Effectiveness of muscle stretching exercises with and without laser therapy at tender points for patients with fibromyalgia

To assess the efficiency of a treatment composed of muscle stretching exercises, associated or not to laser therapy at tender points, for patients with fibromyalgia (FM), in view of bettering their quality of life. Twenty FM patients were randomly assigned to two groups: one submitted to laser thera...

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Published in:Clinical and experimental rheumatology 2007-05, Vol.25 (3), p.410-415
Main Authors: MATSUTANI, L. A, MARQUES, A. P, FERREIRA, E. A. G, ASSUMPCAO, A, LAGE, L. V, CASAROTTO, R. A, PEREIRA, C. A. B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Female
Fibromyalgia - physiopathology
Fibromyalgia - radiotherapy
Health Surveys
Humans
Low-Level Light Therapy
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous. Osteoarticular involvement in other diseases
Muscle Stretching Exercises - methods
Muscle, Skeletal - radiation effects
Pain - physiopathology
Pain - radiotherapy
Pain Measurement
Quality of Life
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Summary:To assess the efficiency of a treatment composed of muscle stretching exercises, associated or not to laser therapy at tender points, for patients with fibromyalgia (FM), in view of bettering their quality of life. Twenty FM patients were randomly assigned to two groups: one submitted to laser therapy and stretching (LSG, n=10), and the other only to stretching exercises (SG, n=10). The visual analog scale of pain (VAS) and dolorimetry at tender points were used to assess pain; life quality was evaluated by means of the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) and the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). After the treatment program, both in LSG and SG were detected pain reduction, higher pain threshold at tender points (all p
ISSN:0392-856X
1593-098X