Effectiveness of Tai-Chi for decreasing acute pain in fibromyalgia patients

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 418-423

  Segura Jimenez V ^a   Romero Zurita, A ^a   Carbonell Baeza, A ^a,b   Aparicio, V A ^a   Ruiz, J R ^a   Delgado Fernandez M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

alternative therapy; cumulative pain; exercise; immediate pain; low moderate intensity; visual analogue scale

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PAIN; ADULT; AGED; COMPLICATION; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TAI CHI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE PAIN; ADULT; AGED; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TAI JI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84899912275     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1353214     Document Type: Article

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