• Semin. Arthritis Rheum. · Dec 2011

    Review

    New concepts in pain research and pain management of the rheumatic diseases.

    • Don L Goldenberg, Daniel J Clauw, and Mary-Ann Fitzcharles.
    • Tufts University School of Medicine, Newton, MA, USA. dgoldenb@massmed.org
    • Semin. Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Dec 1; 41 (3): 319-34.

    ObjectivesTo provide an update on advances in pain research and practical guidelines for pain management in the rheumatic diseases.MethodsA selected literature review and authors' conference consensus.ResultsThere is emerging evidence that augmented pain regulation, as found in fibromyalgia, is important in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. These findings are applicable to optimal management paradigms in the rheumatic diseases.ConclusionsFibromyalgia and other forms of chronic widespread pain have taught us important lessons about pain epidemiology and pain pathways.Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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