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Tailored cognitive-behavioral therapy and exercise training for high-risk patients with fibromyalgia. van Koulil S, van Lankveld W, Kraaimaat FW, van Helmond T, Vedder A, van Hoorn H, Donders R, de Jong AJ, Haverman JF, Korff KJ, van Riel PL, Cats HA, Evers AW. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2010;62(10):1377.
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The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) - diagnostic classification criteria for fibromyalgia. [PDF]
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Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of fibromyalgia in adults
Treatment of fibromyalgia in adults not responsive to initial therapies
Examples of educational sources in books, on the Internet, and in the community include Managing Pain Before It Manages You by Caudill (third edition, 2009); The Fibromyalgia Help Book by Fransen and Russell (1996); The Pain Survival Guide by Turk and Winter (2006); industry-sponsored websites (eg, www.knowfibro.com, www.fibrocenter.com, www.fibrotogether.com); and patient advocacy organizations (www.painfoundation.org, www.healthywomen.org, www.fmcpaware.org).
CFIDS and Fibromyalgia Self-Help (www.cfidsselfhelp.org; www.treatcfsfm.org)
Arthritis Foundation's Fibromyalgia Self-Help Course
· Improved knowledge about fibromyalgia and how to cope with pain 37
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Significant improvement in physical (pain, fatigue, and functional disability) and psychological (negative mood and anxiety) functioning and in impact of fibromyalgia in patients treated with CBT combined with exercise vs no CBT 41
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Significantly greater improvement in pain, physical functioning, and overall global improvement reported by patients randomized to standard care plus access to an Internet-enhanced behavioral self-management program designed for use in routine clinical care compared with patients receiving standard care alone 29
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Improvements often sustained for months after CBT stopped 38
Improving sleep hygiene can increase favorable outcomes on measures of pain (BPI) and mental well-being (SF-36) 39
29 Williams, D.A., Kuper, D., Segar, M., Mohan, N., Sheth, M., and Clauw, D.J. Internet-enhanced management of fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial. Pain. 2010; 151: 694–702
37 Vlaeyen, J.W., Teeken-Gruben, N.J., Goossens, M.E. et al. Cognitive-educational treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized clinical trial (I. Clinical effects) . J Rheumatol. 1996; 23: 1237–1245
38 Goldenberg, D.L., Burckhardt, C., and Crofford, L. Management of fibromyalgia syndrome. JAMA. 2004; 292: 2388–2395
39 Edinger, J.D., Wohlgemuth, W.K., Krystal, A.D., and Rice, J.R. Behavioral insomnia therapy for fibromyalgia patients: a randomized clinical trial. Arch Intern Med. 2005; 165: 2527–2535
41 van Koulil, S., van Lankveld, W., Kraaimaat, F.W. et al. Tailored cognitive-behavioral therapy and exercise training for high-risk patients with fibromyalgia. Arthritis Care Res. 2010; 62: 1377–1385
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Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2745803/
National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association