Publicación

Effectiveness of Tai-Chi for Decreasing Acute Pain in Fibromyalgia Patients

  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
  • Autores
    Segura-Jimenez, V; Romero-Zurita, A; Carbonell-Baeza, A; Aparicio, VA; Ruiz, JR; Delgado-Fernandez, M
  • Año Publicación
    2014
  • Volumen
    35
  • Número
    5
  • Pág. Inicio
    418
  • Pág. Fin
    423
  • Pág. Fin
    418
Referencia Citadas
37
Citas Web of Science
12
Total de veces citado (Z9)
12
Recuento Uso 180 días
2
Recuento Uso 5 años
21

Tai-Chi has shown benefits in physical and psychological outcomes in diverse populations. We aimed to determine the changes elicited by a Tai-Chi program (12 and 24 weeks) in acute pain (before vs. after session) in fibromyalgia patients. We also assessed the cumulative changes in pain brought about by a Tai-Chi program. Thirty-six patients (29 women) with fibromyalgia participated in a low-moderate intensity Tai-Chi program for 12 weeks (3 sessions/week). Twenty-eight patients (27 women) continued the program for an additional 12 weeks (i. e., 24 weeks). We assessed pain by means of a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) before and after each single session (i. e., 72 sessions). We observed significant immediate changes (P-values from 0.037 to 0.0001) with an approximately 12% mean decrease of acute pain in the comparison of VAS-values before and after each session (72 sessions in total), with the exception of 4 sessions. We observed significant changes in cumulative pain pre-session (95% CI=-0.019; -0.014; P<0.001) and cumulative pain post-session (95% CI=-0.021; -0.015; P<0.001) along the 24-week intervention only. In conclusion, a low-moderate intensity Tai-Chi program for 12 weeks (3 times/week) decreased levels of acute pain in fibromyalgia patients. A longer period is necessary (e. g. 24 weeks) for observing cumulative changes in pain.


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Web financiada por la Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Conocimiento, Investigación y Universidades, Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER), proyecto SOMM17/6107/UGR