The 1990 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria, which have been widely used in clinical practice, require the existence of chronic widespread pain (CWP) for >3months, and the presence of at least 11 out of 18 specified tender points upon digital palpation, although this...
Confusing terminology and inappropriate use of diagnostic criteria have contributed to this problem. Use of the 1990 ACR Criteria for the Classification of Fibromyalgia together with the symptom and physical examination definitions in that report should go far to correct these problems. Problems of ...
In 1990, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) defined classification criteria that required multiple tender points (areas of tenderness occurring in muscles and muscle–tendon junctions) and chronic widespread pain. In 2010, the ACR preliminary diagnostic criteria excluded tender points, allowed ...
Criteria for diagnosing fibromyalgia was first standardized by a multi-center study in 1990, which resulted in the American College ofRheumatology(ACR) 1990 classification criteria for fibromyalgia based on a tender point examination. This classification was later replaced by the 2010 ACR diagnostic crit...
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Dr Mease:I would like to expand on what Dan has alluded to. It is appropriate to remind ourselves about the difference between classification criteria, which the 1990 FM criteria are, and diagnostic criteria, which the 2010 preliminary American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria are intended...
FM is diagnosed using the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) diag-nostic criteria (Wolfe et al, 1990). These include widespread body pain in combination with tenderness at 11 or more of the 18 specific tender point sites. Sleep disturbance, fatigue, and morning stiffness are central symptoms...
There has been confusion surrounding regional medical conditions, primary psychological conditions, and fibromyalgia in practice and in the literature. Confusing terminology and inappropriate use of diagnostic criteria have contributed to this problem. Use of the 1990 ACR Criteria for the Classification of...
19 Additionally, the case definition of fibromyalgia has evolved in the past 20 years to include cognitive and other symptoms that are not included in the 1990 ACR criteria.1 Finally, tender points are highly correlated with psychological distress and are absent in as many as 25% of patients ...
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain of at least 3 months’ duration (Wolfe et al.1990). In 2010, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) revised the fibromyalgia diagnostic criteria and removed a previous, controversial reliance on the presence of ...