Fibromyalgia
Top in rheumatology: Fibromyalgia in US military, tapering TNF inhibitors
In the top story in rheumatology last week, new data showed that U.S. active-duty service members with PTSD had much higher rates of fibromyalgia compared with the overall population of service members who were awaiting deployment.
Fibromyalgia present in nearly 40% of US service members seeking PTSD treatment
The prevalence of fibromyalgia in U.S. active-duty service members entering treatment for PTSD is more than 10-fold higher than the overall population of service members preparing for deployment, according to data.
Nearly one-quarter of US adults have arthritis; 43% of those report activity limitations
An estimated 58.5 million adults in the United States — nearly one-quarter of the country’s adult population — had arthritis, while 25.7 million demonstrated arthritis-related activity limitations, during 2016 to 2018, according to data.
Top in rheumatology: Osteoporosis controversies, COVID-19 PrEP
A speaker at the 2021 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology-West shared how some osteoporosis guidelines conflict, leading to debates in the management of the disease.
Fibromyalgia diagnosis may be confounded by small fiber neuropathy
Small fiber neuropathy, a pain-inducing condition that resembles and overlaps with fibromyalgia, may be significantly under-diagnosed in the U.S., according to a presenter at the 2021 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology-West.
VIDEO: Many long COVID hypotheses stem from other post-viral fatigue states
In this Healio Video Perspective from the AWIR Annual Conference, Leonard Calabrese, DO, RJ Fasenmyer Chair of the Center for Clinical Immunology at Cleveland Clinic, discusses his presentation on “long COVID-19,” which includes theories on why some patients experience prolonged effects, how autoimmune mechanisms come factor in and the biomedical effort that will go into answering these questions.
Exercise, TENS, medications may offer mild relief, no ‘magic bullet’ for fibromyalgia
Patient education in combination with a variety of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies are necessary to adequately manage fibromyalgia, noted a speaker at the 2021 Rheumatology Nurses Society annual conference.
Sexual, relationship dysfunction highly prevalent in noninflammatory musculoskeletal pain
Patients with chronic non-inflammatory musculoskeletal disease often experience sexual dysfunction and negative effects on their relationships because of their condition, according to a meta-analysis published in Arthritis Care & Research.
High disease activity, widespread pain may signal fibromyalgia in patients with axial SpA
High disease activity and widespread pain in patients with axial spondyloarthritis are associated with the development of fibromyalgia, according to data published in Rheumatology.
Most fibromyalgia therapies lack high-quality evidence supporting their use
Most fibromyalgia therapies lack strong evidence, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Internal Medicine.