Complementary and alternative medicine in fibromyalgia: A practical clinical debate of agreements and contrasts

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL.79, 2013, Pages

  Cassisi, Gianniantonio ^a   Ceccherelli, Francesco ^b   Atzeni, Fabiola ^c   Sarzi Puttini, Piercarlo ^c  

^a Rheumatology Branch   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Complementary medicine; Fibromyalgia; Therapy.

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; ANTHOCYANIDIN; CANNABIS; CAPSAICIN; DEUTROSULFAZYME; LEVO ACETYL CARNITINE; MAGNESIUM; MELATONIN; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN D;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; AROMATHERAPY; CHIROPRACTIC; CHLORELLA PYRENOIDOSA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FIBROMYALGIA; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MASSAGE; MOVEMENT THERAPY; MUSIC THERAPY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RELAXATION TRAINING; RELIGION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; SOYBEAN; THALASSOTHERAPY; VIBRATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84892468449     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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