https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2012.238

Neurophysiological background for physical therapies in fibromyalgia

Vol. 64 No. 4 (2012)
Submitted: 14 September 2012
Accepted: 14 September 2012
Published: 28 September 2012
Physical therapies, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, neurophysiology
Abstract Views: 2878
PDF: 1493
Publisher's note
All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.

Authors

R. Casale
roberto.casale@fsm.it
F. Atzeni
P. Sarzi-Puttini
This paper describes the techniques for controlling pain by the physical means that are most widely used clinically, particularly in the case of fibromyalgia. They are grouped on the basis of the physical energy used: mechanical, thermal (including magnetic and electromagnetic), and light (LASER). The main underlying neurophysiological mechanisms are gate activation, the stimulation of descending systems of pain control, and the endogenous opiate system.

Dimensions

Altmetric

PlumX Metrics

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Citations

Crossref
Scopus
Google Scholar
Europe PMC

How to Cite

Casale, R., Atzeni, F., & Sarzi-Puttini, P. (2012). Neurophysiological background for physical therapies in fibromyalgia. Reumatismo, 64(4), 238–249. https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2012.238

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.

Similar Articles

<< < 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 > >> 

You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.