dc.contributor.author | Smith, Mindy A. | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Gokula, Radha Ramana Murthy | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Weismantel, Arlene McFarlin | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2003 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Physical therapy is minimally effective in the treatment of fibromyalgia, with immediate post-treatment improvement in pain and tender points, and both short- and longer-term improved self-efficacy (confidence in performing tasks) (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, 1 small, high-quality randomized controlled trial, 4 additional small randomized controlled trials). Multidisciplinary rehabilitation is probably not effective for this disorder but warrants future research, as trial quality is poor (SOR: B, systematic review of 4 small or low-quality and 3 additional randomized controlled trials on widespread pain conditions). | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/2928 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2003 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 52, no. 09 (September 2003): 717-719. | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | multidisciplinary rehabilitation | eng |
dc.subject | musculoskeletal conditions | eng |
dc.subject | patient education | eng |
dc.subject | self-efficacy | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Fibromyalgia -- Exercise Therapy | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Musculoskeletal System -- Diseases | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Medical rehabilitation | eng |
dc.title | Does physical therapy improve symptoms of fibromyalgia? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |