Fibromyalgia, Manual Therapy Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effects of Manual Therapy on Autonomic Nervous System's Balance, Pain and Well-being in Patients With Fibromyalgia.
Scientific literature dealing with patients with fibromyalgia conveys they suffer from an
abnormal response of the autonomic nervous sýstem, where a marked sympathetic hyperactivity
and a decrease in heart rate variability are emphasized. It is important to know what manual
therapy techniques may manage to decrease the sympathetic activity and balance the
sympathetic-vagal tone, therefore improving pain and life quality.
This study will compare the effects of joint passive mobilization with the effects of soft
tissue active mobilization on heart rate variability (as an indicator of autonomous
regulation), psychological well-being (measured by the Ryff scale) and pain in patients with
fibromyalgia.
Scientific literature dealing with patients with fibromyalgia conveys they suffer from an
abnormal response of the autonomic nervous sýstem, where a marked sympathetic hyperactivity
and a decrease in heart rate variability are emphasized. It is important to know what manual
therapy techniques may manage to decrease the sympathetic activity and balance the
sympathetic-vagal tone, therefore improving pain and life quality.
This study will compare the effects of joint passive mobilization with the effects of soft
tissue active mobilization on heart rate variability (as an indicator of autonomous
regulation), psychological well-being (measured by the Ryff scale) and pain in patients with
fibromyalgia.
The authors expect a stronger decrease in the sympathetic nervous system activation; a
greater reduction in pain, and a bigger improvement in well-being and anxiety in those
patients treated with active mobilization of soft tissues than passive mobilization group.
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