Fibromyalgia News

The European League Against Rheumatism Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, held in Rome earlier this month, produced a large amount of data from researchers from around the globe. Here we present the most popular meeting coverage items on Healio.com/Rheumatology based on readership statistics.

Much of the news offered by Healio.com/Rheumatology in June was related to sessions presented at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, which took place from June 10-13 in Rome.

A polysymptomatic distress scale comprising the sum of the Widespread Pain Index and the Symptom Severity Scale, components of the American College of Rheumatology 2010 criteria, may be a useful diagnostic method for patients with and without fibromyalgia, according to research by Frederick Wolfe, MD, and colleagues.

Quantifiable fatigue scores can be collected using a brief patient questionnaire with no additional work for the physician and minimal intrusion into the clinical work flow; additionally, fatigue can be differentiated among various diseases, according to the findings of a study presented at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual European Congress of Rheumatology.

According to data presented at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, temporary work disability may be reduced with early intervention for musculoskeletal diseases.

Physicians were more likely to score patient fatigue lower than patient-reported scores among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and fibromyalgia, according to research presented at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual European Congress of Rheumatology.

Sublingual TNX-102 SL improved sleep quality and other symptoms of fibromyalgia, according to research presented at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual European Congress of Rheumatology.

The two-page Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire may provide useful data for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia, according to research presented at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual European Congress of Rheumatology.

Only a small number of patients with rheumatic diseases said fatigue-related communication with a rheumatologist was not important; however, less than half of patients studied were satisfied with actual communication, and more than three-quarters of patients reported that the fatigue-related communication was initiated by the patient, according to survey results presented at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual European Congress of Rheumatology.

Certain pro-inflammatory cytokines and oxidized low-density lipoprotein may be associated with fibromyalgia pain, according to research presented at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual European Congress of Rheumatology.