OBJECTIVES To compare 2005 health care resources among matched samples of employees with fibromyalgia (FM), osteoarthritis (OA), and controls. METHODS Using a claims database of privately insured individuals, FM and OA samples were derived from those with two or more disease-specific claims in 1999 to 2005 (> or =1 in 2002 to 2005). RESULTS Total costs for employees with FM ($10,199) approa...

Previous studies in anesthetized animals reported that the primary auditory cortex (A1) showed homogenous phasic responses to FM tones, namely a transient response to a particular instantaneous frequency when FM sweeps traversed a neuron's tone-evoked receptive field (TRF). Here, in awake cats, we report that A1 cells exhibit heterogeneous FM responses, consisting of three patterns. The first i...

INTRODUCTION Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the axial skeletal system, causing pain and functional incapacity. To measure the impact of AS on patient's life, questionnaires are used to assess disease activity (BASDAI); functional incapacity (BASFI); and quality of life (ASQoL). Fibromyalgia (FM) is one of the most common causes of generalized pain and...

Frequency-modulated (FM) stimuli have been used to explore the behavior of neurons in the auditory cortex of several animal models; however, the properties of FM-sensitive auditory cortical neurons in the chinchilla are still unknown. Single-unit responses to FM stimulation were obtained from the auditory cortex of anesthetized adult chinchillas (Chinchilla laniger). Upward and downward linear ...

Background and objectives: Fibromyalgia (FM) and depression has been suggested to share a common underlying etiology. Few studies have investigated the role of emotional regulation processes in FM compared to depressive disorders. The purpose of the current study was to explore the use of defense mechanisms in FM patients with and without comorbid lifetime depressive disorder (LDD), and to comp...

Frequency-modulated (FM) stimuli have been used to explore the behaviour of neurons in the auditory cortex of several animal models; however, the properties of FM-sensitive auditory cortical neurons in the chinchilla are still unknown. Single-unit responses to FM stimulation were obtained from the auditory cortex of anesthetized adult chinchillas (Chinchilla laniger). Upward and downward linear...

‎in 1970‎, ‎menegazzo [gruppi nei quali ogni sottogruppo e intersezione di sottogruppi massimali‎, ‎ atti accad‎. ‎naz‎. ‎lincei rend‎. ‎cl‎. ‎sci‎. ‎fis‎. ‎mat‎. ‎natur. 48 (1970)‎, ‎559--562.] gave a complete description of the structure of soluble $im$-groups‎, ‎i.e.‎, ‎groups in which every subgroup can be obtained as intersection of maximal subgroups‎. ‎a group $g$ is said to have the $fm$...

OBJECTIVES We compared the magnitude and direction of associations between forgiveness and pain, mental and physical health, quality of life, and anger in a sample of fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) participants and healthy controls. In addition, we compared FM and controls on mean levels of these variables. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 173 individuals with FM and 81 controls completed this st...