Management of Fibromyalgia

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Letters20 June 2000Management of FibromyalgiaLawrence J. Leventhal, MDLawrence J. Leventhal, MDGraduate Hospital; Philadelphia, PA 19146 (Leventhal)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-132-12-200006200-00022 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:Dr. Wolfe is surprised that I did not mention his study (1), but my review focused on controlled trials. Although Wolfe and colleagues' study yielded important information, the authors stated that they did not test specific treatments in fibromyalgia and that the patients' conditions may have worsened over time had the patients not sought conventional treatment. Additionally, concern should be raised on how information on treatment failures at tertiary care centers gathered by fibromyalgia experts translates to patient responses in community settings.Dr. Wolfe indicates that I do not define “what works” and that it is “fundamentally wrong ...Reference1. Wolfe F, Anderson J, Harkness D, Bennett RM, Caro XJ, Goldenberg DL, et al . Health status and disease severity in fibromyalgia: results of a six-center longitudinal study. Arthritis Rheum. 1997;40:1571-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Graduate Hospital; Philadelphia, PA 19146 (Leventhal) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoManagement of Fibromyalgia Lawrence J. Leventhal Management of Fibromyalgia Frederick Wolfe Management of Fibromyalgia Arthur Huppert Management of Fibromyalgia Norman Muilenburg Management of Fibromyalgia Hideto Akama Management of Fibromyalgia Lawrence J. Cohn Metrics Cited ByUpdate on Fibromyalgia Therapy 20 June 2000Volume 132, Issue 12Page: 1005KeywordsAnalgesicsClinical trialsDrug therapyFibromyalgiaMotivationRheumatology Issue Published: 20 June 2000 CopyrightCopyright © 2000 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...