Fibromyalgia and physical trauma: the concepts we invent. [Review]

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Citation: Journal of Rheumatology. 41(9):1737-45, 2014 Sep.PMID: 25086080Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Medicine/RheumatologyForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal Article | ReviewSubject headings: *Fibromyalgia/et [Etiology] | *Wounds and Injuries/co [Complications] | Accidents, Traffic | HumansYear: 2014Local holdings: Available online from MWHC library: 2001 - presentISSN:
  • 0315-162X
Name of journal: The Journal of rheumatologyAbstract: Despite weak to nonexistent evidence regarding the causal association of trauma and fibromyalgia (FM), literature and court testimony continue to point out the association as if it were a strong and true association. The only data that appear unequivocally to support the notion that trauma causes FM are case reports, cases series, and studies that rely on patients' recall and attribution - very low-quality data that do not constitute scientific evidence. Five research studies have contributed evidence to the FM-trauma association. There is no scientific support for the idea that trauma overall causes FM, and evidence in regard to an effect of motor vehicle accidents on FM is weak or null. In some instances effect may be seen to precede cause. Alternative causal models that propose that trauma causes "stress" that leads to FM are unfalsifiable and unmeasurable.All authors: Hauser W, Katz RS, Rasker JJ, Russell AS, Walitt BT, Wolfe FFiscal year: FY2015Digital Object Identifier: Date added to catalog: 2016-01-13
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Despite weak to nonexistent evidence regarding the causal association of trauma and fibromyalgia (FM), literature and court testimony continue to point out the association as if it were a strong and true association. The only data that appear unequivocally to support the notion that trauma causes FM are case reports, cases series, and studies that rely on patients' recall and attribution - very low-quality data that do not constitute scientific evidence. Five research studies have contributed evidence to the FM-trauma association. There is no scientific support for the idea that trauma overall causes FM, and evidence in regard to an effect of motor vehicle accidents on FM is weak or null. In some instances effect may be seen to precede cause. Alternative causal models that propose that trauma causes "stress" that leads to FM are unfalsifiable and unmeasurable.

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