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Online First Current Issue Archive Most Downloaded Most Accessed « Previous Article Next Article » Original Research   RMJ. 2017; 42(4): 490-492 Comparative study of treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized clinical trial Muhammad Salman Bashir, Binish Manzoor, Rabiya Noor, Muhammad Irfan Bashir. Abstract Objective: To compare medication alone, physiotherapy alone and combination of medication and physiotherapy in treatment of fibromyalgia in terms of improvement in function, symptoms and overall well being. Methodology: This Randomized Clinical Study was conducted in six weeks period and 138 patients were studied from community in and around Lahore. The Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) was used for each patient, which was filled out by patients before and after treatment. All patients were taken using purposive sampling and divided into 3 groups. Group I (Medication) Group II (Physiotherapy) Group III (Medication with Physiotherapy). The condition of patients was assessed and scored after six week. Results: Combined effect of medication and physiotherapy had significant effect on function, symptoms and overall well being rather than medication alone and physiotherapy alone. The mean scores of Experimental group (medication with physiotherapy) were decreased which reflected improvement as compared to other two groups medication and physiotherapy alone (p= 0.000). Conclusion: There was more consistency and reliability in score of experimental group. So medication with physiotherapy are more effective than medication or physiotherapy alone in improving functions, symptoms and over all well being among fibromyalgia patients. Key words: Fibromyalgia, physiotherapy, bodyaches.   ARTICLE TOOLS Abstract PDF Fulltext Print this Article How to cite this article Citation Tools Related Records   Articles by Muhammad Salman Bashir Articles by Binish Manzoor Articles by Rabiya Noor Articles by Muhammad Irfan Bashir on Google on Google Scholar Article Statistics   Viewed: 737 Downloaded: 133 Cited: 0 How to Cite this Article Pubmed Style Bashir MS, Manzoor B, Noor R, Bashir MI. Comparative study of treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized clinical trial. RMJ. 2017; 42(4): 490-492. Web Style Bashir MS, Manzoor B, Noor R, Bashir MI. Comparative study of treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized clinical trial. http://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=260703 [Access: October 16, 2018]. AMA (American Medical Association) Style Bashir MS, Manzoor B, Noor R, Bashir MI. Comparative study of treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized clinical trial. RMJ. 2017; 42(4): 490-492. Vancouver/ICMJE Style Bashir MS, Manzoor B, Noor R, Bashir MI. Comparative study of treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized clinical trial. RMJ. (2017), [cited October 16, 2018]; 42(4): 490-492. Harvard Style Bashir, M. S., Manzoor, B., Noor, R. & Bashir, M. I. (2017) Comparative study of treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized clinical trial. RMJ, 42 (4), 490-492. Turabian Style Bashir, Muhammad Salman, Binish Manzoor, Rabiya Noor, and Muhammad Irfan Bashir. 2017. Comparative study of treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized clinical trial. Rawal Medical Journal, 42 (4), 490-492. Chicago Style Bashir, Muhammad Salman, Binish Manzoor, Rabiya Noor, and Muhammad Irfan Bashir. "Comparative study of treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized clinical trial." Rawal Medical Journal 42 (2017), 490-492. MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style Bashir, Muhammad Salman, Binish Manzoor, Rabiya Noor, and Muhammad Irfan Bashir. "Comparative study of treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized clinical trial." Rawal Medical Journal 42.4 (2017), 490-492. Print. APA (American Psychological Association) Style Bashir, M. S., Manzoor, B., Noor, R. & Bashir, M. I. (2017) Comparative study of treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized clinical trial. Rawal Medical Journal, 42 (4), 490-492.

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