Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Fibromyalgia: Patient Education, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Relaxation Techniques, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 393-407

  Hassett, Afton L ^a   Gevirtz, Richard N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Cognitive behavioral; Complementary and alternative medicine; Fibromyalgia; Relaxation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CHLORELLA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; MAGNESIUM; MELATONIN; PLACEBO; PRASTERONE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; VALERIAN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FIBROMYALGIA; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SLEEP TIME; STRESS MANAGEMENT; TAI CHI;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RELAXATION THERAPY;

EID: 67651216053     PISSN: 0889857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rdc.2009.05.003     Document Type: Review

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