Physical exercise in fibromyalgia and related syndromes

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 629-647

  Mannerkorpi, Kaisa ^a,b   Iversen, Maura Daly ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Exercise; Fibromyalgia; Fitness; Pain; Physical; Strength

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYCLING; DANCING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FIBROMYALGIA; FITNESS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LONG TERM CARE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WALKING; WELLBEING; ANXIETY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; DEPRESSION; ENDURANCE; MUSIC THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; RELAXATION TRAINING; SLEEP DISORDER; STRENGTH; SWIMMING;

EID: 0037593704     PISSN: 15216942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1521-6942(03)00038-X     Document Type: Article

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