Nociplastic Pain Predicts Disease Activity and Hyperalgesia of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects> 1.3 million people in the United States. RA is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disease that mostly affects joints. Nociplastic pain has been reported in all musculoskeletal pain disorders, including RA. However, it has been mostly associated with fibromyalgia (FM) which is a widespread pain syndrome associated with insomnia, fatigue, cognitive difficulties, and dysfunction. 30 RA were recruited from UF Rheumatology Clinics. Healthy Controls (HC) were recruited from the community by advertising.
Source: The Journal of Pain - Category: Materials Science Authors: Source Type: research