Methods: Measures of fatigability, including endurance, perceived exertion, lower extremity muscle force and power, and sit-to-stand time (STST), were assessed in 43 women (21 with persistent CRF) after a sit-to-stand fatigue (STSF) task. Group differences in fatigability outcomes were ...
Within the control group, the specific fatigue was not different between men and women (t test: P = .86). The influence of gender on fatigue that was seen in the control group, was not found when statistical analysis was performed on the pooled data of all subjects studied (Table 3)....
“Substantial fatigue was associated with significantly increased pain intensity and interference regardless of diagnosis,” the authors specified. “In Crohn’s disease, chronic fatigue was associated with increased pain intensity at the p <0.05 level. Pain interference in Crohn’s disease as well as...
The aim of this study was to investigate cytokine levels in the masseter muscle, their response to experimental tooth-clenching and their relation to pain, fatigue and psychological distress in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) myalgia. Methods Forty women, 20 with TMD myalgia (Diagnosti...
Response shift refers to variations in self-reported evaluations at different times from changes in one’s internal standards, values, and meanings. T
healthcare service seeking. However, patients with DM have a lower percentage of abortion and pregnancy. There were similar percentages of obesity, palmar hyperhidrosis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, thyrotoxicosis, fibromyalgia, and season in both groups (Table...
The prevalence of FM is estimated to be 2.7% in the general population, with a female predominance [1]. While pain is the primary symptom, patients with FM may also experience cognitive impairment, fatigue, and sleep and mood disorders. The etiology of FM remains unknown [2] but is ...
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic fatigue syndrome ME/CFS can run in families. It’s possible that some people inherit a risk for it from one of their parents, such as inheriting a defect in how a particular gene is built. Probably more important than how genes are built is whether genes ar...
Stress, fatigue, anxiety, and self-consciousness are just a few things that can lower sex drive. The fact is that it’s completely normal. So, if you’re feeling a little off in the libido department and think something is wrong, don’t worry. ...
Fatigued women were also significantly more likely to have a current diagnosis of depression (50% vs. 0%; p = .01) and marginally more Discussion In the present study, leukocytes from breast cancer survivors experiencing persistent fatigue showed increased expression of genes encoding pro-...