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- Title
FIBROMYALGIA IN PRIMARY CARE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW! PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR PATIENT CARE.
- Authors
Clark, Michael R.; McCarberg, Bill H.; Mease, Philip J.
- Abstract
The article offers information on strategies that can be applied by primary care physician (PCP) in the management and diagnosis of fibromyalgia (FM). It mentions that PCPs should prioritize aspects of FM patients' care over time and implement a multimodal treatment plan, leading to their rehabilitation and improvement of quality of life (QOL). Moreover , PCPs should create an evidence-based treatment plan and review the treatment options with the patient.
- Subjects
UNITED States; TREATMENT of fibromyalgia; ANALGESICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; ALGORITHMS; COGNITIVE therapy; EXERCISE; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; PATIENT education; FIBROMYALGIA; PRIMARY health care; QUALITY of life; HEALTH self-care; SEX distribution; SLEEP; COMORBIDITY; SYMPTOMS; GENETICS; ECONOMICS; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Medicine, 2011, Vol 11, Issue 1, p4
- ISSN
1530-3004
- Publication type
Article