Preliminary findings of a 4-month tai chi intervention on tenderness, functional capacity, symptomatology, and quality of life in men with fibromyalgia

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 421-429

  Carbonell Baeza, Ana ^a,b   Romero, Alejandro ^b   Aparicio, Virginia A ^b   Ortega, Francisco B ^c   Tercedor, Pablo ^b   Delgado Fernández, Manuel ^b   Ruiz, Jonatan R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

exercise; functional capacity; health related quality of life; musculoskeletal problems

Indexed keywords

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE TEST; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SPAIN; STATISTICS; TAI CHI; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ARTHRALGIA; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SPAIN; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TAI JI; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80455143237     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988311400063     Document Type: Article

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