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 …

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 …

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

… Fitzcharles has received consultant fees, speaking fees, and/or honoraria (less than
$10,000 each) from Pfizer, Lilly, and Boehringer Ingelheim, and has given expert testimony for …

… A single study from Fitzcharles provided reliability data, but not comparison or FS data and
was, therefore, not included in Table 1 [18]. In addition, we included data from surveys that …

Objective. To develop a fibromyalgia (FM) survey questionnaire for epidemiologic and clinical
studies using a modification of the 2010 American College of Rheumatology Preliminary …

… Shir Y, Fitzcharles MA. Should rheumatologists retain ownership of fibromyalgia? J Rheumatol
… Fitzcharles MA, Esdaile JM. The overdiagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome. Am J Med 1997;…

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common chronic pain disorder that presents diagnostic challenges
for clinicians. Several classification, diagnostic and screening criteria have been developed …

Objective. To determine the prevalence of sexual and physical abuse in female patients
with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), as compared with rheumatic disease control patients. …

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 …