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 is a common illness characterized by chronic widespread pain, sleep problems
(including unrefreshing sleep), physical exhaustion and cognitive difficulties. The definition, …

Background One in five fibromyalgia su erers use acupuncture treatment within two years of
diagnosis.

Although widely used, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are associated with
a high incidence of gastrointestinal (GI) side-effects. Inhibition of the cyclooxygenase (COX) …

SELECT is a large-scale, prospective, international, multicentre, double-blind, double-dummy,
randomized, parallel-group trial. Patients with exacerbation of osteoarthritis were treated …

… Granges, G. and Littlejohn, GO, A comparative study of clinical signs in fibromyalgia/fibrositis
syndrome, normal and exercising subjects, J. Rheumatol., 20 (1993) 344-351. Hadj-djilani, …

Objective. We hypothesized that change in pain threshold to pressure reflects a generalized
change in the pain system affecting both tender and control points. Methods. We assessed …

Objective Epratuzumab, a monoclonal antibody that targets CD22, modulates B cell signaling
without substantial reductions in the number of B cells. The aim of this study was to report …

Microbe associated molecular pattern (MAMP) receptors in plants recognize MAMPs and
activate basal defences; however a complete understanding of the molecular and …

The fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) workshop at OMERACT 8 continued the work initiated in
the first FM workshop at OMERACT 7 in 2004. The principal objectives were to work toward …