ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Impaired Balance in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Predictors of the Impact of This Disorder and Balance Confidence.
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- Optimal dose and type of exercise to reduce pain, anxiety and increase quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia. A systematic review with meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Pooled it
- The effect of exercise on balance in patients with stroke, Parkinson, and multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022Pooled it
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- The Effects of a 12-Week Home-Based Adapted Physical Activity Intervention on Health-Related Physical Fitness in Adult Women with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: An Interventional Field Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Balance Abilities and Kinesiophobia in Women with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study.Archives of rheumatology · 2025Article
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- Sensory processing in medically unexplained pain syndrome. A systematic review.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- 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
- Limits of Stability during a Therapeutic Exercise Intervention for Instability: Progression, Responders' and Non-Responders' Analysis and Predictors.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Cervical and Ocular Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials in Fibromyalgia Syndrome Patients.The journal of international advanced otology · 2024Article
- Fibromyalgia is linked to increased subjective sensory sensitivity across multiple senses.Perception · 2024Article
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- Motor Dysfunctions in Fibromyalgia Patients: The Importance of Breathing.Open access rheumatology : research and reviews · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Vestibular Rehabilitation in Improving Health Status and Balance in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Mediation Effect of Kinesiophobia on the Relationship between Cervical Joint Position Sense and Limits of Stability in Individuals with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Mediation Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The Cognitive and Emotional Aspect in Fibromyalgia: The Importance of the Orofacial Sphere.Cureus · 2023Review
- Mediation Effect of Pain on the Relationship between Kinesiophobia and Postural Control: Comparison and Correlations in Individuals with Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Asymptomatic Individuals-A Cross-Sectional Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) have a nonspecific postural balance disorder and a greater prevalence of falls.
objectiveto clarify which aspects of maintaining balance are associated with the impact of the disorder and with balance confidence.
methodsA total of 182 persons with FMS agreed to participate in this study. After re-evaluation, 57 fully met inclusion criteria: age 40-70 years and moderate-severe impact of the illness according to the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ). All participants underwent a posture control analysis with a stabilometric platform, an evaluation of the perception of verticality and an exploration of the vestibular system via functional tests. Additionally, they self-completed questionnaires about balance confidence, central sensitization, pain catastrophizing, kinesiophobia, dizziness and days with episodes of instability.
resultsThe FIQ was associated with central sensitization and dizziness, which explained 56% of its variance (AdjR2 = 0.566), while days with instability, kinesiophobia and dizziness also explained more than half of the variance of the balance confidence scale (AdjR2 = 0.527). A high percentage of positive responses was found for functional tests (>50%) and a high dispersion in the stabilometric parameters.
conclusionthe detection of factors susceptible to intervention, such as disability due to dizziness, takes on special relevance in patients with FMS.
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