Fibromyalgia: is there association between balance and pain? a pilot study

• Main Authors: Adriana de Sousa do Espírito Santo (Author), Pamela Cristina Mango (Author), Ana Assumpção (Author), Juliana Ferreira Sauer (Author), Amélia Pasqual Marques (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Studies of balance and risk factors for falling typically focus on the elderly population or on individuals with musculoskeletal pain. Although fibromyalgia is associated with intrinsic factors that predispose to falls (pain, depression, fatigue), few studies have researched balance and falls in thi...