Objective To examine the association between body mass index (BMI) and symptom severity
and quality of life (QOL) in patients with fibromyalgia. Methods We assessed BMI status …

Use of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain is controversial and the efficacy of comprehensive
pain rehabilitation programs (CPRPs) that incorporate opioid withdrawal requires further …

Introduction Although alcohol consumption is a common lifestyle behavior with previous
studies reporting positive effects of alcohol on chronic pain and rheumatoid arthritis, no studies …

Objective To study differences in treatment outcomes between patients with chronic noncancer
pain taking vs those not taking maintenance opioids at admission to a pain rehabilitation …

Objectives This study examined the relationship between the severity of fibromyalgia symptoms
and current tobacco use in patients evaluated at a specialized fibromyalgia treatment …

Background Interdisciplinary cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for chronic pain is effective
at improving function, mood and pain interference among individuals with disabling chronic …

Objective: To compare the direct medical costs of clinically diagnosed patients with fibromyalgia
with the medical costs of matched controls during a 4-yr period and to assess the impact …

This study assessed feasibility and effect of weekly, 15-min chair massages during work for
38 nurses. Mean Perceived Stress Scale-14 (PSS-14), Smith Anxiety Scale (SAS), linear …

Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate both precipitating factors in patients
with fibromyalgia and any differences in clinical presentation, symptom severity, and quality-of-…

Objective To examine the relation of age with symptom severity and quality of life (QOL) in
patients with fibromyalgia, and to compare physical and mental health of our female patients …