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ArticleJournal of pain research2019

Postural counseling represents a novel option in pain management of fibromyalgia patients.

Carla Galvani, Paola Caramaschi, Paolo Mura, Antonella Paladini, Alba Piroli, Elisa Arnaudo, Lucia De Franceschi, Maurizio Evangelista, Alice Pari, Giovanna Ongaro and 5 more

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Article in Journal of pain research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Carla GalvaniRheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, galvicar@gmail.com.
Paola CaramaschiRheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, galvicar@gmail.com.
Paolo MuraAnesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy Unit, Department of Medical Science "M. Aresu", University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
Antonella PaladiniDepartment of MESVA, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Alba PiroliDepartment of MESVA, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Elisa ArnaudoDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Lucia De FranceschiInternal Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Maurizio EvangelistaEmergency Department, Institute of Anesthesia, Resuscitation and Pain Medicine, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
Alice PariDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Giovanna OngaroRheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, galvicar@gmail.com.
Gabriele FincoAnesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy Unit, Department of Medical Science "M. Aresu", University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
Anna CiannameoDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Antonio CarlettoRheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, galvicar@gmail.com.
Giustino VarrassiDepartment of MESVA, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Domenico BiasiRheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, galvicar@gmail.com.
University of Verona · ITUniversity of Bologna · ITUniversity of L'Aquila · ITUniversity of Cagliari · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic pain is a key symptom in fibromyalgia (FM), and its management is still challenging for rheumatologists in daily practice. FM patients show psychological and psychiatric manifestations, going from mood and emotional disorders to depression and alexithymia that negatively impact their quality of life, limiting their daily activities. Since pharmacological strategies have a limited efficacy in FM pain, alternative or complementary non-pharmacological approaches have been introduced in the clinical management of FM. PATIENTS AND

methodsThis is a retrospective study on FM patients (n=52) treated with a novel integrated postural counseling (PC) rehabilitation program carried out by a counselor physiotherapist. The clinical impact of PC was evaluated by 1) a semi-structured interview using an ad hoc modified questionnaire McGill Illness Narrative Interview (MINI) 1 to obtain data on pain management by highlighting everyday experience of living with pain and 2) an FM impact questionnaire (FIQ) total score.

resultsTwo main structures of narrative emplotment of FM illness were recognized: 1) the cumulative life narrative structure (46.15%) and 2) the broken life (53.85%) narrative structure. Baseline FIQ score was 77.38±7.77, and it was significantly reduced after PC to 39.12±13.27 (

conclusionOur data suggest that an integrated PC program positively impacts chronic pain and fatigue based on self-management strategies. PC allows FM patients to resume their own life and regenerate their own image. Finally, we propose the introduction of the evaluation of the ability to resume daily activities as the target of rehabilitation programs in FM.

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anticonvulsantsfatigueNSAIDsself-managementsense of selfserotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitorstricyclic drugs

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PMCPMC6333156
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