1995
DOI: 10.1300/j094v03n03_04
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Fitness Characteristics of Female Patients with Fibromyalgia

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“…Mean disease duration of FMS patients was 2.4 AE 1.9 (range, 1-10) years. Median number of tender point counts was 14 (11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18). FMS patients were currently under the treatment of low doses (10 or 25 mg/day) of amitriptyline (n = 18), gabapentin [n = 3] and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (e.g., sertraline [n = 4] fluoxetine [n = 3], citalopram [n = 1] and paroxetine [n = 1]).…”
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“…Mean disease duration of FMS patients was 2.4 AE 1.9 (range, 1-10) years. Median number of tender point counts was 14 (11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18). FMS patients were currently under the treatment of low doses (10 or 25 mg/day) of amitriptyline (n = 18), gabapentin [n = 3] and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (e.g., sertraline [n = 4] fluoxetine [n = 3], citalopram [n = 1] and paroxetine [n = 1]).…”
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“…Muscle strength has been evaluated several times in FMS patients and most of the studies demonstrated reproducible and significant decreases in the strength and performance of FMS patients when compared to healthy subjects . The percentage of reduction varied from 26% to 63%, depending on the muscle groups tested and the type of exercise used .…”
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“…The comorbidity with irritable bowel syndrome has been observed frequently in FMS (25,26). Certain infections may trigger FMS and may be useful to question the patient for infection (27).…”
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“…Due to the aforementioned problems with treatment, people with FMS must accept the fact that the management of this disease is limited to learning to live and cope with a wide array of symptoms. These symptoms include: widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disorders, depression, anxiety, irritable bowel syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome, premenstrual syndrome, stiffness, cognitive or memory impairment, and restless leg syndrome (1,(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17).…”
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