Eight months of physical training in warm water improves physical and mental health in women with fibromyalgia: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 248-252

  Tomas Carus, Pablo ^a,b   Gusi, Narcis ^b   Häkkinen, Arja ^c,d   Häkkinen, Keijo ^d   Leal, Alejo ^e   Ortega Alonso, Alfredo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^c JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^e Caceres Hospital   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Exercise; Fibromyalgia; Fitness; Water

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DYNAMOMETRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MYALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; TREATMENT DURATION; WALKING; WATER TEMPERATURE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BALNEOLOGY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42649132796     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0168     Document Type: Article

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