Arthritis care and research : the official journal of the Arthritis Health Professions Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
A pilot study of body awareness programs in the treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome.
To compare in a pilot study the effect of two physical therapies, the Mensendieck system (MS) and body awareness therapy (BAT) according to Roxendal, in fibromyalgia patients and to investigate differences in effect between the two interventions. ⋯ In the present pilot study, MS was associated with more positive changes than BAT.
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Comparative Study
Comparison of the responsiveness of symptomatic outcome measures in knee osteoarthritis.
A number of international scientific societies have recommended a core set of domains to be systematically assessed in clinical research studies on osteoarthritis (OA), i.e., pain, function, and patient's overall assessment. This open, longitudinal, observational study compares the responsiveness of different symptomatic variables evaluating these 3 domains in knee OA. ⋯ Most of the evaluated variables have a moderate responsiveness. In knee OA, the WOMAC function scale seems to be more sensitive than Lequesne's index for detecting changes after symptomatic therapy.