Effects of myofascial release techniques on pain, physical function, and postural stability in patients with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial
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Objective To determine the effect of myofascial release techniques on pain symptoms, postural stability and physical function in fibromyalgia syndrome. Design A randomized, placebo-controlled trial was undertaken. Subjects Eighty-six patients with fibromyalgia syndrome were randomly assigned to an experimental group and a placebo group. Interventions Patients received treatments for 20 weeks. The experimental group underwent 10 myofascial release modalities and the placebo group received sham short-wave and ultrasound electrotherapy. Main measures Outcome variables were number of tender points, pain, postural stability, physical function, clinical severity and global clinical assessment of improvement. Outcome measures were assessed before and immediately after, at six months and one year after the last session of the corresponding intervention. Results After 20 weeks of myofascial therapy, the experimental group showed a significant improvement (P Conclusion The results suggest that myofascial release techniques can be a complementary therapy for pain symptoms, physical function and clinical severity but do not improve postural stability in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome.
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- Authors
- Castro-Sánchez, A. M., Matarán-Peñarrocha, G. A., Arroyo-Morales, M., Saavedra-Hernández, M., Fernández-Sola, C., & Moreno-Lorenzo, C.
- Affiliations
- Department of Nursing and Physical Therapy, University of Almería (UAL), Spain
- Andalusian Health Service (ES)
- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Granada (UGR), Spain
- University of Almería (ES)
- Universidad de Granada (ES)
- Venue
- Clinical Rehabilitation
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2011-06-14
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 800-813
- ISSN
- 0269-2155 (ISSN-L)
- 1477-0873
- OpenAlex
- W2157045499
- Cited by
- 107
- References
- 2
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- FWCI
- 3.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Clinical Rehabilitation (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Complementary and Manual Therapy › Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
- Keywords
- myofascial release, fibromyalgia, pain, physical function, postural stability, tender points, complementary therapy, McGill Pain Questionnaire, clinical severity
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Complementary Therapies, Postural Balance, Facial Muscles, Female, Fibromyalgia, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Nociceptors, Pain Measurement, Severity of Illness Index, Spain, Treatment Outcome, Recovery of Function, Musculoskeletal Pain, Trigger Points
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