ReviewTherapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease2018
A narrative review on the difficulties associated with fibromyalgia diagnosis.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in fibromyalgia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of its role as a potential biomarker.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of attachment-based compassion therapy (ABCT) on brain-derived neurotrophic factor and low-grade inflammation among fibromyalgia patients: A randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2019Trial
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- Self-Reported Symptom Burden and Clinical Characteristics in Fibromyalgia: Evidence from a Large Online Survey in Italy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Impact of a Mediterranean Diet Supplemented with Extra Virgin Olive Oil on Gut Microbiota in Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Multivariate Pattern Analysis Identifies Potential Intertrial Resting-State EEG Biomarkers in Fibromyalgia.The European journal of neuroscience · 2026Article
- Mapping emotional function in fibromyalgia: integrating alexithymia, pain catastrophizing, and self-compassion.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2026Article
- Invisible Pain, Visible Inequalities: Gender, Social Agency, and the Health of Women with Fibromyalgia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Exploring the TyG Index and the Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance as Insulin Resistance Markers: Implications for Fibromyalgia Management and Understanding-A Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Healing synchrony? potential benefits of interpersonal synchrony for chronic pain management.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Game-Based eHealth Interventions for the Reduction of Fatigue in People With Chronic Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR serious games · 2024Review
- Sexuality in Women with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Metasynthesis of Qualitative Studies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Body reprogramming for fibromyalgia and central sensitivity syndrome: A preliminary evaluation.SAGE open medicine · 2023Article
- Thalamocortical bistable switch as a theoretical model of fibromyalgia pathogenesis inferred from a literature survey.Journal of computational neuroscience · 2022Article
- Fibromyalgia syndrome: epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment.Reumatologia · 2022Article
- A theoretical framework to improve the construct for chronic pain disorders using fibromyalgia as an example.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2021Review
- Identification of MOR-Positive B Cell as Possible Innovative Biomarker (Mu Lympho-Marker) for Chronic Pain Diagnosis in Patients with Fibromyalgia and Osteoarthritis Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Observational
- Brief cognitive analytic therapy for adults with chronic pain: a preliminary evaluation of treatment outcome.British journal of pain · 2020Article
- Rethinking the criteria for fibromyalgia in 2019: the ABC indicators.Journal of pain research · 2019Article
- Neural indices of multimodal sensory and autonomic hyperexcitability in fibromyalgia.Neurobiology of pain (Cambridge, Mass.)Article
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Abstract
Fibromyalgia presents a clinical enigma as its pathophysiology is not well understood and its symptoms are nonspecific and overlap with many disorders, making its diagnosis a challenge for clinicians and researchers. Efforts have been made to develop a set of diagnostic criteria for this disorder. However, these criteria rely heavily on expert clinician opinion and produce a large heterogeneity within the diagnosed population. With no present specific technique reflecting the underlying pathophysiology of fibromyalgia, a definitive diagnosis of fibromyalgia remains elusive. This review discusses some problems and challenges associated with fibromyalgia diagnosis and presents some novel findings on the pathophysiological nature of fibromyalgia.
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