Objective: To evaluate the effects of body awareness therapy combined with qigong for patients with fibromyalgia. Design: A controlled randomized pilot study. Subjects: Thirty-six female patients with fibromyalgia were randomized to either qigong plus body awareness therapy (n = 19) or a control group (n = 17). Methods: The programme was conducted once a week over a period of 3 months. The outc...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility of 8 months of supervised exercise therapy in warm water and its effects on the impact of fibromyalgia on physical and mental health and physical fitness in affected women. METHODS Thirty women with fibromyalgia were randomly assigned to an exercise therapy group (n = 15) or a control group (inactive) (n = 15). The impact of fibromyalgia on physical and m...

OBJECTIVE To assess knowledge on fibromyalgia in a sample of patients, their families, and professionals interested on the theme from some Brazilian states. METHODS Analysis of the results of an electronic fibromyalgia knowledge questionnaire completed by 362 adults who had access to the the support group for fibromyalgia site (www.unifesp.br/grupos/fibromialgia). The answers were grouped acc...

INTRODUCTION Fibromyalgia affects 8% of the population over the age of 40 years, and 75% of the patients with fibromyalgia have poor sleep quality. OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of hydrotherapy on the physical function and sleep quality of patients with fibromyalgia. METHODS Patients were under clinical care at the UNASP Outpatient Clinic. This study assessed 60 female patients with fibro...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the types of pain management strategies used by patients with fibromyalgia. METHODS A total of 158 patients with primary fibromyalgia attended a clinical visit to confirm the diagnosis. They completed 3 questionnaires: (i) a self-made questionnaire, (ii) Beck Depression Inventory IA (BDI IA), and (iii) Finnish version of Fibromyalgia Impact Quest...

AIM OF THE STUDY To compare fibromyalgia prevalence in premenopausal and postmenopausal women and its relation to the climacteric symptoms. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two hundred and nine women were studied, who attended the gynecology consultation at the hospital. They were divided in two groups: group I (premenopausal, n = 113) and group II (postmenopausal, n = 96). In all of them, climacteric sy...

OBJECTIVES Fibromyalgia is a disease characterized by chronic, widespread pain. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment methods are used. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of balneotherapy on treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome, compared with education alone. METHODS A total of 66 patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome were randomly separated into balneo...

OBJECTIVES To examine how stress interacts with psychological processes and key phenotypic symptom characteristics in females with fibromyalgia. METHODS Ninety-eight women with fibromyalgia, diagnosed according to ACR 1990 criteria, and 35 female healthy controls without pain were studied. Applied questionnaires included the following: Perceived Stress scale [PSS], Fibromyalgia Impact Questio...

Fibromyalgia is considered as a combination of physical, psychological and social disabilities. The causes of pathologic mechanism underlying fibromyalgia are unknown, but fibromyalgia may lead to reduced quality of life. The objective of this study was to analyze the repercussions of craniosacral therapy on depression, anxiety and quality of life in fibromyalgia patients with painful symptoms....

OBJECTIVES To compare health care utilization of duloxetine initiators and pregabalin initiators among fibromyalgia patients in a real-world setting. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted based on a US national commercial health claims database (2006-2009). Fibromyalgia patients who initiated duloxetine or pregabalin in 2008, aged 18-64 years, and who maintained continuous health...