EULAR recommendations for management of fibromyalgia

@article{Macfarlane2017EULARRF,
  title={EULAR recommendations for management of fibromyalgia},
  author={Gary John Macfarlane and Caroline Kronisch and Fabiola Atzeni and Winfried H{\"a}user and Ernest H. S. Choy and Kirstine Amris and Jaime C. Branco and Fitnat DİnÇer and P{\"a}ivi Leino-Arjas and Kathy Longley and Geraldine Mccarthy and Suzi Makri and Serge Perrot and P. Sarzi puttini and Ann Margaret Taylor and Gareth T. Jones},
  journal={Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases},
  year={2017},
  volume={76},
  pages={e54 - e54}
}
The EULAR recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia are based on more than 100 reviews and meta-analyses of individual therapies and medicines.1 Thus, the quality of the evidence in making recommendations on effectiveness and efficacy is generally very high. In contrast, there is little published research … 
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The changing states of fibromyalgia in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: results from the British Society of Rheumatology Biologics Register for Ankylosing Spondylitis.
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High levels of disease activity and the presence of widespread pain is associated with the development of FM in patients with axSpA, while low levels of the same variables and starting a TNF inhibitor are associated with recovery from FM.
The changing states of fibromyalgia in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: results from the British Society of Rheumatology Biologics Register for Ankylosing Spondylitis
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High levels of disease activity and the presence of widespread pain is associated with the development of FM in patients with axSpA, while low levels of the same variables and starting a TNF inhibitor are associated with recovery from FM.
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The European League Against Rheumatism is concerned that updated recommendations on the management of fibromyalgia seriously underplay the role of the need of expert psychological and psychiatric assessment prior to the selection of treatment strategies.
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