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Risk of fibromyalgia in patients with primary muscle tension dysphonia: a possible local manifestation of a musculoskeletal systemic disorder.
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Journal of Laryngology & Otology . Mar2024, Vol. 138 Issue 3, p341-344. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Objective: To investigate the risk of fibromyalgia in patients with primary muscle tension dysphonia. Methods: A retrospective review was conducted of patients with primary muscle tension dysphonia, diagnosed based on history of dysphonia with evidence of laryngeal muscle tension on examination. Fibromyalgia was assessed using the Fibromyalgia Rapid Screening Tool ('FiRST'). Results: Fifty patients were enrolled: 25 with primary muscle tension dysphonia (study group) and 25 matched controls. The mean age of the study group was 50.7 ± 15.2 years versus 49.5 ± 18.6 years for the controls, with a male to female ratio of 3:2 for both groups. Fifty-six per cent tested positive for fibromyalgia in the study group versus 4 per cent in the controls (p < 0.001). The mean Voice Handicap Index 10 score in the study group was significantly higher for those who screened positive for fibromyalgia compared to those who screened negative. There was a positive, strong point-biserial correlation between Fibromyalgia Rapid Screening Tool and Voice Handicap Index 10 scores (r = 0.39; p = 0.09). Conclusion: These results suggest that fibromyalgia is a significant co-morbid condition in primary muscle tension dysphonia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MUSCULOSKELETAL system diseases
*RESEARCH
*RETROSPECTIVE studies
*ACQUISITION of data
*FIBROMYALGIA
*RISK assessment
*COMPARATIVE studies
*MEDICAL records
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*MUSCLE tension dysphonia
*STATISTICAL correlation
*LARYNGEAL muscles
*COMORBIDITY
*DISEASE risk factors
*DISEASE complications
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00222151
- Volume :
- 138
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Laryngology & Otology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175503777
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215123001196