SMJ articles in the category "fibromyalgia"

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Physician Satisfaction in Treating Medically Unexplained Symptoms

Objectives: To determine whether treating conditions having medically unexplained symptoms is associated with lower physician satisfaction and higher ascribed patient responsibility, and to determine whether higher ascribed patient responsibility is associated with lower physician satisfaction in treating a given condition. Methods: We surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1504 US…

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The Possible Effect of Clinical Recovery on Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Deficits in Fibromyalgia: A Prospective Study with Semiquantitative SPECT

Objectives: Regional deficits in cerebral blood flow have been reported in a few studies of fibromyalgia; however, there is no information on the effects of treatment and clinical recovery on these abnormalities. We evaluated the effects of amitriptyline treatment and consequent clinical recovery on cerebral blood flow changes in fibromyalgia….

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Handgrip Strength, Pulmonary Function Tests, and Pulmonary Muscle Strength in Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Is There Any Relationship?

Objective: It has been reported that patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) have lower maximal respiratory pressures than healthy subjects, indicating reduced pulmonary muscle strength. It has also been reported that patients with FMS have reduced grip strength. In this study, we aimed to examine the possible relationship between handgrip strength…

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