Few studies have assessed postoperative trends in opioid cessation and predictors of
persistent opioid use after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA). …

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a non-inflammatory rheumatologic disorder characterized by
musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, depression, cognitive dysfunction and sleep disturbance. Research …

Pain is the predominant symptom for people with inflammatory arthritis (IA) and osteoarthritis
(OA) mandating the development of evidence-based recommendations for the health …

… Address reprint requests to Afton L. Hassett, PsyD, Department of Medicine, Division of
Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Research, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New …

The comorbidity of pain and depression has been well established in the literature and is
associated with a greater burden to the individual and society than either condition alone. The …

Treating patients who have chronic pain conditions has long held challenges and been rife
with pitfalls for health care professionals. Pain is a complex and dynamic phenomenon …

Objective. To describe the diagnosis status and outcome of patients diagnosed with
fibromyalgia (FM) by US rheumatologists. Methods. We assessed 1555 patients with FM with …

Objective While psychosocial factors have been associated with poorer outcomes after
knee and hip arthroplasty, we hypothesized that augmented pain perception, as occurs in …

We determined rates and predictors of future development of fibromyalgia in patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA). After excluding patients with fibromyalgia and those with high levels …

Chronic pain has long been considered an important risk factor for suicidal behavior. Less
well understood are the factors associated with the increased risk for suicide death within …