin D deficiency in patients with fibromyalgia
Patients with fibromyalgia who were deficient in vitamin D were more likely to have higher scores for fatigue and poorer functional scores compared with individuals who had fibromyalgia alone or with patients deficient in vitamin D without fibromyalgia, according to findings from a study of patients in Turkey. Read more.