Teresa Paolucci

A new tool for fibromyalgia rehabilitation treatment

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Produktbeschreibung

Perceptual surfaces in Fibromyalgia rehabilitation: a new tool for chronic pain syndrom.The Perceptual surfaces is the new rehabilitative tool that i propose in fibromyalgia patients respect chronic pain. The aim is to restore the flow of information affected by disease and increase threshold of pian. Abstract: Introduction/Objective: A clinical randomized controlled trial to measure reductions in chronic pain and improvements in physical function in fibromyalgia between rehabilitation with perceptual surfaces and physical group exercises. Methods: Data from 54 patients were analyzed and divided into 3 groups (n=18): perceptual surfaces group, physical exercises group and control group. The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire , the Health Assessment Questionnaire and the Fibromyalgia Assessment Scale were administered at baseline (T0), at the end of the treatment (T1), and at the 12-weeks follow-up (T2). Results: The perceptual surfaces group had significantly lower scores versus controls on the secondary assessments for Fibromyalgia Assessment Scale and Health Assessment Questionnaire, whereas the differences in Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire were significant at T2 but not at T1.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 108
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 160g
• ISBN-13: 9783659916144
• ISBN-10: 3659916145
• Artikelnr.: 45360164

Autorenporträt

My name is Teresa Paolucci. I'm a doctor specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation since 2006 at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy). My research interests are primarily for the chronic pain, particularly in recent years, I am very interested in the pain in fibromyalgia syndrome proposing new rehabilitation models.