Quality assurance of rheumatologic patient education By Langer HE, Ehlebracht-König I, Mattussek S. Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich. 2003;97(6):357-63 Rheumatologische Schwerpunktpraxis am Evangelischen Krankenhaus Düsseldorf. Dr.Langer@rheuma-online.de Since 1989 patient education programmes for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, [...]
Elements of fibromyalgia in an open population. By Schochat T, Raspe H. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2003 Jul;42(7):829-35. Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Medical University Ulm, Frauensteige 10, 89075 Ulm, Germany. thomas.schochat@medizin.uni-ulm.de OBJECTIVE: To examine [...]
Fibromyalgia in the legal procedures of the german sozialgericht -- psychosocial risk factors and predictors of health care utilization By Häuser W. Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol. 2005 Feb;55(2):72-8. Zentrum für Schmerztherapie/Medizinische Klinik I, Klinikum Saarbrücken [...]
Osteoporosis: The Risks and Treatment Options By Gordon C. Gunn M.D. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), it is estimated that 10 million Americans (80% of them women) have osteoporosis (severe bone loss with a [...]
Meditation By Gordon C. Gunn, M.D. What Exactly is It? Taoism – Seeking Balance Taoism is not a religion, nor a philosophy. It is a "Way" of life. The Tao is a belief in the natural [...]
Interstitial Cystitis By Gordon C. Gunn, M.D. Chronic pelvic pain is a common complaint in women. When the cause of pelvic pain is not successfully diagnosed, attention should be given to the bladder as the possible [...]
Treatment strategy in fibromyalgia syndrome: where are we now? By Sarzi-Puttini P, Buskila D, Carrabba M, Doria A, Atzeni F. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Jun;37(6):353-65. Epub 2007 Oct 31. Clinical Research Scientist, Rheumatology Unit, L. [...]
Vulvodynia: Diagnosis and Management By BARBARA D. REED, M.D., M.S.P.H. Barbara D. Reed, M.D., M.S.P.H., University of Michigan Health System, 1018 Fuller St., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109- 0708 (e-mail: barbr@umich.edu). The diagnosis of vulvodynia is made [...]
Resistance exercise training improves heart rate variability in women with fibromyalgia By Arturo Figueroa, J. Derek Kingsley , Victor McMillan and Lynn B. Panton Clin Physiol Funct Imaging (2008) 28, pp49–54 doi: 10.1111/j.1475-097X.2007.00776.x Arturo Figueroa, [...]
Effect of aerobic exercise training on oxygen uptake and kinetics in patients with fibromyalgia By Mustafa Dinler, Demirhan Diracoglu, Erdem Kasikcioglu, Omer Sayli, Ata Akin, Cihan Aksoy, Ahmet Oncel, Ender Berker Rheumatol Int DOI 10.1007/s00296-009-1126-x [...]