Virtual reality exposure therapy as treatment for pain catastrophizing in fibromyalgia patients: Proof-of-concept study (Study Protocol)

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Morris, Linzette D ^a   Grimmer Somers, Karen A ^b   Spottiswoode, Bruce ^c,d   Louw, Quinette A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

exercise and compliance; fibromyalgia syndrome; pain catastrophizing; virtual reality exposure therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATASTROPHIZING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PROOF OF CONCEPT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOUTH AFRICA; TYPES OF STUDY; VIRTUAL REALITY; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN; CATASTROPHIZATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79955431027     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-85     Document Type: Article

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