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FIBROMYALGIA AFFECTS MILLIONS,
WOMEN AT GREATER RISK
Magazine: Women's Health Weekly, March 20, 1995
Section: News Report: Informative Briefs from Worldwide Sources
Results from an Arthritis Foundation-funded study show that two percent of
Americans, or approximately 3.7 million people including many older adults, may have fibromyalgia,
a syndrome of widespread pain.
According to the Arthritis Foundation, this information makes fibromyalgia
one of the most common arthritis-related diseases.
Frederick Wolfe, M.D., and his colleagues at the Arthritis Research Center
and the University of Kansas, School of Medicine, surveyed more than 3,000 people age 18
and older in Wichita, Kansas, in a community setting. Their results also showed that,
contrary to previous information from studies in clinics, fibromyalgia
may not be a disorder primarily of the young. Instead, prevalence of the disease increases
with age, especially for those age 50 and older. They also found that the disease affects
almost seven times more women than men.
"Fibromyalgia is a complex disorder
characterized by widespread pain and decreased pain threshold or tender points," said
David Pisetsky, M.D., Ph.D., an Arthritis Foundation medical advisor. "In addition,
people with fibromyalgia may experience fatigue, disturbed sleep
stiffness and sometimes psychological distress. Because symptoms are so common, the
disease can be misdiagnosed. In fact, this study suggests that it may be under recognized
in older Americans," Pisetsky continued.
Fortunately, there are many ways to manage fibromyalgia.
According to the Arthritis Foundation, treatment includes the use of very low doses of
drugs that promote deeper sleep, aerobic exercise, relaxation techniques and sometimes
modest doses of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or analgesics to provide pain relief.
Educational programs that teach people how to cope with the disease also are important.
Results from this study, which was funded by the Arthritis Foundation and
the U.S. National Institutes of Health, were published in the January 1995 issue of
Arthritis and Rheumatism. The Arthritis Foundation cautions that the prevalence estimates
from this one-city study may not be representative of the entire nation, so further
studies are needed.
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By Michelle Marble
Editor and Co-Publisher
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