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Fibromyalgia and major depression commonly co-occur and may be related to each other at a pathophysiological level. However, each syndrome is independently and negatively associated with labour force participation. A strength of this study is that it was conducted in a large probability sample from the general population. The main...

Muscle modifications in fibromyalgic patients revealed by surface electromyography (SEMG) analysis. Bazzichi L, Dini M, Rossi A, Corbianco S, De Feo F, Giacomelli C, Zirafa C, Ferrari C, Rossi B, Bombardieri S. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2009 Apr 15;10:36.

Wood PB, Glabus MF, Simpson R, Patterson JC 2nd J Pain. 2009;10:609-618 Article Summary Careful research has demonstrated that fibromyalgia (FM) is a clinical problem that involves much more than pain. The disorder is now increasingly recognized to involve cognitive dysfunction, which is variously characterized by difficulty with short-term recall (working memory), difficulty...

A Physician's Guide to Fibromyalgia Syndrome

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of fibromyalgia, as well as to assess the major symptoms of this syndrome in an adult, low socioeconomic status population assisted by the primary health care system in a city in Brazil.
Prevalence of fibromyalgia in a low socioeconomic status population. Assumpção...

Conclusions The overall spontaneous fibromyalgia (FM) pain pattern can be reproduced by mechanical stimulation of active myofascial trigger points (MTPs) located in different muscles, suggesting that fibromyalgia pain is largely composed of pain arising from muscle pain and spasm. Targeting active MTPs and related perpetuating factors may be an important strategy...

A pilot study using Tissue Velocity Ultrasound Imaging (TVI) to assess muscle activity pattern in patients with chronic trapezius myalgia Michael Peolsson , Britt Larsson , Lars-Ake Brodin and Bjorn Gerdle
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9:127 Full text available
This study introduces a new muscle tissue sensitive ultrasound technique in order...

Some patients with fibromyalgia also exhibit the neurological signs of cervical myelopathy. We sought to determine if treatment of cervical myelopathy in patients with fibromyalgia improves the symptoms of fibromyalgia and the patients' quality of life.
Treatment of cervical myelopathy in patients with the fibromyalgia syndrome: outcomes and implications. Heffez DS,...