ArticleActa ortopedica brasileira2014
Prevalence of falls in fibromyalgia patients.
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- Balance Abilities and Kinesiophobia in Women with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study.Archives of rheumatology · 2025Article
- Development and Validation of the Short Form (JAEN-10) of the Joint Assessment of Equilibrium and Neuromotor Status Scale (JAEN-20).Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- Physical Function, Self-Perceived Physical Fitness, Falls, Quality of Life and Degree of Disability According to Fear and Risk of Falling in Women with Fibromyalgia.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
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- Effectiveness of Vestibular Rehabilitation in Improving Health Status and Balance in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Test-Retest Reliability and Concurrent Validity of the 3 m Backward Walk Test under Single and Dual-Task Conditions in Women with Fibromyalgia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Cervical Joint Position Sense and Its Correlations with Postural Stability in Subjects with Fibromyalgia Syndrome.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Hand size estimates of fibromyalgia patients are associated with clinical and experimental pain.PloS one · 2022Article
- Evaluation of balance, fall risk, and related factors in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Bodily Illusions and Motor Imagery in Fibromyalgia.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Article
- Joint Assessment of Equilibrium and Neuromotor Function: A Validation Study in Patients with Fibromyalgia.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Effectiveness of Active Therapy-Based Training to Improve the Balance in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
- Burden of Illness Due to Fibromyalgia in a Neurology Clinic.Journal of neurosciences in rural practice · 2020Article
- Impaired Balance in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Predictors of the Impact of This Disorder and Balance Confidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Cost-Effectiveness of "Tele-Square Step Exercise" for Falls Prevention in Fibromyalgia Patients: A Study Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Embodied pain in fibromyalgia: Disturbed somatorepresentations and increased plasticity of the body schema.PloS one · 2018Article
- Balance deficiencies in women with fibromyalgia assessed using computerised dynamic posturography: a cross-sectional study in Spain.BMJ open · 2017Article
- Exteroceptive and Interoceptive Body-Self Awareness in Fibromyalgia Patients.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2017Article
- Fear of Falling in Women with Fibromyalgia and Its Relation with Number of Falls and Balance Performance.BioMed research international · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare the risk of falls in fibromyalgia (FM) patients compared to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and normal controls.
methodsWe studied 60 FM, 60 RA patients and 60 controls for fall frequency in one week, one month, six months and one year. Patients were submitted to body mass index determination and balance evaluation through the Berg scale. Data on disease impact and depression were collected in FM patients through the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) and the Beck Questionnaire.
resultsFM patients had a higher frequency of falls than RA patients and control individuals in one month (p<0.0001), in six months (p<0.0001) and in one year (p<0.0001). No relationship was found between falls and body mass index, pain or depression scores. Falls in 12 months were associated with higher FIQ values.
conclusionFM patients fall more often than RA patients and control individuals.
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