Physical therapy and other nonpharmacologic approaches to fibromyalgia management

Current Pain and Headache Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 333-338

  Blehm, Ron ^a  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ACUPUNCTURE; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FATIGUE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MASSAGE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NUTRITION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION TRAINING; RELIGION; REST; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 33749146982     PISSN: 15313433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-006-0056-5     Document Type: Review

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