Fibromyalgia and Other Central Pain Syndromes

The History of Fibromyalgia 1
Daniel J. Wallace


The Taxonomy of Chronic Pain: Moving Toward More Mechanistic Classifications 9
Daniel J. Clauw


The Epidemiology of Chronic Widespread Pain and Fibromyalgia 17
John McBeth


The Concept of Central Sensitivity Syndromes 29
Muhammad B. Yunus


The Neurobiology of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain (Includes Chronic Regional Pain) 45
Roland Staud


Neurotransmitters, Cytokines, Hormones, and the Immune System in Chronic Nonneuropathic Pain 63
I. Jon Russell


Dysfunction of the Autonomic Nervous System in Chronic Pain Syndromes 81
Manuel Martinez-Lavin


Functional Imaging of Pain 89
Richard H. Gracely and Laurence A. Bradley


Muscles and Peripheral Abnormalities in Fibromyalgia 101
Haiko Sprott


Sleep and Its Potential Role in Chronic Pain and Fatigue 115
Harvey Moldofsky and James G. MacFarlane


Symptoms and Signs of Fibromyalgia Syndrome: An Overview 125
Muhammad B. Yunus


Neurologic Features of Fibromyalgia 133
Robert Bennett


Myofascial Pain Syndromes of the Head and Face 145
Eli Eliav and Rafael Benoliel


Psychosocial Factors in Fibromyalgia 165
Laurence A. Bradley and Graciela S. Alarcón


Fibromyalgia in Children 177
David D. Sherry


Fibromyalgia in Inflammatory and Endocrine Disorders 187
David S. Hallegua


Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 197
Atul Deodhar


The Functional Bowel Disorder Spectrum 209
Lucinda A. Harris and Lin Chang


Genitourinary Associations with Fibromyalgia 235
Daniel J. Wallace and Swamy Venuturupalli


Chronic Low Back Pain 241 Thorsten Giesecke and Michael E. Geisser


Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome 259
Franklin Kozin


The Role of Trauma in Chronic Neuromuscular Pain 267
Samuel A. McLean, Daniel J. Clauw, and David A. Williams


Controversial Syndromes and Their Relationship to Fibromyalgia 281
Swamy Venuturupalli and Daniel J. Wallace


The Evaluation of Individuals with Chronic Widespread Pain 293
Daniel J. Clauw


The Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Regional Pain 299
Kevin P. White


Assessment Tools and Outcome Measures Used in the Investigation of Fibromyalgia 309
Stuart L. Silverman and Susan A. Martin


Lifestyle and Environmental Interventions in Fibromyalgia and Related Conditions 321
Stephanie A. Bolling and Thomas M. Susko


The Use of Exercise and Rehabilitation Regimens 329
Kaisa Mannerkorpi and Maura Daly Iversen


Cognitive and Behavioral Approaches to Chronic Pain 343
David A. Williams


Local Therapy for Fibromyalgia and Nonneuropathic Pain 353
Lan Chen, Jodi Goldman-Knaub, and Sally Pullman-Mooar


Systemic Therapies for Chronic Pain 365
Lesley M. Arnold


Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Fibromyalgia 389
Edzard Ernst


The Economic Impact of Fibromyalgia on Society and Disability Issues 395
Daniel J. Wallace


Prognosis 401
Arash A. Horizon and Michael H. Weisman


Future Research Directions 405
Leslie J. Crofford

Appendix 413
Index 417