Rehabilitation approaches in fibromyalgia

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 711-723

  Adams, Nicola ^a   Sim, Julius ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Fibromyalgia; Psychological interventions; Rehabilitation; Review

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BALNEOTHERAPY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; META ANALYSIS; MOVEMENT THERAPY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SLEEP THERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FIBROMYALGIA; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 22344453323     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280400014709     Document Type: Review

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