Fibromyalgia, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics
By- Philip Mease, MD, Director, Clinical Professor, Rheumatology Research, Swedish Medical Center; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
This issue of the Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America brings the rheumatologist up to date on the latest breakthroughs in the assessment and treatment of fibromyalgia. Topics covered include fibromyalgia and central sensitization disorders; neurobiology/pathophysiology of fibromyalgia; genetics and socioenvironmental influences; neuroimaging; dysautonomia; sleep; cognition; fibromyalgia in children and adolescents; key symptom domains to be assessed in fibromyalgia; patient-reported outcome measures; nonpharmacologic therapy, including exercise, cognitive behavioral, biofeedback, acupuncture, CAM, and nutrition; pharmacotherapy; and pathophysiology and practical treatment paradigms.
The Clinics: Internal Medicine
Hardbound, 240 Pages
Published: August 2009
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-4377-0539-3

