Anyone afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis knows what it’s like to live with chronic pain. And if the disease isn’t bad enough in itself, it’s commonly accompanied by another painful syndrome, ...

Is rheumatoid arthritis treatment influenced by fibromyalgia? A prospective cohort study was conducted to compare DMARD use in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with and without fibromyalgia (FM). A ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia are among the most common comorbidities identified in patients following a ...

Researchers conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study to assess the impact of clinical features and comorbidities on the subsequent development of difficult-to-treat RA. They included 458 ...

About 40% of patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and 36% with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) screened positive for anxiety, depression, and/or fibromyalgia as part of routine visits to an academic medical ...

Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), intense pain symptoms were associated with poor sleep, fibromyalgia, depression, and sleep apnea. “In general, studies ...

Part of diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) involves ruling out other conditions that mimic RA, such as fibromyalgia, Lyme disease, and osteoarthritis. Diagnosis involves a physical examination, a ...