Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8563093 | Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice | 2018 | 6 Pages |
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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Authors
Felipe Rodrigues de Oliveira, Laura Cristina Visnardi Gonçalves, Filipy Borghi, Larissa Gabriela Rocha Ventura da Silva, Anne Elise Gomes, Gustavo Trevisan, Aglécio Luiz de Souza, Dora Maria Grassi-Kassisse, Danilo Roberto Xavier de Oliveira Crege,