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Force-time curve features of handgrip strength in fibromyalgia syndrome.
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- Risk of secondary sarcopenia in Europeans with fibromyalgia according to the EWGSOP2 guidelines: systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2024Pooled it
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- A Metamaterial Computational Multi-Sensor of Grip-Strength Properties with Point-of-Care Human-Computer Interaction.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging as diagnostic tools for sarcopenia in immune-mediated rheumatic diseases (IMRDs).La Radiologia medica · 2022Review
- The value of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging scoring systems in explaining handgrip strength and functional impairment in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a pilot study.La Radiologia medica · 2022Article
- The hand grip force test as a measure of physical function in women with fibromyalgia.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Handgrip Strength Features in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Assessed Using an Innovative Cylindrical-Shaped Device: Relationships With Demographic, Anthropometric and Clinical Variables.Journal of medical systems · 2021Article
- Passive transfer of fibromyalgia symptoms from patients to mice.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2021Article
- Predictive validity of the 5-item Compliance Questionnaire for Rheumatology (CQR5) in detecting poor adherence of patients with rheumatoid arthritis to biological medication.Arthritis research & therapy · 2020Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare the handgrip strength (HGs), assessed with a cylindrical-shape grip device, of fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) patients with healthy subjects and to demonstrate the relationship between HGs characteristics and disease severity. Consecutive female patients with FM were enrolled and compared to a group of healthy women. The correlations between HGs curve characteristics and disease severity indices were studied through the Spearman's rho correlation coefficients (rho). The HGs threshold distinguishing the FM presence was determined using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves analysis. Multivariate regression analysis was used in order to assess the contribution of covariates on the HGs. 110 patients (mean age 53.8 ± 12.4 years) and 111 healthy controls have been enrolled. Altogether all parameters related to the analysis of HGs were worse in patients with FM. The HGs cut-off distinguishing the presence of a FM was 14.2 Kg. A negative correlation was found between disease severity indices and peak force (p < 0.001). Factors significantly associated with HGs area under the curve (AUC) in multivariate analysis were the Widespread Pain Index (WPI) (p = 0.003) and the revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) (p = 0.016). HGs is reduced in female FM patients and is inversely related to disease severity. The force-time curves analysis may be used as a complementary tool in the FM assessment and monitoring.
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