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Rheumatology condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on rheumatologic disease. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for arthritis, gout, nr-AxSpA, and more.

A fibromyalgia diagnosis was significantly associated with GERD, IBS, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and celiac disease.


Fibromyalgia Significantly Linked to Benign Gastrointestinal Disorders

Significant improvements in pain intensity, health-related quality of life, and depression were observed in patients receiving an online pain management intervention. 

Online Pain Management Programs Improve Pain Intensity, Quality of Life in Musculoskeletal Conditions 

Patients with fibromyalgia reported significantly less recreational, transportation-related, and total physical activity levels when compared with controls.

Reduced Physical Activity Levels Observed in Patients With Fibromyalgia

An analysis of the Clinical Practice Research Datalink provides an overview of trends and prevalence of long-term opioid use among patients with 1 of 6 rheumatic or musculoskeletal diseases using 3 definitions of long-term opioid use. 

Long-Term Opioid Use Observed for 1 in 5 with Rheumatic or Musculoskeletal Disorders

Pooled results proved that telerehabilitation improved the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire score and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia when compared with controls.

Telerehabilitation Improves Quality of Life in Patients With Fibromyalgia 

Themes related to coping with fibromyalgia included emotional coping, practical coping, and coping with the social environment.

Interdisciplinary Team Beneficial for Fibromyalgia Management

In patients with fibromyalgia, vitamin D supplementation improved physical function, and role limitations due to emotional health, general health, and social function. 

Vitamin D May Improve Quality of Life in Fibromyalgia

The April 2023 rheumatology month in review highlights recent data regarding physical activity levels among patients with JIA, a link between fibromyalgia and psychiatric disorders, and a feature focused on the treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica.

Rheumatology Month in Review: April 2023

Patients with fibromyalgia receiving the synbiotic intervention reported decreased levels of anxiety, depression, and stress, as well as improvements in quality of life during daily activities.

Synbiotic Supplementation Improves Stress, Quality of Life in Patients With Fibromyalgia 

Results revealed 92.45% of patients with fibromyalgia were simultaneously diagnosed with at least 1 type of psychiatric disorder, although most were diagnosed with 2 or more. 

Most Patients With Fibromyalgia Have Concomitant Psychiatric Disorders

On the HCPLive fibromyalgia page, resources on the topics of medical news and expert insight into fibrositis can be found. Content includes articles, interviews, videos, podcasts, and breaking news on fibromyalgia, and more.