Exercise and Patient Education Improved Multiple Fibromyalgia SymptomsBy Erika Giannotti, et al.To propose a rehabilitation protocol able to produce immediate and long-term beneficial effects on level of disability and overall performance in ADLs.Forty-one FM patients were randomized to an exercise and...
The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation shows evidence that the symptoms of fibromyalgia are directly linked to the presence of specific autoantibodies in the patient’s bloodstream. Advertisement The study’s findings offer even more intriguing insights. When the researchers ...
Fibromyalgia Symptoms Fibromyalgia patient may experience different difficulties. It may be categorized systematically. In the digestive system the patient may complain of low appetite,indigestion, heaviness in stomach, fullness of abdomen, frequency of motion or bowel insufficiency, nausea etc. ...
Thus, these studies can only provide information about symptoms related to SD and accompanying depressive symptoms and anxiety, and they do not provide information on the type of SD or the type of psychiatric disorder. Furthermore, the studies that have used a structured psychiatric interview were...
A recent survey of 1,200 primary care physicians in the United States (33% response rate) found that only 14% of respondents indicated very good or excellent satisfaction with managing patients with fibromyalgia and other medically unexplained symptoms[15], and a study of 400 British general ...
A diagnosis is made by a careful review of patient medication, psychosocial and family history, physical examination, laboratory evaluations, and exclusion of other conditions with symptoms of chronic pain, such as chronic...
Diagnostic clues and symptoms; Precautions for correct identification; Therapeutic measures in light of a lack of cure; Developments in diagnosis and treatment. INSETS: Diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia.;Sources of information, education...
Multidisciplinary approaches to fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) treatment are advocated for treating the complex symptoms and problems confronting many patients. Exercise and cognitive-behavioral strategies together with patient education commonly comprise the multidisciplinary approach to treatment in clinical trials....
Spa treatment for primary fibromyalgia syndrome: A combination of thalassotherapy, exercise and patient education improves symptoms and quality of life. Rheumatology 2005, 44, 539–546. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] Wolfe, F.; Smythe, H.A.; Yunus, M.B.; Bennett, R.M.; Bombardier...
PNE seems to be an effective patient education intervention and its combination with TE could improve pain intensity. Patients need a thorough understanding of the course of symptoms to decide on the therapeutic approach. The results of this study may help in the decision-making process. In this...