1. Massage therapy in cortisol circadian rhythm, pain intensity, perceived stress index and quality of life of fibromyalgia syndrome patients
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Anne Elise Gomes, Gustavo C. Trevisan, Danilo Roberto Xavier de Oliveira Crege, Filipy Borghi, Felipe Rodrigues de Oliveira, Aglécio Luiz de Souza, Laura Cristina Visnardi Gonçalves, Dora Maria Grassi-Kassisse, and Larissa Gabriela Rocha Ventura da Silva
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Adult ,Male ,Pain Threshold ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Fibromyalgia ,Hydrocortisone ,Stress index ,Pain ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Quality of life ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,medicine ,Humans ,Pain Management ,Circadian rhythm ,Saliva ,Pain Measurement ,Massage ,030203 arthritis & rheumatology ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Circadian Rhythm ,Intensity (physics) ,Fibromyalgia syndrome ,Complementary and alternative medicine ,McGill Pain Questionnaire ,Quality of Life ,Physical therapy ,Female ,business ,Stress, Psychological ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
We investigate the effects of a massage therapy program (MTP) in cortisol concentration (CC), intensity of pain, quality of life and perceived stress index of fibromyalgia patients. Volunteers (n = 24, aged 26–55 years) were treated with MT, twice a week for three months. They answered the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) and McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ-Br), and collected saliva to evaluate CC before and after the end of each month. The MT had improvement in quality of life, according to the FIQ results, and promoted reduction in PSQ values after the second (PSQ2-0.62 ± 0.04vsPSQ0-0.71 ± 0.04) and third month (PSQ3–0.64 ± 0.04vsPSQ0-0.71 ± 0.04). The MTP also promoted reduction in pain after the third month (MQP-Br1-44.50 ± 2.15vsMQP-Br4–35.38 ± 3.71). Despite PSQ reduction, the CC were not affected by the program. This pilot suggests that this treatment improved quality of life, reduced perceived stress index and pain in these volunteers.
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- 2018
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