— Panel leader talks exercise, supplements, “mind-body interventions by Scott Harris, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today March 24, 2020 This article is a collaboration between MedPage Today and: Sharon Kolasinski, MD, is a rheumatologist with Penn Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She recently led the panel that developed the 2019 American College […]
Naveed Saleh, MD, MS, for MDLinx | April 10, 2019 It may seem counterintuitive to prescribe exercise for chronic pain—after all, vigorous movement could seemingly irritate physical ailments. But since the 1980s, physicians have been recommending that patients with chronic pain avoid bed rest and remain active instead. According to some studies, exercise may offer […]
Swimming Improves Pain and Functional Capacity of Patients With Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial Giovana Fernandes, MSc, Fabio Jennings, MD, PhD APM&R August 2016Volume 97, Issue 8, Pages 1269–1275 Abstract Objective To evaluate the effect of swimming on pain, functional capacity, aerobic capacity, and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). Design Randomized controlled […]
Swimming Improves Pain and Functional Capacity of Patients With Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial APM&R. August 2016Volume 97, Issue 8, Pages 1269–1275 Giovana Fernandes, MSc Abstract Objective To evaluate the effect of swimming on pain, functional capacity, aerobic capacity, and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). Design Randomized controlled trial. Setting Rheumatology outpatient […]