Search for dissertations about: "fibromyalgia"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 62 swedish dissertations containing the word fibromyalgia.

  2. 21. Low back pain and widespread pain in primary health care: Early access to physical therapy, treatment and prognostic factors

    Author : Lena Margareta Nordeman; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Low back pain; widespread pain; fibromyalgia; physical therapy; primary health care; exercise therapy; education; early access; outcome assessment; prognostic factors;

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  4. 22. Women's experiences of living with fibromyalgia : Struggling for dignity

    Author : Siv Söderberg; Umeå Universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

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  5. 23. Meanings of women's experiences of living with fibromyalgia

    Author : Päivi Juuso; Karin Sundin; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this doctoral thesis was to describe meanings of women’s experiences of living with fibromyalgia (FM), a chronic pain syndrome that mainly affects women in middle age. From the overall aim, specific aims were formulated; meanings of pain for women with FM (I), meanings of being received and met by others as experienced by women with FM (II), meanings of feeling well for women with FM (III), and women with FM’s experiences of associations (IV). READ MORE

  6. 24. Getting close with discomfort : exposure therapy for fibromyalgia

    Author : Maria Hedman-Lagerlöf; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common and debilitating disorder for which there are currently no treatments available that are satisfyingly effective. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) might be a promising treatment option, but most CBT studies—evaluating various multi-component protocols—have rendered mixed results. READ MORE

  7. 25. Multiprofessional rehabilitation for women with fibromyalgia : quantitative and qualitative studies

    Author : Monika Löfgren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Multiprofessional rehabilitation; qualitative studies; strategies; fibromyalgia; chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain; body awareness; movement quality; EMG; muscle activity;

    Abstract : The overall aims of the present work were to obtain further knowledge of the effects ofmultiprofessional rehabilitation programmes for women with fibromyalgia (FM) or chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain (CWMP) and to elucidate what strategies women with FM use and find successful in controlling their symptoms. The underlying purpose was to improve rehabilitation further and thereby increase the possibilities for these women to live actively, return to work and continue working. READ MORE