Fibromyalgia syndrome Musculoskeletal Diseases Other soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
Conditions
Interventions
Manual identification of MTPs in different muscles was done by snapping palpation (first to locate a taut band of muscle and place the fingertip at right angles and then move the thumb tip back and fo
Sponsors
The American Fibromyalgia Syndrome Association, Inc. (AFSA) (USA)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients have FM diagnosis confirmed by a physician according to The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 1990 criteria for the classification of fibromyalgia 2. Control group: 2.1. No current spontaneous pain 2.2. No major pain experience during the past month prior to experiment 2.3. No pain-related diagnoses (e.g., FM, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, low back pain, etc.) 3. Participants are female and aged between 20 - 70 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy 2. Drug addiction 3. Infectious diseases 4. Signs of poor cooperation to the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Local pain and referred pain pattern from MTPs, together with the locations of the MTPs are recorded on an anatomic body map. Taken 10 seconds following manual stimulation of an MTP. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Existence of the spontanous electrical activity with intramuscular electromyography from the MTPs. Taken after manual stimulation of all MTPs in order not to influence the MTP sensitivity by EMG needle insertion. | — |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed