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Fibromyalgia

Known as: Fibromyositis, Fibromyalgia-Fibromyositis Syndromes, Fibromyalgia Fibromyositis Syndrome 
A common nonarticular rheumatic syndrome characterized by myalgia and multiple points of focal muscle tenderness to palpation (trigger points… 
National Institutes of Health

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27 relations
ArthritisChronic Fatigue SyndromeChronic painConnective and Soft Tissue

Narrower (2)

Fibromyalgia, PrimaryFibromyalgia, Secondary

Broader (4)

Myofascial Pain SyndromesMyopathyMyositisRheumatism

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Review
2009
Review
2009
Treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome with antidepressants: a meta-analysis.
CONTEXT Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic pain disorder associated with multiple debilitating symptoms and high disease… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
A Pilot Study of the Efficacy of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Biofeedback in Patients with Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a non-inflammatory rheumatologic disorder characterized by musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, depression… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Biology and therapy of fibromyalgia. Stress, the stress response system, and fibromyalgia
Stress is a state of disharmony, or threatened homeostasis. A stressor could have a psychological origin or a biological origin… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Idiopathic pain disorders – Pathways of vulnerability
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Impairment of pain inhibition in chronic tension-type headache
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Acceptance of pain is an independent predictor of mental well-being in patients with chronic pain: empirical evidence and reappraisal
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Attentional functioning in fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, and musculoskeletal pain patients.
OBJECTIVES To investigate whether chronic pain patients have deficits in attentional functioning compared with pain-free controls… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The relation between tender points and fibromyalgia symptom variables: evidence that fibromyalgia is not a discrete disorder in the clinic
OBJECTIVE To investigate the relation between measures of pain threshold and symptoms of distress to determine if fibromyalgia is… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Effects of experimental muscle pain on muscle activity and co-ordination during static and dynamic motor function.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndromes: a preliminary study of tender points and trigger points in persons with fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndrome and no disease.
Four experts on myofascial pain syndrome (MFP) performed trigger point examinations and 4 experts on fibromyalgia performed… 
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