Aquatic Therapy for Fibromyalgia WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Aquatic Therapy for Fibromyalgia
Aquatic therapy can be used to treat the symptoms of fibromyalgia. Studies have shown that people feel better and have fewer tender points after using this treatment method. Pain scores dropped an average of 40 percent in people who used aquatic therapy.1
Fast Facts:
- Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that causes pain throughout the body with no other medical explanation for the symptoms.2
- Two percent of the American population has fibromyalgia.2
- Women are more likely to have fibromyalgia than men.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ National Fibromyalgia Association: Insight into Aquatic Therapy for Fibromyalgia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mayo Clinic: Fibromyalgia
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
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- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Fibromyalgia Aquatic Therapy, Water Workout for Fibromyalgia, Water Workouts for Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Water Workout
- Last update: Jul. 24, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.