A randomized trial of tai chi for fibromyalgia

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 363, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 743-754

  Wang, Chenchen ^a   Schmid, Christopher H ^a   Rones, Ramel ^b   Kalish, Robert ^a   Yinh, Janeth ^a   Goldenberg, Don L ^c   Lee, Yoojin ^a   McAlindon, Timothy ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Mind Body Therapies   (United States)

^c NEWTON WELLESLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; SEROTONIN AGONIST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FIBROMYALGIA IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE SCORE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYMPTOM; TAI CHI; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WELLBEING;

EID: 77955871815     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0912611     Document Type: Article

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