The effectiveness of aquatic physical therapy in the treatment of fibromyalgia: A systematic review with meta-analysis

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 892-908

  Lima, Tarcisio Brandão ^a   Dias, Josilainne Marcelino ^a   Mazuquin, Bruno Fles ^a   Da Silva, Carla Tassiana ^a   Nogueira, Regiane Mazzarioli Pereira ^b   Marques, Amélia Pasqual ^c   Lavado, Edson Lopes ^a   Cardoso, Jefferson Rosa ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b Centro de Oncologia Bucal   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

aquatic physical therapy; controlled clinical trial; Fibromyalgia; hydrotherapy; meta analysis

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SWIMMING; AQUATIC PHYSICAL THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HYDROTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SWIMMING;

AQUATIC PHYSICAL THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FIBROMYALGIA; HYDROTHERAPY; META-ANALYSIS;

EID: 84883474550     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215513484772     Document Type: Review

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