Are fibromyalgia patients as inactive as they say they are?
Posted by No Drugs FibroTreatment at 6/7/2009 8:53 AM 
Categories: Studies
Tags: fibromyalgia self report disabilities fibromyalgia studies
Categories: Studies
Tags: fibromyalgia self report disabilities fibromyalgia studies
A new study just reported in June's Clinical Rheumatology states that , “There
is a statistically significant correlation between self-reported and objective
measurements of disability for the fibromyalgia patients”
(p.711) and this highly correlates with the objective measurements of disability that is self reported by patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Those medical professionals who continue to dismiss an individual's fibromyalgia complaints should pay heed to this study.
For more information check out the full article in this month's journal:
For more information check out the full article in this month's journal:
Raftery, G.,
Bridges, M., Heslop, P., & Walker, D.J. (2009). Are fibromyalgia patients
as inactive as they say they are? Clinical
Rheumatology, 28,
Retrieved June 7, 2009, from Academic
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