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In contrast to the chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia is associated with a variety of initiating or perpetuating factors such as psychologically distressing events, primary sleep disorders (e.g. sleep apnoea, periodic limb movement disorder) and inflammatory rheumatic disease, as well as an acute ...
Sleep disorders are highly prevalent in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). Many of the daytime symptoms, such as chronic pain and fatigue, may be related to the non-restorative sleep patterns associated with the disease. Pain influences the sleep process and sleep disturbances decrease the pain thres...
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate depression, sleep disorders (SD) and quality of life (QOL) in patients with fibromyalgia (FM).Materials and Methods: Eighty patients with FM and 46 healthy women were included. In both groups, widespread pain was evaluated with VAS, the QOL...
The importance of fatigue and sleep disorders is underlined, with the chronological sequence of post-traumatic syndrome, chronic fatigue, and then amplification of the pain and the onset of multiple associated symptoms. The etiopathogenic debate has been enriched thanks to neuro-imaging data to ...
Fibromyalgia is characterized by a range of symptoms that include muscle pain, fatigue and sleep disorders. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is an established method for pain relief. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the use of two simultaneou...
Fibromyalgia is a common illness characterized by chronic widespread pain, sleep problems (including unrefreshing sleep), physical exhaustion and cognitive difficulties. The definition, pathogenesis and treatment are controversial, and some even contest
Published on:October 12, 2024 Kevin Kunzmann Research from Spain suggests long-term opioid use to treat fibromyalgia pain significantly raises the risk of depression, anxiety and sleep disorders in patients. Anxiety (68.9% vs 51.9%;P>.001) ...
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a controversial syndrome, characterised by persistent widespread pain, abnormal pain sensitivity and additional symptoms such as fatigue and sleep disturbance. The syndrome largely overlaps with other functional somatic disorders, particularly chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Although the...
In addition to chronic muscular pain and stiffness, this ailment can also causefatigue,sleep disorders,depression, and an inability to think clearly. WhatCausesFibromyalgia? In some fibromyalgia patients, there are elevated levels of a nerve chemical signal, called substance P, which amplifies pain ...