Effects of 15 consecutive cryotherapy sessions on the clinical output of fibromyalgic patients

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1337-1345

  Bettoni, Lorenzo ^a   Bonomi, Felice Giulio ^b,c   Zani, Viviana ^c   Manisco, Luigia ^a   Indelicato, Annamaria ^d   Lanteri, Patrizia ^e   Banfi, Giuseppe ^e,f   Lombardi, Giovanni ^e  

^a Ospedale di Manerbio   (Italy)

^b Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital   (Italy)

^c Centro di Crioterapia Sistemica   (Italy)

^d Direzione Sanitaria   (Italy)

^e IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Pain; Quality of life; Whole body cryotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883233747     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: 14349949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-013-2280-9     Document Type: Article

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