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Handgrip Strength in Fibromyalgia
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Turkish League Against Rheumatism, 2015.
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Abstract
- Objectives: This study aims to compare the handgrip strength values of fibromyalgia (FM) patients and healthy individuals and to demonstrate the relationship between clinical factors and FM disease severity. Patients and methods: Twenty-five female patients (mean age 34±9.2 years; range 20 to 50 years) with FM and 23 age- and body mass index-similar healthy females (mean age 35.3±9.2 years; range 26 to 46) were included. Demographic characteristics of the subjects were recorded. Tender point count was noted in the patient group. Also; total myalgia score and fibromyalgia impact questionnaire scores were calculated. Handgrip strength was measured with Jamar® dynamometer. Patients who had fibromyalgia impact questionnaire scores ≥70 out of 100 were considered to have severe FM, while those who had scores
- Subjects :
- 030203 arthritis & rheumatology
myalgia
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
musculoskeletal, neural, and ocular physiology
Significant difference
Healthy subjects
medicine.disease
Article
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Rheumatology
Disease severity
Fibromyalgia
medicine
Physical therapy
Patient group
medicine.symptom
Tender point
business
Body mass index
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e807d0c87586595948bac8a1b01a20c1