[HTML][HTML] Considering the potential for an increase in chronic pain after the COVID-19 pandemic

DJ Clauw, W Häuser, SP Cohen, MA Fitzcharles - Pain, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives and health of persons worldwide, with
potential for further effects in the future. The experience of living within this pandemic has …

The American College of Rheumatology preliminary diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia and measurement of symptom severity

F Wolfe, DJ Clauw, MA Fitzcharles… - Arthritis care & …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To develop simple, practical criteria for clinical diagnosis of fibromyalgia that are
suitable for use in primary and specialty care and that do not require a tender point …

Nociplastic pain: towards an understanding of prevalent pain conditions

MA Fitzcharles, SP Cohen, DJ Clauw, G Littlejohn… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Nociplastic pain is the semantic term suggested by the international community of pain
researchers to describe a third category of pain that is mechanistically distinct from nociceptive …

Fibromyalgia

W Häuser, J Ablin, MA Fitzcharles, G Littlejohn… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2015 - nature.com
Fibromyalgia is a common illness characterized by chronic widespread pain, sleep problems
(including unrefreshing sleep), physical exhaustion and cognitive difficulties. The definition, …

2016 Revisions to the 2010/2011 fibromyalgia diagnostic criteria

F Wolfe, DJ Clauw, MA Fitzcharles… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives The provisional criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2010
and the 2011 self-report modification for survey and clinical research are widely used for …

Fibromyalgia criteria and severity scales for clinical and epidemiological studies: a modification of the ACR Preliminary Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia

F Wolfe, DJ Clauw, MA Fitzcharles… - The Journal of …, 2011 - jrheum.org
Objective. To develop a fibromyalgia (FM) survey questionnaire for epidemiologic and clinical
studies using a modification of the 2010 American College of Rheumatology Preliminary …

[HTML][HTML] AAPT diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia

…, LE Dean, DJ Clauw, DL Goldenberg, MA Fitzcharles… - The journal of pain, 2019 - Elsevier
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common chronic pain disorder that presents diagnostic challenges
for clinicians. Several classification, diagnostic and screening criteria have been developed …

The effects of nabilone on sleep in fibromyalgia: results of a randomized controlled trial

MA Ware, MA Fitzcharles, L Joseph… - Anesthesia & …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Sleep disorders affect many patients with chronic pain conditions. Cannabis
has been reported by several patient populations to help sleep. We evaluated the safety …

Sexual and physical abuse in women with fibromyalgia syndrome

…, JM Esdaile, MA Fitzcharles - Arthritis & Rheumatism …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To determine the prevalence of sexual and physical abuse in female patients
with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), as compared with rheumatic disease control patients. …

Treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome: recommendations of recent evidence‐based interdisciplinary guidelines with special emphasis on complementary and …

J Ablin, MA Fitzcharles, D Buskila, Y Shir… - Evidence‐Based …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. Current evidence indicates that there is no single ideal treatment for fibromyalgia
syndrome (FMS). First choice treatment options remain debatable, especially concerning the …