DocumentCode :
680257
Title :
Effect of Tuina therapy and Baduanjin exercise for primary fibromyalgia syndrome: A prospective, randomized study
Author :
Tian Qiang ; Guo Ru-song ; Chung Kiu Lam ; Wu Shan
Author_Institution :
2nd Affiliated Hosp., Guangzhou Univ. of Chinese Med., Guangzhou, China
fYear :
2013
fDate :
18-21 Dec. 2013
Firstpage :
251
Lastpage :
253
Abstract :
Background Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is characterized by widespread pain and lowered pain threshold. FMS affects an estimated 2% of the population, but optimal management of FM is still unknown. Objective To compare the treatment effect between Tuina therapy plus Baduanjin exercise with Tuina therapy only for the management of patient with fibromyalgia syndrome. Methods Patients with fibromyalgia syndrome were randomly divided into 2 groups. Patients in the experimental group received the Tuina therapy and Baduanjin exercise. Patients in the control group received Tuina therapy only. The VAS, pain threshold and FIQ scores were assessed. Result and Conclusion Tuina therapy is efficacious in relieving pain in patients with FMS. In addition, when combined with baduanjin exercise we can resolve the other core symptoms of the syndrome including fatigue and sleep disturbance. Furthermore the treatment program was effective in improving quality of life for patients with FMS.
Keywords :
biomechanics; fatigue; muscle; patient treatment; sleep; Baduanjin exercise; Tuina therapy; fatigue; primary fibromyalgia syndrome; sleep disturbance; Biochemistry; Educational institutions; Fatigue; Frequency modulation; Lipidomics; Medical treatment; Pain; baduanjin; fibromyalgia syndrome; tuina;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/BIBM.2013.6732685
Filename :
6732685
Link To Document :
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