Fibromyalgia syndrome and spa therapy: Myth or reality?

Clinical Medicine Insights: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 19-26

  Guidelli, Giacomo M ^a   Tenti, Sara ^a   de Nobili, Emanuele ^b   Fioravanti, Antonella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Thermal Resort of Levico and Vetriolo ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Balneotherapy; Fibromyalgia syndrome; Mud packs; Randomized clinical trial; Spa therapy

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUD THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SPA TREATMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84857950456     PISSN: 11795441     EISSN: 11795441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/CMAMD.S8797     Document Type: Review

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