Exercise in fibromyalgia and related inflammatory disorders: Known effects and unknown chances

Exercise Immunology Review

Volumn 15, Issue , 2009, Pages 42-65

  Ortega, Eduardo ^a   Garcia J J ^a   Bote, M E ^a   Martin Cordero L ^a   Escalante, Y ^a   Saavedra, J M ^a   Northoff, H ^b   Giraldo, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol; CRP; Cytokines; Exercise; Fibromyalgia; IFN ; IL 8; Inflammation; NA; Women

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; BALNEOTHERAPY; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSECRETION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SECRETION;

ADULT; BALNEOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CYTOKINES; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFLAMMATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 74049127314     PISSN: 10775552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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