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Psychiatric comorbidity influenced fibromyalgia patients’ sexual satisfaction
Psychiatric comorbidity had a greater influence on sexual satisfaction of patients with fibromyalgia compared with the disease itself, according to study results.
Fibromyalgia symptoms improved after mud bath, bathing therapies
Patients with fibromyalgia who received thermal spa treatments reported improvements in symptoms and quality of life in a recent study.
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Men with fibromyalgia experienced greater sleep respiratory disorders than women
Men with fibromyalgia experienced more alterations in sleep respiratory patterns compared with women with the condition, according to study results.
Vitamin D supplements helped reduce pain in fibromyalgia patients
Patients with fibromyalgia who achieved optimized calcifediol levels through vitamin D supplementation experienced reduced pain perception, according to recent study results.
Age, rheumatoid factor among risks for metabolic syndrome in RA patients
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis did not experience a greater prevalence of metabolic syndrome compared with controls, although the patients’ age and rheumatoid factor positivity were risk factors, according to recent study results.
Patients with fibromyalgia, IBS displayed underlying celiac disease
Patients who met criteria for fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome displayed clinical evidence of celiac disease that could contribute to their symptoms, according to recent research results.
US regions with smaller populations lack rheumatologists
Many smaller, nonrural regions of the United States have no or few practicing rheumatologists, limiting access for patients with chronic rheumatic conditions, according to recent study results.
Some fibromyalgia patients displayed comorbidity of inflammatory rheumatic diseases
SAN DIEGO — About 7% of patients with fibromyalgia also had inflammatory rheumatic diseases and demonstrated lower response to a fibromyalgia treatment program, according to research presented at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting.
Study: DSM-5 could not be properly applied to fibromyalgia patients
SAN DIEGO — Frederick Wolfe, MD, of the National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, Kan., presented study results of patients with fibromyalgia, somatoform disorders and the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting.
Earlier symptoms predicted fibromyalgia in elderly women
SAN DIEGO — The number and severity of symptoms measured 17 years before diagnoses were predictive of fibromyalgia in elderly women, according to research presented at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting.