RHEUMATOLOGY

Fibromyalgia and Sleep

Nov 11, 2017 by in RHEUMATOLOGY Comments Off on Fibromyalgia and Sleep

Chronic pain in fibromyalgia patients, together with its associated symptoms and co-morbidities, is now considered a result of dysregulated mechanisms in the central nervous system (CNS). As fibromyalgia patients often…

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Translational musculoskeletal pain research

Nov 11, 2017 by in RHEUMATOLOGY Comments Off on Translational musculoskeletal pain research

Diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal pain is a major clinical challenge. Fundamental knowledge of nociception from deep somatic structures and related mechanisms of sensitisation have been characterised in animals but…

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Myofascial pain syndromes and their evaluation

Nov 11, 2017 by in RHEUMATOLOGY Comments Off on Myofascial pain syndromes and their evaluation

This article reviews the available published knowledge about the diagnosis, pathophysiology and treatment of myofascial pain syndromes from trigger points. Furthermore, epidemiologic data and clinical characteristics of these syndromes are…

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Epidemiology of chronic musculoskeletal pain

Nov 11, 2017 by in RHEUMATOLOGY Comments Off on Epidemiology of chronic musculoskeletal pain

Chronic widespread pain (CWP) due to musculoskeletal conditions is a major social burden. The case definition of CWP relies on pain, chronicity (more than 3 months’ duration) and widespread distribution…

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