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The American College of Rheumatology 1990 Criteria for the Classification of Fibromyalgia. Report of the Multicenter Criteria Committee.
TLDR
Criteria for the classification of fibromyalgia are widespread pain in combination with 2) tenderness at 11 or more of the 18 specific tender point sites, and no exclusions are made for the presence of concomitant radiographic or laboratory abnormalities.
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The fibromyalgia impact questionnaire: development and validation.
TLDR
An instrument has been developed to assess the current health status of women with the fibromyalgia syndrome and it has sufficient evidence of reliability and validity to warrant further testing in both research and clinical situations.
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The Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR): validation and psychometric properties
TLDR
The FIQR is an updated version of the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire that has good psychometric properties, can be completed in less than 2 minutes and is easy to score and has scoring characteristics comparable to the original FIQ.
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The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ): a review of its development, current version, operating characteristics and uses.
  • R. Bennett
  • Medicine
    Clinical and experimental rheumatology
  • 1 September 2005
The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) was developed in the late 1980s by clinicians at Oregon Health & Science University in an attempt to capture the total spectrum of problems related to…
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An internet survey of 2,596 people with fibromyalgia
TLDR
This survey provides a snap-shot of FM at the end of 2005, as reported by a self-selected population of people, and identifies several issues for further research, such as the prescribing habits of FM health care providers, the role of emotional precipitants, the impact of obesity, the significance of low back pain and the nature of FM related stiffness.
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A prospective, longitudinal, multicenter study of service utilization and costs in fibromyalgia.
TLDR
Fibromyalgia patients report more symptoms and comorbid or associated conditions than patients with other rheumatic conditions, and symptom reporting is linked to service utilization and, to a lesser extent, functional disability and global disease severity.
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Minimal Clinically Important Difference in the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire
TLDR
Analysis of analyses of the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire indicates that a 14% change in the FIQ total score is clinically relevant, and results of these analyses should enhance the clinical utility of the FIZ in research and practice.
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Myofascial pain syndromes and their evaluation.
  • R. Bennett
  • Medicine
    Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology
  • 1 June 2007
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Fibromyalgia Is Associated With Impaired Balance and Falls
TLDR
The results suggest that FM may affect peripheral and/or central mechanisms of postural control in patients and provide clinicians with methods to maximize postural stability and help fall prevention.
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A pilot randomized controlled trial of the Yoga of Awareness program in the management of fibromyalgia
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