Using Different Fibromyalgia Criteria Affects Prevalence Estimates

A recent paper illustrates how using different fibromyalgia criteria affects reports of its prevalence.1 Writing in Arthritis Care & Research, researchers found the Analgesic, Anesthetic, and Addiction Clinical Trial Translations, Innovations, Opportunities, and Networks–American Pain Society Pain Taxonomy (AAPT) criteria caused far more people to be categorized as having fibromyalgia than criteria put forth by... [Read More]
Source: The Rheumatologist - Category: Rheumatology Authors: Tags: Conditions Soft Tissue Pain Classification Criteria Fibromyalgia Source Type: research