Evaluation of the effects of neural therapy in patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia
| Autor: | Sena Tolu, Rabia Terzi, Seher Kucuksarac, Aynur Başaran, Turgay Altınbilek |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Visual analogue scale Beck Anxiety Inventory Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Neural therapy medicine.disease Quality of life Fibromyalgia Physical therapy Medicine Anxiety Aerobic exercise Original Article medicine.symptom business Depression (differential diagnoses) |
| Zdroj: | Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 65:1-8 |
| ISSN: | 2587-1250 2587-0823 |
| DOI: | 10.5606/tftrd.2019.1931 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES: This study aims to compare the effects of neural therapy and exercise on pain, quality of life, depression, anxiety, and functioning status in patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). PATIENTS AND METHODS: This multi-center study included a total of 72 patients (60 females, 12 males; mean age: 39.2±9.5 years; range, 22 to 53 years) who were diagnosed with FMS according to the 1990 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria between January 2015 and June 2015. The patients were randomly divided into two groups: the first group (n=30) received an exercise program (strengthening, stretching, relaxation, and aerobic exercises, three days a week), and the second group (n=42) received a total of six sessions of neural therapy as one session a week in addition to the same exercise program. Pain severity was assessed with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), emotional state with the Beck Depression Scale (BDS) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), quality of life with Short Form-36 (SF-36), and functioning status with the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ). The patients were evaluated at the end of treatment (week 6) and one month after the end of treatment. RESULTS: The mean disease duration was 34.3±9.3 months, the mean VAS score was 7.3±2.2, and the mean FIQ score was 58.4±13.2. There were significant improvements in the VAS, FIQ, SF-36, BDS, and BAI scores after the treatment in both groups (p0.05). CONCLUSION: When neural therapy is combined with exercise in FMS patients, it may be advantageous in terms of pain and depression, compared to exercise alone. |
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